Questionnaire.pdf

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

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

January 7, 2025

Sources Sought Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Federal Detention Center Philadelphia Sources Sought 15B60825Q00000001

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Phoenix located (FCI Phoenix) at 37900 N 45th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, intends to single award to a responsible company that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals unless stated otherwise in this document to a responsible entity, to replace/upgrade the uninterruptible back-up systems (UPS) in the Control Rooms of Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) and Mesa Housing Unit at FCI Phoenix.

This sources sought 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 will be responsible to completely remove the existing UPS systems in the Control Rooms of FCI & Mesa Housing Unit and install new UPS systems in accordance with all manufacturer’s requirements, local/state/federal codes and the FBOP Technical Design Guidelines (TDG). All equipment shall be installed by contractor personnel. The supplies and equipment will be delivered to the FCI located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide and install the required systems 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 Switchgear and

Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing is 335313, which sets the small business standard at

1,250 number of employees. 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 120 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 proposal resulting from this solicitation?

_____________ 15 days _____________ 30 days

8. 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 14 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Please e-mail responses to Jfaling@bop.gov . Responses must be received no later than January 13, 2025.

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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.

https://beta.sam.gov/