Cupola Cover Letter .pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

U. S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners P. O. Box 4000

Springfield, MO 65801-4000

June 22, 2009

RE: RFQ-41407-0036-09 Lead Paint Removal/Repaint of USMCFP Springfield Cupola - Project 4LX

Dear Offeror:

Enclosed is a Request for Quotation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, Contracting Office, for Lead Paint Removal and Repaint of the institution’s Cupola, project 4LX. A separate contract will be awarded for Air Monitoring of the lead abatement.

This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote for evaluation.

Offerors should consider all information provided herein and follow all instructions located in the quotation package. Specifically, contractors should ensure they submit the following documents with their quotations.

Any offeror who does not submit all required information by the closing date may be considered non-responsive.

1) Solicitation, Offer, and Award Form 1442, complete blocks 14 through 20C.

2) Experience/training documentation as required in the Scope of Work page 1, paragraph 3 located in Attachment II Specifications on page 31.

3) Complete all required fields for Representations and Certification Section II.1 beginning on page 10 through Section II.8 on page 18.

All potential offerors are advised of the requirements in FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government to be registered in the CCR database. Contained in this clause is information regarding registration requirements in CCR and obtaining a DUNS number for CCR. Offerors must be registered in CCR prior to submitting a quote and must provide a DUNS number with your quote for verification purposes. The web sites are as follows: CCR www.ccr.gov and DUNS www.dnb.com.

A pre-bid conference/site visit will be held on June 30, 2009, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held inside the perimeter fence and all individuals who plan on attending this meeting must complete and sign the attached NCIC check form. This must be faxed to 417-837-1751, no later than 4 p.m. on June 26, 2009. If you do not complete this requirement by this date and time, you will not be allowed to enter the institution. Also, if an NCIC check is submitted timely but clearance is not obtained based on the results of the background check, you will not be allowed to attend the pre-bid meeting. All contractors approved to enter the institution for the pre-bid meeting must: 1) Utilize the Kansas Expressway entrance, 2) Stop at the speaker box located on the left side of the road from the guard tower, 3) Inform the guard you are attending the pre-bid meeting, 4) Bring a photo ID and your license plate number, 5) The following are not allowed: Weapons (including knives), cell phones, blackberries, pagers, radios, cameras, drugs, and alcohol.

Offers shall be received on or before July 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. central standard time. Quotes should be mailed to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, 1900 W. Sunshine Street, Springfield, MO 65807, Attn: Christy Bruner.

Sincerely, Christy D. Bruner Contract Specialist enclosure http://www.ccr.gov http://www.dnb.com