Market Research Questionaire 1.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

February 26, 2020

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Horticulture Occupational Training Program – Accredited College Program

Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell – Fort Worth, Texas

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to establish a contract for the provision of Horticulture Occupational Training Program – Accredited College Program for female inmates located at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell (hereinafter referred to as FMC) Fort Worth, Texas. The physical address for FMC Carswell is J Street, Building 3000, Fort Worth, Texas.

The Government contemplates awarding of an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract with firm-fixed session resulting from the future solicitation. The contract period shall consists of a 12 month base period with four (4) 12 month option periods for renewal. It is anticipated that an estimated 1,400 sessions will be needed per year. A session is defined as one hour. The contractor will normally provide six (1) hour sessions per day, 5 days per week, excluding Federal Holidays. Work hours will normally be Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. The contractor shall not normally exceed 30 hours per week.

Estimated annual sessions are approximately 1,440 sessions per 12-month period. The sessions are on a requirement basis; therefore, schedule and sessions can changes. Courses should last four (4) months, with new courses starting immediately following the completion of the previous course. The schedule will not include federal holidays and sick/vacation time.

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The contract must be between FMC Carswell and post-secondary institution vocational training school that is accredited college or university recognized in the United States Department of Education's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs.

The occupational education program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree.

Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program’s overall accreditation.

Please see the Statement of Work for further details on each Horticulture Occupational Training Program – Accredited College Program

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Horticulture Occupational Training Program – Accredited College Program is 611310, which sets the small business size standard at $30 million (below $30 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $30 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size small or large?

Small Other than Small

2. Are there any questions or concerns with the Statement of Work? If so, please list your questions and or concerns below.

3. Can your firm provide the service as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

Prime Subcontractor

4. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize? Services (except construction) require at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

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

“8(a)” program Women-owned small business concern Veteran-owned small business concern Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern Use of a price evaluation adjustment for a small disadvantaged business concern

6. Which of the following best describes your organization?

_______ Non-Profit _______ Fait Based _______ Corporation _______ LLC

7. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract periods (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 only

8. The Federal Acquisition Regulations requires the following insurance’s: 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 If no, what are the standard rates per insurance?

9. Are privacy provisions/clauses “customarily” included in solicitations of this type of requirement?

_______Yes ________No

10. Does your firm have experience in providing services in a correctional environment?

Yes No

11. How many calendar days does your firm need to prepare a proposal resulting from this solicitation?

15 days 30 days 45 days 60 days

12. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM) website www.sam.gov ?

Yes No

All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 (Feb 2007) for Commercial Items, paragraph (t) System for Award Management (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@bop.gov .

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13. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your firm to begin providing services to the institution?

_________ Calendar Days

Please note that all individuals providing services at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 30 calendar days (estimated) or longer to complete.

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

Name: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

Point of Contact: ___________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: _________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________

I greatly appreciate your time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to vmills@bop.gov no later May 10, 2020. Please feel free to contact me at (817) 320-1754 if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Veronica Kaether Mills, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.beta.SAM@bop.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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