Cover_Letter-_Storage_shed_1-signed.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Correctional Institution Berlin

P.O. Box 69

Berlin, NH 03570

August 18, 2016

To: All Interested Bidders

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) Berlin, located in Berlin, New Hampshire is soliciting bids under the Invitation for Bid IFBP02181600002 to construct a storage shed in accordance with the combined drawings and Statement of Work.

There will be an organized site visit on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10:00 am. All interested parties will meet in the parking lot at FCI Berlin’s Training Center prior to the site visit. A pre-bid meeting will take place at the Training Center. Upon completion of the meeting all involved will visit the construction site area. Please contact Jamey Kruskie, Facilities

Manager, at (603) 342-4013, to coordinate the site visit. Any concerns raised during the site visit will be addressed by the Contracting Officer (CO) upon the contractor’s submittal of a

Request for Information (RFI). All RFI’s shall be submitted to the CO no later than 3:30 pm, September 7, 2016. Additionally, if you plan to attend the site visit it is mandatory for you to contact Mr. Kruskie to initiate security procedures no later than August 26, 2016.

Please read the solicitation carefully and complete all areas. Pay particular attention to:

-Standard Form 1442

-Representations and Certifications

-Attachments

-Acknowledgement of all Amendments, if necessary

Please submit an original and one copy signed by an individual authorized to bind the offer.

The entire solicitation must be printed and returned as a complete package. Do not submit parts of the solicitation. All pages, minus the attachments, must be submitted as part of the bid.

The date and time for receipt of all bids is Monday, September 19, 2016 by 3:00 pm EST.

The bid opening shall be conducted at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Berlin--

Front Lobby, located in Berlin, New Hampshire. Hand carried bids will be accepted until due time noted above. Facsimile bids will not be accepted.

All bids sent via overnight express mail shall be mailed to:

Federal Correctional Institute, FCI Berlin

1 Success Loop Road

Berlin, NH 03570

Attn: Kelvin Jackson, Supervisory Contract Specialist

Re: Storage Shed Bid Enclosed-IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

In addition to the requirements stated in the solicitation, all interested contractors must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this solicitation / procurement is 238190.

The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. There are no tax exemptions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (603) 342- 4024 or kjackson2@bop.gov.

Sincerely, Kelvin Jackson

Supervisory Contract Specialist

FCI Berlin