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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens

42 Patton Road, Ayer MA, 01432

June 28, 2024

Sources Sought Questionnaire Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens Sources Sought 15B20524PR000260

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10.

A single solicitation may be issued for Soundproof room dividers at FMC Devens.

This is a sources sought questionnaire and is for information purposes only.

The described requirement may or may not be included in a subsequent solicitation.

A summary of the requirements is as follows:

FMC Devens is seeking to hire a contractor to provide and install the soundproof dividers in an FMC Devens housing unit.

Salient Characteristics of the dividers:

· FMC requires 2 room dividers (to make three separate spaces).

· The height shall be 8’11” (107”)

· The length shall be 23’ 10” (286”)

· The contractor shall provide hard panels with sound proofing capabilities. These room dividers should eliminate sound so the 1 activity room can be turned into 3 soundproof programing areas.

· FMC Devens requires both a ceiling and floor bracket to open and close the dividers. This will be open and closed daily based on time of day and activity required.

· Floor brackets would require step pads to minimize tripping hazards.

Contractor is responsible for all equipment and tools necessary to remove current room dividers and install the new soundproof room dividers.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide the panels listed in the description below?

___ Yes ___ No

Salient Characteristics of the dividers:

· FMC requires 2 room dividers (to make three separate spaces).

· The height shall be 8’11” (107”)

· The length shall be 23’ 10” (286”)

· The contractor shall provide hard panels with sound proofing capabilities. These room dividers should eliminate sound so the 1 activity room can be turned into 3 soundproof programing areas.

· FMC Devens requires both a ceiling and floor bracket to open and close the dividers. This will be open and closed daily based on time of day and activity required.

· Floor brackets would require step pads to minimize tripping hazards.

2. What is the highest rating your soundproof divider panels can provide?

___ Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) ___ Other

3. Can your firm provide installation or parts only?

___ Install ___ Parts Only

4. Given an award, how long would it take to furnish the materials and/or install them?

_______days (to deliver parts only) _______days (Parts plus installation) - Parts would have to be delivered to FMC Devens Warehouse, scanned, and brought inside by FMC Devens staff prior to installation to prevent contraband. Please allow 2 weeks for this transition to happen.

5. After reviewing the above proposed work, are there any industry recommendations you would suggest other than what we have provided in our description?

Please furnish 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 CCoushaine@bop.gov and ERiveraWhite@bop.gov.

Responses must be received no later than July 8th, 2024 at 10am.

A few notes:

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. You must also have the NAICS code stated. Each quoters 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 quoters are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

For this procurement, the NAICS is 337214, “Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing”.

The PSC for this procurement is 7110, OFFICE FURNITURE.

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