Sources Sought Questionnaire.pdf

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

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

May 12, 2025

Sources Sought Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson Sources Sought 15B61525PR000025

Replace Fire Pump at FCI Tucson

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. A single solicitation will be issued for the project Replace Fire Pump. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tucson located at 8901 South Wilmot Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85756, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and related services for the Replace Fire Pump project. This work shall be performed in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

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 (Please see specifications for complete requirements):

Scope of Work:

Contractor shall completely prepare site, including demolition and removal of existing equipment, structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for removal of the existing diesel fire pump and replacement of the electric fire pump, including all necessary modifications to power supplies and equipment pads. The replacement electric fire pump will be a similar size to the existing fire pump, but its new controller will be equipped with a transfer switch, and a new jockey pump will also be installed, as shown on the attached drawings and specifications.

The facility will be decommissioning the existing diesel engine-driven fire pump and the controller, jockey pump and controller fuel tank and venturi test meter. The fire pump system will be out of service during this time. The contractor shall provide a temporary fire pump while the existing pump is out of service. The temporary pump shall be an electrical driven pump on a flatbed truck and connected to the system with hard suction hose connected to the nearby fire hydrant and interfaced to the existing system piping. The temporary pump shall have integral controls for automatic starting upon system pressure drop. The existing fire pump is to remain in service while the temporary arrangement is fitted. The temporary fire pump shall be sized for sprinkler demands. Additional work includes modifications and upgrades to power supplies and equipment pads as necessary to accommodate the new fire pumps and associated equipment for a fully functioning and operating system.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide Replace Fire Pump 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 Replace Fire Pump is 238220, which sets the small business standard at $19.0 million.

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 365 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?

30 days___________ 45 days___________ 60 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 30 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

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

Name:

UEI #

Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone Number:

E-mail Address:

Please e-mail your responses to kxsua@bop.gov.

Responses must be received no later than

Thursday May 15, 2025

11:00 AM, PST.

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. All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information and NAICS code.

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