STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS

FCI ATLANTA - PROJECT 26Z5AJ7

REPLACE INNER GATE AT EAST GATE

02-05-2026

I. SPECIFICATIONS:

A. INTRODUCTION

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Correctional Institute (FCI), Atlanta, (FCI Atlanta) located at 601 McDonough Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to replace the antique swinging East Gate (inner gate). The contractor is responsible for verifying all measurements, fabricating the fencing/gate systems and installing the fencing and gate systems and all associated hardware and drive mechanisms. All manufacturers’ recommendations will be required to be implemented.

B. SCOPE OF WORK

East Gate Remove and replace both leaves of existing swinging gates which serve to control traffic inside the East Gate of FCI Atlanta. The contractor shall be responsible for the following:

• Carefully remove and save both antique gates. See Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for location to move gates for storage.

• Fabrication of a temporary security gate for the duration of the project.

• The new gate will be a wall mounted, service slider type gate. The service slider assembly requires complete removal of the existing swing gate, and installation and alignment of TyMetal PLUSS10, closed loop beam. The existing gate opening in the wall is 18’-0” high and 18’-0” wide. See attached sketch #1 for wall opening details.

• Tymetal or technically equivalent security gate company engineering site visit to establish details of the custom closed loop beam.

• Complete the installation and alignment of a new locking column including the alignment, timing adjustment and integration of the system.

• Removal of existing gate operator and replace with a new TYM0-VS type gate operator or approved technically equivalent type.

• Responsible for the transportation, unloading and assembly of the beam as well as removal and disposal of all existing equipment.

• Install any concrete forms, beams, ramps and foundations necessary to support the new gate.

C. QUALITY ASSURANCE/INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

All installers/technicians shall be qualified and certified by the manufacturer to install, test and certify the security fencing and gate systems. Such certification must be verified in writing by the manufacturer and submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) seven days before the project starts.

All seismic zone requirements, environmental compliance, Life Safety, NFPA, ADA-ABA, BOP applicable technical design guidelines and all Federal, State and Local codes and regulations will be considered during all phases of this project.

Services and materials provided by the contractor will adhere to and shall be consistent with the most current industry standards, the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the General and the National Electric Code (NEC).

It is the contractor’s responsibility to obtain permitting, should it be required. Copies of all permits must be submitted to the COR upon receipt from local agency.

These parts shall be currently manufactured and available through authorized dealers. Such certification must be verified in writing through submittals by the manufacturer and submitted to the COR on a timely basis.

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The contractor shall provide a computer laptop with the software and license to program PLC if necessary.

D. UTILITIES

The BOP will provide water, use of restrooms and minimal electricity service (120V) for small hand power tools including battery chargers. The contractor will provide all other equipment, supplies and materials needed to complete this project.

E. TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE

The Contractor shall notify the COR two days prior to the final system testing and certification so that arrangements can be made to have BOP required staff available to observe testing. A complete plan detailing test procedures must be submitted to COR in advance for final check out and testing of the complete system.

F. HOUSEKEEPING AND MATERIAL DISPOSAL

The contractor awarded the contract will be responsible for ensuring the premises are kept clean and free from accumulations of waste materials and rubbish at all times. The contractor will remove all debris, scrap, and rubbish from the work area daily. Surplus materials and all equipment shall be promptly removed from the site upon completion of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible to remove all debris and waste materials from the job site FCI Atlanta upon conclusion and acceptance of the project. These items must be disposed of in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws. The Contractor is also responsible to conduct all structural repairs, patch walls, paint, repair ceiling, etc., associated with the replacement of the fencing and gate systems.

G. SUBMITTALS & TRAINING

Submittals:

1. The contractor shall provide written submittals to the COR describing recommended equipment within 15 days from receiving the notice to proceed for approval.

2. All security clearance paperwork/documentation shall be submitted to the COR a minimum of 14 working day prior to the start of work (see below).

