Cover_Letter.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Correctional Complex

Office of the Financial Management Tucson, Arizona 85756

May 1, 2018

RE: 15B61518Q00000003, Powerhouse Boiler #3 Replacement United States Penitentiary, Tucson, Arizona

Dear Quoter, Accompanying this cover letter is a Request for Quote prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary (USP), Tucson, AZ, for the single award to a responsible entity to provide all necessary equipment, labor, and materials to remove one of the three existing boilers and install one new boiler.

This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a quote for evaluation.

When submitting your quote, the quoter should consider all information provided herein. Please follow carefully all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning content, format, and submission of quotes.

A pre-quote meeting and site visit will be held on May 10, 2018, 9:00 a.m.

(MST). Please email Richard Ortega at r3ortega@bop.gov if planning to attend site visit and present yourself or company representative in the Front Lobby no later than 8:45 a.m. to begin processing with the Front Lobby Officer. This will ensure the site visit is started on time. All persons attending the site visit must bring valid identification.

Participants will meet at:

Federal Correctional Institution 8901 S. Wilmot Road Tucson, AZ 85756

Offerors or their representatives are urged to inspect the site where the work will be performed. The boiler is located outside the institutions secured perimeter therefore security clearance is not required. This will be the only site visit held.

All quotations must be received on or before the deadline of May 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (MST). Quotation shall be submitted via email to mailto:r3ortega@bop.gov r3ortega@bop.gov or faxed to 520-574-7119. Quotes received after the deadline will be processed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.212-1(f).

All questions must be issued in writing and sent to r3ortega@bop.gov, and must be received no later than May 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm (MST). Answers to the questions will be posted to FedBizOpps.gov.

Sincerely, Richard Ortega Contract Specialist FCC Tucson mailto:r3ortega@bop.gov mailto:r3ortega@bop.gov