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

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX – FCC TERRE HAUTE, IN

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10 for the provision of Solid Waste Collection services. The services will be provided at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, IN (hereinafter referred to as FCC Terre Haute). The physical address is 4700 Bureau Road South, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802. The Blanket Purchase Agreement (hereinafter referred to as BPA) shall consist of five (5), twelve (12) month performance periods. The NAICS Code for Solid Waste Collection is 562111. The size standard is $41.5 million.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Solid Waste

Collection is 562111, which sets the small business size standard at $41.5 million (below $41.5 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $41.5 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size?

_______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 Indiana?

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.

6. 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

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 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 Indiana?

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

15 days 30 days 45 days 60 days

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

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.

11. 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

12. 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): __________________________________________________________

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

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

DUNS:____________________________________________________________

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 COB on Friday May 28, 2021. Please feel free to contact me by email or by phone 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 https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 mailto:bkeim@bop.gov

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.