MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE BIB.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Bag in Box

FCI Beckley, WV

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service is for the provision of Bag in Box Requirement. The Bag in Box requirement will be delivered to the Federal Correctional Institution (hereinafter referred to as FCI) located in Beaver, WV. The physical address of the FCI is1600 Industrial Park Road Beaver, WV 25813. The contract year shall consist of a 12 month base year with Four (4) 12 month option years for renewal. The Government contemplates awarding an indefinite-delivery/requirements type contract with firm fixed unit prices. The NAICS Code is 311930. The size standard is 1000 employees.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (Bag in Box) is 311930, which sets the small business size standard at 1000 employees). Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or large?

Small Other than Small

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

Prime Subcontractor

3. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize?

Services (except Construction) requires at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

4. 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

______HUBzone small business concern

5. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future Contract years (for example: a Base with four (4) 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

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

Yes No

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

15 days 30 days

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

Yes No _______________DUNS All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 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 made at http://www.sam.gov/

9. If awarded a Contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your firm to begin providing supplies 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

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

FSS number(s) Expiration date

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please send your survey via FBO to me no later than Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Please feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4530 or kdupas@bop.gov you have any questions.

Sincerely, //s// Keith Dupas, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Institution Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the beta sam website, at www.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.

http://www.beta.sam.gov/