Market Research Questionnaire - HON Upgrade Fire Detection System.pdf

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

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

March 24, 2026

Market Research Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) FDC Honolulu, Hawaii Sources Sought 15BH0N26PR000083

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 Upgrade Fire Detection System at FDC Honolulu. The FBOP, FDC Honolulu located at 351 Elliott Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals for Upgrade Fire Detection System.

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 requirement is as follows:

FDC Honolulu is a Federally owned facility utilized for detention of both male and female occupants prior to and during court hearings as well as inmates serving sentences. Constructed in 1998, FDC Honolulu is an 8-story building with no basement level. Levels 1 and 2 include shops, offices, medical areas, and administration areas. Levels 3-7 are the housing units. Level 8 includes a mechanical room with access to an elevated machine room in the center core area. The area above the wings are roof levels at the 8th floor elevation. The tower levels are separated into wings (A and B) each accessed by a central core area, which includes offices and the elevator landing. Each wing is comprised of a main floor level and a mezzanine level. The highest occupiable level (Level 7) above the fire department access at Level 1 is 124.67 feet (38 m):

• New addressable, automatic and manual fire alarm system for entire building. The Contractor will provide detailed shop drawings, prepared as a delegated-design submittal, and sealed and signed by a qualified design professional (NICET Level 3 minimum or Licensed Professional Engineer).

• The system must include a voice evacuation system and smoke control system as an integral part of the fire alarm system. Voice evacuation speakers are required throughout every area that requires audible notification.

• Fire-fighters two-way communication system must be provided. Firefighter’s two-way communication phones must be provided throughout requires locations on every floor.

• Perform radio signal strength test in accordance with IFC510.4 in the location stipulated in IFC510.5.4.

• The wiring system for this system must meet Level 3 Pathway Survivability, which will require 2-hour rated cables inside metallic conduits in this sprinklered building. All other wiring must meet Level 1 Pathway Survivability.

• The new fire alarm system will be monitored and controlled using new UL listed central monitoring and control workstation desktop computer connected to the new fire alarm system network. The Control Room will be the location of the workstation and used as an on-premise proprietary monitoring station.

• Select floors will be equipped with a Fire Alarm Control Units (FACU). The FACUs will generally serve floors above or below the floor where FACU is located.

• Select floors will be equipped with one or more remote booster power supply (NAC) units and voice evacuation amplifiers for notification appliance circuits and smoke control power supply.

• All floors above Level 2 will be equipped with a remote annunciator at unit officer stations.

• The new fire alarm network, including voice evacuation system and two-way firefighters communication system, will be connected as a Class X system using copper. Two-way firefighters’ communication system must meet Level 3 Pathway Survivability. All other wiring must meet Level 1 Pathway Survivability.

• Initiating circuits will be Class A. Each floor will have a combination of manual pull stations and automatic detectors.

• Notification circuits will be Class B. All areas must have complete notification appliance coverage throughout the building.

• Mechanical units, including roof top units and fan coil units, smoke dampers, fire smoke dampers shall be interfaced with fire alarm system, DDC for smoke control and fan shut down.

• The existing wiring and operations of smoke control shall be verified on site to ensure similar operation before demolition of devices. The new actuators, firestat, and relays shall be provided with new wiring.

• All fire sprinkler system risers flow and tamper switches will be interfaced with the fire alarm system.

• Post Indicator Valves (PIV) located on the exterior around the site will be interfaced with the fire alarm system.

New underground conduit will be required for all PIV locations.

• Kitchen Fire Suppression (Ansul) systems will be interfaced with the Fire Alarm System.

• Other Fire Suppression systems, i.e. storage units with chemical or pre-action systems, will be interfaced with the

Fire Alarm System.

• Programming and configuration of the fire alarm network, central monitoring and control workstation, fire alarm control units and all associated devices and equipment.

• Testing, inspection and commissioning of the entire system and all associated devices and equipment.

• New 20A, 120V circuit breakers and power branch circuits from existing power panelboards to supply FACU and

NAC units in each floor.

• While there are some ceiling and side access panels and hatches available, the ceiling space is congested with existing utilities in many locations. Contractor will be responsible for cutting/patching of ceilings and walls will be required to install new conduit and wiring in existing ceiling spaces.

• It is expected that hazardous material, including but not limited to, lead-based paints and asbestos will be present at the site. Contractor is responsible for avoiding disruptions to the hazardous material where possible. Where disruption is necessary, provide mitigation as required to complete the scope of work.

• Many of the walls are CMU/Concrete construction which will require core drilled penetrations to run the new conduit system.

• Certifications by Contractor’s design professional stating that the installation was completed based on the detailed shop drawings and meets all applicable Code requirements and regulations.

• Upon completion of the project electronic file shall be provided including updated CAD files.

Access to the Statement of Work and other documents are located on SAM.gov under Notice ID 15BH0N26PR000083 and will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (login). These documents are controlled documents in SAM.gov and require approval in SAM.gov to access them. The controlled documents will not be emailed. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

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Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide Upgrade Fire Detection System at FDC Honolulu, Hawaii?

__________ 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 $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 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.

__________ “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 161 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. 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 Specifications and Drawings (controller documents, require approval to access in SAM.gov)?

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: Identify your firm’s current bonding capacity as verified by your surety company. Include both single-project bonding 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 at approximately $_____________________. (Contractor fill in)

________Yes ________No

If yes, please confirm your firm successfully obtained performance and payment bonds for federal or comparable commercial construction projects exceeding $____________________ within the last five years. (Contractor fill in)

________Yes ________No

If yes, please provide the following:

Project Name:

Contract Value:

Agency/Owner:

Year Completed:

11. 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 to complete.

_______________ Calendar days after Contract Award

12. Please provide 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 jbergami@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than April 3, 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 offerors are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

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