3. The Contractor shall provide to the COR three copies of the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) on all materials and substances that may be used during the course of the project. In the event the material is not approved by the Safety Manager, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to locate and procure an alternative product.

4. For security and safety purposes, 48-hour advance notice in writing, prior to disruption to any utility or control systems must be given to the Contracting Officer and COR.

5. Provide complete narrative descriptions of all system operations.

6. The contractor shall provide one complete set hardcopy D-size drawings of any systems, an electronic version of all the plans in Computer Aided Design (CAD) format (2007 edition or later) and in PDF format in disc/s upon completion of the project.

7. The contractor shall provide an Installation Certification of the completed and tested systems that contains an affidavit signed by the contractor and manufacturer’s representative, notarized, certifying that the complete systems meet the contract requirements and is fully operational per the manufacturer's recommendations.

8. Any deviations from this Statement of Work will be considered a Change Order Request and must be authorized through the institution’s Contracting Officer prior to the implementation of the requested change.

9. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to repair and/or replace any Government property damaged by contractors/subcontractors employees. Damage will be corrected and restored to previous condition at no cost to the Government.

10. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility for obtaining all measurements and data requirements to comply with manufacturer’s installation recommendations. All installations must be in accordance with product manufacture’s recommendations.

Training:

Upon completion of the installation, testing, and acceptance by the Government, the contractor shall provide the COR a complete hardcopy printout of any system schematics or manuals including schematics and ladder logic diagram, along with CD-ROM disk copies of the program. CD-ROM discs shall include all manufacturers’ software necessary to perform maintenance and adds. The contractor shall provide operation/maintenance manuals for each piece of equipment/system installed. One copy of any required licensed software and associated manuals shall also be supplied to the institution.

The contractor shall furnish manufacturer’s factory-certified training and provide system certification for two BOP employees, thus enabling them to maintain and repair all equipment and systems. Training shall include operations and maintenance of the installed gate systems.

II. CONTRACTOR SECURITY/WORKING REGULATIONS

A. Work Hours:

Work Hours for the contractor are Thursday afternoon after 2:00 PM and end on the following Monday at 6:00 AM. Any work required to be completed at any other time than noted above must be requested in writing to the COR five working days prior to the start of the work. In the event of any equipment being replaced that would result in downtime of the normal orderly running of the institution, alternate work hours may be authorized in accordance with the timeframe stated above.

Access to the site will be available from aforementioned timeframe except during emergencies. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to familiarize himself/herself, his/hers employees, and his/hers subcontractors of the working hours and conditions in the correctional facility, as working hours may not constitute a full eight-hour workday.

The Government assumes no responsibility to the Contractor nor to any of his/hers subcontractors for shorter hours due to institution emergencies or entry and/or exit of workers necessitated by normal institution routines.

Contractors should plan for a minimal amount of time accrued for security considerations, i.e., check-in screening, delay due to inmate movements, institution lock-down, institution emergencies, etc. In the event of an institution emergency, the Contractor will be instructed to secure all work, secure and stow all tools, equipment and materials, and the Contractor will be escorted out of the institution. Work will resume once the institution emergency passes.

B. Delivery of Materials:

All construction materials/equipment required for work on this project is required to be processed by the Contractor and coordinated with the institution COR for temporary storage.

Any construction related deliveries which are directly shipped to the contractor can be received between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. At no point will a BOP staff member receive or sign for a delivery if the contractor or his/hers representative is not present to verify and accept the delivery.

Under no circumstances will FCI Atlanta or staff be responsible for the acceptance of any Contractor or company deliveries. The contractor shall be responsible for providing their own means of loading and unloading contractor material or equipment.

The contractor shall not use the institution entry/driveway for the loading, unloading, or storage of any materials and equipment. The contractor will not impede/block the driveway at any time during or after the work shift.

