Market Research Questionnaire.docx

U.S. Department of Justice

March 16, 2026

Market Research Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) FCI Bastrop Sources Sought 15B50126PR000180

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. A single solicitation will be issued for Install Lift Station at FCI Bastrop. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), FCI Bastrop located at 1341 Highway 95 North, Bastrop, TX, 78602, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals for Install Lift Station.

This market research questionnaire is for informational purposes only. The described requirement may or may not be included in the subsequent solicitation.

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

Remove an existing septic tank and associated piping to enable the installation of a new fiberglass manhole with grinder pump and new duplex sewer lift station in a precast concrete sump. The sewer system shall then be extended to a Corix Utilities tie-in location. The Contractor shall coordinate all work with the Utility and shall be responsible for any costs associated with the tie-in.

Access to the Statement of Work and any other documents are located on SAM.gov under Notice ID 15B50126PR000180 and will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (login). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide Replace Cooling Towers at the institution specified above?

__________ Yes ___________ No

2. If you answered “No” in Question 1 above, what construction requirements can your firm provide?

3. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors is 237110, which sets the small business standard at $45,000,000.

Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or large?

__________ Small ___________ Large

4. What level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize to provide the listed requirement? ________ %

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

6. The Performance Period estimated for this project is 210 calendar days. Does this time frame appear to be suitable for your firm to complete the requirement?

________Yes ________No

If not, what time frame in calendar days would it take your firm to complete? ___________Calendar Days

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

___ 15 days ___ 30 days ___ Other (specify): ___ days

8. After reviewing the above proposed work, are there any industry recommendations you would suggest other than what we have provided in our description?

9. If you were to complete this work, where do you estimate your pricing range?

____ Between $100,000 and $250,000 ____ Between $250,000 and $500,000

____ Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 ____ Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

____ Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 ____ More than $10,000,000

10. Bonding Capacity - Please identify your firm’s current bonding capacity as verified by your surety company. Include both single-project bonding capacity and aggregate bonding capacity.

Single Project Bonding Capacity: $__________ Aggregate Bonding Capacity: $__________

Please indicate whether your firm could obtain performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR 28.102 for a federal construction contract estimated in the range selected above.

________Yes ________No

11. If yes, please confirm your firm has successfully obtained performance and payment bonds for federal or comparable commercial construction projects exceeding $__________ within the last five years?

________Yes ________No

If yes, please provide the following:

Project Name, Contract Value, Agency/Owner, Year Completed

12. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days after the award could you begin construction? Please note that all individuals working on site at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 21 calendar days to complete.

_______________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

Address:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in https://sam.gov:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Please e-mail your responses to pford@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than March 23, 2026.

NOTES regarding all FBOP requirements:

1. The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation are not available. The website provides download 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 current information about the acquisition.

2. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the FBOP must be registered in SAM at www.sam.gov. All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

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