Market Research Questionnaire- FCI Elkton.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Field Acquisition Office

U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

June 21, 2023

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Building and Facilities Section (B&F)

FCI Elkton

Replace Fire Alarm

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) – Facility Department is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The FBOP anticipates a single solicitation will be issued for Replace Fire Alarm. The FBOP, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Elkton located at

8730 Scroggs Road Lisbon Ohio, 44432 intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to complete the Replace Fire Alarm project at FCI Elkton.

This market research questionnaire is for information purposes only. The attached statement of work provides detailed information regarding the requirement. The described requirement and statement of work are subject to change.

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

The contractor shall be responsible for removing and replacing three (3) Digital Intelligent Device

Controllers, twenty (20) Analog Addressable Device Controllers, nine hundred thirty (930) Spot/Area

Smoke Detectors, forty-eight (48) Combo Heat/Smoke Detectors, two hundred thirty seven (237) HVAC

Duct Detectors, twenty-three (23) Heat Detectors, two hundred sixteen (216) Manual Pull Stations, three

(3) Reflected Beam Smoke Detectors, thirty-two (32) Flow Switch Modules, ninety-one (91) Supervisory

Modules, one hundred ninety-one (191) Non-Supervised Outputs Contact Relays, twenty-three (23)

Notification Appliance Circuit Audible Controlled Outputs, three hundred eighty-seven (387) Notification

Appliance Circuit Combo Horn/Strobe, eighty (80) Notification Appliance Circuit Visible Controlled

Outputs, three hundred eighteen (318) Notification Appliance Circuit Strobes.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm replace Fire Alarm 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

$19.0 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 concern

__________ 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 259 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 bid/proposal resulting from this solicitation?

_____________ 45 days _____________ 60 days

8. After reviewing the above proposed work, are there any industry recommendations you’d suggest other that what we’ve provide 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. 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 60 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

11. 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 rcox@bop.gov include any additional question you may have.

Responses must be received no later than June 29, 2023.

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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