C. Storage of Materials and Equipment:

All construction materials/tools shall be stored in a designated area mutually agreed upon between the COR and the contractor. The storage area will be a secure lockable gang box or similar, size to be determined by the contractor and the COR. If required, the contractor shall provide a securable, single point access storage container, such as a Job or gang box that will be left in the agreed upon storage area for the duration of the project. Size of the storage container will be determined by the contractor and the COR. The container will be secured using a padlock protocol with two locks to secure it. One shall be a contractor lock and the other lock provided by the institution. If necessary, a heavy duty chain provided by the contractor may be used to facilitate the locking requirement. All materials and equipment stored within the container will be maintained in a safe an orderly fashion.

All tools will be inventoried prior to entering the institution and will be inventoried back in to ensure accurate accountability when exiting the institution at the end of each work day.

Materials cannot be stored at a height that would create a fall hazard. All tools will be inventoried prior to entering the institution. At the start of each work day all tools will be inventoried on a daily tool inventory sheet and at the end of the work day all tools will be inventoried to ensure accurate accountability of all tools at the end of each work day.

All contractor owned extension cords that will be used during the project, regardless of length, shall be in good condition with no broken outer Insulation. Extension cords are considered a “high risk” tool having a BOP tool classification of Double A. All contractor owned extension cords used for this project will be required to exit the institution at the end of every work day for the duration of the project.

All contractor owned ladders approved for use within the institution, regardless of the size, shall be stored in a pre-determined area and secured to a stationary fixture with a heavy link chain and lock which would prevent removal.

D. Security Clearance/Contractor Badges:

The contractor shall provide the COR with all the necessary security clearance documents for all contractors and subcontractor employees accessing the institution and be security cleared for badging within 14 days of receiving the notice to proceed, as stated above. Security clearance documents will only be accepted from the prime contractor. If submitted by a sub-contractor, they will be rejected. It is the prime contractor’s responsibility to review security clearance submissions to ensure they are complete.

In the event a contractor or subcontractor employee cannot pass the security clearance process, it will be the contractor’s responsibility to provide another candidate. By law the BOP cannot, and will not, release any information to the contractor concerning the nature of why a contractors or subcontractor employee was not able to pass the security clearance process.

All contractors/subcontractors working at FCI Atlanta will be issued and required to wear a picture ID/contractor badge provided by the institution. For security reasons, the badge will be worn in a visible manner as directed by the COR.

All contractors and subcontractor employees will provide a check list of all employees on site each day to the COR, verifying the number of workers on site each day and that all workers are approved to be on site.

E. Safety and Personal Protective Equipment:

All contractors and employees shall have and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) prescribed by industry standards at all times while on the job site. It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide all PPE equipment. A “Hot Work” permit must be completed daily for the duration of the project. All ladders regardless of the size shall be stored, and secured to a stationary fixture with a chain and lock in a predetermined area, in a way that they cannot be removed. If ladders are required, immediately consult with the COR to ensure that he or she can make timely notification to appropriate institution staff. All extension cords regardless of length shall be in good condition with no broken outer insulation and will be secured in a locked construction gang box. Should a system require Lock-out/Tag-out, the system will be required to have both Contractor and FCI Atlanta locks on the isolation point to prevent shock.

All Lock-out/Tag-out procedures will be in compliance with the institution Lock-out/Tag-out program.

F. Additional Considerations:

1. Contractors will NOT be allowed to bring cell phones, cameras or two way pagers inside the secure institution at FCI Atlanta. The Facilities Department maintains a digital camera that will be utilized by BOP staff to document the project work. The Contractor may request copies of these documentation photos for record keeping.

2. Contractor will be permitted to wear jeans in the institution, however, shorts, green or khaki-color clothing will not be allowed. The clothes will be proper and suitable for the services that are being provided.

3. Lunches will be consumed at the work site. Contractor shall ensure they have everything they need for their lunch when they check-in.

4. Federal smoking policy on Federal property states that smoking is only allowed in outdoor designated areas. This policy will be strictly enforced.