Market Research Questionnaire - EST Replace Switchgear.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office

U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

May 14, 2025

Market Research Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Federal Correctional Institution Estill, South Carolina Sources Sought 15B30525PR000039

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. A single solicitation will be issued for Replace Switchgear (Project 23ZAR1 Generator/Switchgear ATS). The FBOP, Federal Correctional Institution Estill (FCI Estill) located at 100 Prison Road in Estill, South Carolina, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, incidentals, programming, and commissioning to replace the switchgear, modify the existing switchgear room, and replace a portion of the underground loop at FCI Estill.

It is the contractor’s responsibility to obtain permitting, should it be required. All manufacturers’ recommendations will be required to be implemented. All equipment specified must be brand name or an equal product.

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

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

The Contractor shall replace the existing damaged switchgear, slightly modify the existing switchgear room to meet current code and replace a portion of the underground loop at FCI Estill’s Camp as detailed in the construction documents and drawings (attached controlled document). To consider an equal product, the Contractor will submit all technical specification of the equal product to be analyzed for approval. A complete plan detailing acceptance procedure must be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in advance for final check out and testing of the complete systems. The demo and installation shall meet all federal, state, and local codes. All recommendations suggested by the manufacturer will be included in the installation. The Contractor will provide as-built drawings of the installation, clean-up work area, start-up/test, and commission the equipment upon completion of installation and train FBOP staff.

Access to the Statement of Work, Architect-Engineer Specifications, and Drawings are located on SAM.gov under Notice ID 15B30525PR000039 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 Switchgear 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 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors is 238210, which sets the small business standard at $19 million.

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

__________ Small ___________ Large

4. What level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilized 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.

__________ “8(a)” Program

__________ Women-Owned Small Business concern

__________ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business

__________ HUBZone Small Business concern

__________ Veteran-Owned Small Business concern

__________ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern

6. The Performance Period estimated for this project is 180 calendar days working 7-hour 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?

_____________ 45 days _____________ 60 days

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

________Yes ________No

If yes, what suggestion? ___________________________________________________________

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. 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 30 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Unique Entity ID (UEI):

Please e-mail your responses to jbergami@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than May 29, 2025.

A few 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 Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above. You must also have the NAICS code stated. Each bidder's SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement and the stated NAICS code is listed.

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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