Market Research Questionaire.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (FCI)

EDGEFIELD, SC

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with the

Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service is for the provision of Occupational

Education Services. The services will be provided at the Federal Correctional Institution (herein after referred to as FCI) located in Edgefield, South Carolina. The physical address is 501Gary

Hill Road, Edgefield, South Carolina 29824. The contract shall consist of one 12 month base period with four additional 12 month option periods. The NAICS Code is 611210 (Junior

Colleges) with the size standard of $22.0 million.

A draft copy of the Statement of Work is attached to this questionnaire. Additional details are forthcoming in the solicitation. A Government solicitation document to provide these services is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code used for Occupational

Education Services is 611210 (Junior Colleges), 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 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. Is your business or employee certified to practice in the state of South Carolina?

Yes No

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

Prime Subcontractor

5. 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. (FAR 52.219-14)

6. Which type of form does your business use to report earned income on the individual performing the services?

W2 1099

7. 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

____HUBZone Certified Business

____Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern

8. 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)

9. 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

10. The Federal Acquisitions 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 per 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 South Carolina?

____ _____ If no, what are the standard rates?______________________________________

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

12. Are Occupational Education Services “customarily available” in commercial practice/marketplace?

13. Does your firm have experience providing Occupational/Vocational Education Services for correctional institutions?

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

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

7 days 10 days 15 days 30 days

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

_____ ______ DUNS_____________________

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.

17. 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

18. 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 submit your response by email to bkeim@bop.gov no later than Monday April 19, 2021. 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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