MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE - POLLOCK.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administration Division

Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE INSTRUCTOR SERVICES

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX (FCC) POLLOCK, LOUISIANA

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service is for the provision of Commercial Driver License Instructor services. The services will be provided at the Federal Correctional Complex (hereinafter referred to as FCC) Pollock, Louisiana. The physical address is 1000 Air Base Road, Pollock, LA 71467.

The contract year shall consist of a 12 month base year with four 12 month option years for renewal. The Government contemplates awarding an indefinite-delivery/ requirements type contract with firm fixed unit prices. The estimated quantity for the base year and each option year is 4 sessions per year for five students. The NAICS Code is 611310. The size standard is $30 million.

A draft copy of the Statement of Work is attached to this questionnaire. Additional details is forthcoming in the solicitation. A Government solicitation document to provide these services is being developed, and a BPA may or may not result. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement. The information gathered from the market research will be vital in the formation and set aside status of the solicitation. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Commercial Driver License Instructor services) is 611310, which sets the small business size standard at $30 million (below $30 million in gross revenues is considered small, above $30 million in gross revenues is considered large). Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or other than small (large)?

Small Other than Small

2. Is your business or employee certified to practice in the state of Louisiana?

Yes No

3. Can your firm provide the service as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

Prime Subcontractor

4. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would your firm utilize? Services (except construction) require at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

5. Which type of form does your business use to report earned income on the individual performing the services?

W2 1099

6. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program.

8(a) Program HUBZone Certified Business Women-Owned Small Business Veteran-Owned Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

7. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract years (for example: a contract consist of a 12 month base year with four 12 month option years, equaling 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 only

8. The Federal Acquisition Regulations requires the following insurances policies: Workers’

Compensation and Employer’s liability not less than $100,000; and General Liability no less than $500,000 per occurrence; and Automobile Liability of at least $200,000 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 Louisiana?

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

9. **Are privacy provisions/clauses “customarily” included in solicitations of this type of requirement?

10. **Are Commercial Driver License Instructor services “customarily available” in commercial practice/marketplace?

11. Does your firm provide Industry-accepted certification for this program that is accredited by a recognized accreditation agency?

12. Does your firm have access to the internet to download solicitation materials?

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

7 days 10 days 15 days 30 days

14. Is your firm able to provide the personnel, furnish all equipment, tests and anything else needed to conduct the Commercial Driver License Instructor services?

15. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

Yes No DUNS

All potential offerors are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 Commercial Items, paragraph (t) SAM. This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database. If your company is not registered in SAM, registration can be completed at https://www.sam.gov.

16. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following an award would it take your firm to begin providing services to the institution?

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

17. Please indicate how you will provide pricing for the services needed on your quote.

Per Session Per Student Per Class Other (Explain below)

18. Does your firm have qualified employees with experience in a correctional setting?

19. Which of the following best describes your organization?

Non-Profit Faith-Based Corporation LLC

20. Please indicate any General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract number(s) your firm has been awarded in association with the aforementioned services and their respective expiration date(s).

FSS number(s): Expiration date(s):

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

https://www.sam.gov/

E-mail Address:

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please submit your market research questionnaire to llwheeler@bop.gov in pdf format no later than Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Please feel free to contact me at

(972) 352-4536 if you have any questions.

Sincerely, LaQueta Wheeler

LaQueta Wheeler, Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Institution Field Acquisition Office 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through 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.

mailto:llwheeler@bop.gov

COMMERCIAL DRIVING LICENSE PROGRAM

STATEMENT OF WORK

Subject

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex (FCC), located at 1000 Airbase Rd., Pollock, LA, intends to make a single award to a post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school that will be responsible for providing instruction using an accredited vocational or industry-based training program. The contractor shall offer a program in Commercial Driving that shall, after successful completion of the training program, qualify inmates for at least entry-level employment in the field of Commercial Driving upon release and provide a Certified Driver License issued from the State of Louisiana. The program shall certify five (5) inmates per session. A session shall be a completed training program lasting no longer than eight (8) weeks in length, offered four (4) times per fiscal year.

Place of Performance

The Occupational Training Program instruction will be performed in the Education Department.

The physical address is 1000 Air Base Road, Pollock, LA 71467.

Schedule

The contractor will normally work Monday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution and only at the approval of the Supervisor of Education. Specific dates for the classes will be determined by the Supervisor of Education and the contractor.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced.

Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other security related matters.

Education and Qualifications

The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The contract must be between FCC Pollock and a post-secondary institution, vocational training school or industry-based school.

The Occupational Training Program must fall under the provider’s umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferrable credits resulting in a college certificate, A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree.

Industry-accepted certification is also acceptable. Provider shall be accredited by Council of Occupational Education (COE). If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program’s overall accreditation.

The occupational education program must lead to a college certificate, A.A., A. S., A.A.S. or industry-recognized certificate qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the college certificate, A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. must be transferrable to a four-year college.

Supplies and Equipment

All supplies, books, materials, and outside accredited test will be supplied by a post-secondary institution, vocational training or industry-based school. The contractor can make recommendations to the Supervisor of Education pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment.

Description of Duties

The contractor will provide instruction for the occupational training programs in accordance with Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5353.01, Occupational Education Programs, and Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 5300.21, Education, Training and Leisure Time Program Standards.

Twenty-forty percent (20-40%) of the curriculum’s competencies must be hands-on replication of the actual work environment. Application of hands-on work must be occupational in nature.

An institution live work project may be utilized to demonstrate or apply hands-on competencies.

Electronic or computer-based simulation does not satisfy the hands-on or live work requirement.

The Supervisor of Education must approve live work projects.

Marketable programs shall afford inmates the opportunity to gain in demand skills in a specific occupation, industry, or trade. The marketable programs must qualify inmate graduates for at least an entry-level position in the specific program area. As a precondition of the proposal for the contract, the contractor shall specify in writing to the Supervisor of Education the position(s) of employment for which inmate graduates will be eligible to apply.

The Supervisor of Education shall determine the minimum and maximum number of enrollments. Instructors placed on site by the contractor are responsible for the maintenance of transcripts, student attendance records, statistics, and certification records.

The contractor will provide a written curriculum which establishes measurable behavioral objectives and procedures. The curriculum must include clear criteria which establish minimum expectations for program completion, provisions for the assessment of student progress, must identify the hands-on competencies and must require the students to demonstrate them.

The contractor shall assist in the recruitment of employers affiliated with the identified occupation to participate in the institution’s mock job fair.

Attire

The contractor is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty. The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.

Inmate Management

Provision of services will require frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. The contract employee shall not be responsible for the management of any inmates, other than to ensure inmates involved within the contract’s scope of work abide by all rules to ensure their safety and well-being. The successful contractor shall attend the Institution Familiarization Orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spent in the institution orientation or other specific security related training will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly. The contractor may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO. The contractor is to constantly be aware of security and maintain a professional relationship with inmates at all times. Any violation of the institution rules and regulations are to be brought immediately to the attention of any Government employee employed at the institution. The contractor will be required to provide documentation to the COR, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

Institution Security

All contract staff will be required to complete a background investigation process before commencing work at FCC Pollock. The contractor/contract employees shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contract employee will be required to sign in and out of the institution for accountability purposes. A badge will be issued and worn at all times for proper identification.