Market Research Questionnaire SAM.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Administrative Division

Field Acquisition Office Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

August 23, 2023

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Temporary Registered Nurse Services

Federal Correctional Institution Waseca, Minnesota

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in compliance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The service will encompass the provision of temporary relief registered nursing services provided at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in

Waseca, Minnesota. These services will be performed in the Health Services Department for the prisoners held in the custody of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. This BPA is anticipated to be a total small business set aside.

It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued for the provision of two (2) registered nurses to provide coverage on a as needed basis. The schedule will consist of ten (10) hours per day, Sunday thru Saturday, excluding federal holidays on an as needed basis for 120 workdays within a two-year period, with the option to extend for another 120 workdays within a two-year period. Any time worked in a day constitutes one day. A session is defined as 1 hour. The hours will be 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Not to exceed 80 hours within a two week period. Not to exceed 120 days within a two-year period.

DATA COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES

ONLY.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Temporary Help

Services is 561320, which sets the small business size standard at $34 million. Based on this standard, what is your business size small or large?

Small Large

________“8(a)” Program

________ Women-Owned Small Business concern

________ Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concern

________ HUBZone Small Business concern

________ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern

2. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract periods ((for example: a contract with a base year (which is a two year period) and one option year (another two year period), equaling a total of four years))?

Please indicate the maximum number of years you can provide firm-fixed unit prices.

4 years 2 years only

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

7 days 14 days 21 days 30 days

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

Yes No

All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at

FAR 52.212-4 (July 2013) for Commercial Items. 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 made at http://www.sam.gov/.

5. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires the following insurance: Workers’

Compensation and Employer’s liability not less than $100,000 and General Liability no less than $500,00 per occurrence. Are these rates and requirements consistent with the customary commercial practice in the state of Minnesota?

________ Yes _______No

If not, what are the community standard rates of insurance?

6. Is your company in compliance with FAR 52.219-14 “Limitations on Subcontracting”?

Yes_________ No_______

7. Are there any questions or concerns with the Statement of Work? If so, please list your

Question(s) and/or concern(s) below.

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

UEI Number: _______________________________________ _______________

Please provide any additional comments or information here:

I am extremely appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please email your response to t8johnson@bop.gov. no later than due date listed. Should you have any questions, feel free to call me at 972-352-4535.

Sincerely, Tammie Johnson, 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 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 presolicitation 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:t8johnson@bop.gov