Market Research Questionaire.docx

U.S. Department of Justice

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Welding Instructor

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, 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 Welding Instructor services for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal Island, California. The physical address is 1299 S Seashore Ave, Terminal Island, CA 90731. The contract shall consist of a base year and four (4) 12 month option years. It is estimated that 840 sessions will be required for each year of Welding Instructor services. A session is defined as one (1) hour. All expectations and duties are outlined in the attached Statement of Work. The NAICS Code is 611210. The size standard is $22.0 million.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Welding Instructor services is 611210, which sets the small business size standard at $22.0 million (below $22.0 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $22.0 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size small or large?

Small Large

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

3. Is your business or employee certified to practice in the state of California?

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

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. 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

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

Yes No

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

15 days 30 days 45 days 60 days

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

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.gov/portal/SAM/#1.

10. 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

11. Please indicate any General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number(s) your firm has been awarded in association with the aforementioned services and their respective expiration date(s).

FSS number(s): _____________________________________________________________

Expiration date(s): __________________________________________________________

12. 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 bkeim@bop.gov no later than Monday, October 5, 2020. Please feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4566 if you have any questions.

/s/ Sincerely, Ben Keim, 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 beta.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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