Market_Research_Questionnaire.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administrative Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research pursuant to the Federal Acquisition

Regulation Part 10. It is anticipated a single solicitation will be issued for the provision of solid waste removal services. The physical address of the FDC Houston is 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002. The contract year shall consist of an Effective Date of Award base year through September 30, 2021, with four 12 month option years for renewal. The Government contemplates awarding an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract with firm-fixed unit prices. The services will be provided for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, located at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) Houston 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston Texas

77002 and a second nearby location 15431 West Vantage Parkway, Houston, Texas 77002. The

NAICS Code is 562111. The size standard is $41.5 million. The requirement for the service is estimated as follows:

1) two pulls monthly of two 30 cubic yard closed top containers; and monthly rental

2) one pull weekly of one 30 cubic yard open top container; and monthly rental

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide the services as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

Prime Subcontractor

2. 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 revenue is considered small, above $41.5 million in gross revenue is considered large).

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

Small Large

3. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would be available for the service you are interested in providing? %

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

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern

_____Hubzone small business concern

5. Does your firm have experience in placing/managing contract staff within correctional environments?

Yes No

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, equating 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

7. The Federal Acquisition Regulations requires the following insurance: Workers’

Compensation and Employer’s Liability not less than $100,000; General Liability no less than $500,000 per occurrence; and Automobile Liability of at $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 New York?

Yes No, If no what are the standard rates per insurance?

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

15 days 30 days

9. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov)?

Yes No

10. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days after the award could you begin providing services? 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 after the award

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

DUNS number: _________________________________________________________

I am appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to vvanburen@bop.gov no later than Monday, February 22, 2021. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to phone me at (972) 352-4502.

Sincerely, /s/

Vivian Van Buren, Contract Specialist

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 General Services

Administration 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.