Market Research Questionnaire1.pdf

Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

LANDFILL SERVICES

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX (FCC) BEAUMONT, TEXAS

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service is for the provision of Landfill Services. The services will be provided at the Federal Correctional Complex (hereinafter referred to as FCC) Beaumont, Texas. The physical address is 5830 Knauth Road, Beaumont, Texas 77705. The Contract years shall consist of one 12 months base year with four 12 months option years for renewal. The Government contemplates awarding a Contract with firm fixed unit prices.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Solid Waste Landfill is

562212, which sets the small business size standard at $47.0 million (below $47.0 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $47.0 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or large?

_______Small _______Other than small

2. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program.

____8(a) SB

____HUBZONE SB

____Service-disabled Veteran-Owned ____Women-owned SB

3. If you plan to subcontract any of the requirement, would you be compliant with FAR 52.219-14?

____Yes ____No

4. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract years (for example: a contract with a base year and four option years, equaling a total of five years)? Please indicate the maximum number of years you can provide firm-fixed unit prices.

_____5 years _____4 years _____3 years _____2 years _____1 year

5. The Federal Acquisition Regulations requires the following insurances policies: Workers' Compensation and Employer's liability not less than $100,000; and General Liability no less than $500,000 per occurrence; and Automobile Liability of at least $200,000 person, $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. Are these rates and requirements consistent with regulatory requirements in Texas?

_____Yes _____No

U.S.

-If these are not the rates, what are the standard rates?

6. How many days do you need to prepare a quote in response to a resulting solicitation?

_______30_____15 Days_____7 Days _____Other

7. Are Privacy Clauses typically included in contracts/BPAs for these services? (FAR 52.224-1 & FAR 52.204-2 Privacy Act) _____Yes _____No

8. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your firm to begin providing services to the institution? (Please note that all individuals providing services at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 30 calendar days or longer to complete).

__________Calendar Days

9. Does your firm have access to the internet to download solicitation materials?

Yes No

10. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

__ Yes No UEI

All potential offerors are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 Commercial Items, paragraph (t) SAM. This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database. If your company is not registered in SAM, registration can be completed at https://www.sam.gov.

11. If there are any questions or concerns regarding any of the requirements of the attachment statement of work, or if you can provide any information that could make this program more successful, please indicate below:

12. Please furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: _____________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: _____________________________________________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________________________________ https://www.sam.gov/

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your survey via email at kdupas@bop.gov on or before Friday, November 03, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Please feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4530 if you have any questions.

Sincerely, //s// Keith Dupas, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Institution Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the System Award Management website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to the solicitation. All future information concerning this acquisition, including the pre-solicitation notices, solicitation, and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed solely through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition.

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