Sources Sought Questionnaire Posting.pdf

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

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

March 17, 2025

Sources Sought Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Sources Sought 15BFA025Q00000021

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The FBOP anticipates a single solicitation will be issued for Replace Dishwasher Asset#DW002OXF, at FCI Oxford. The FBOP intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to replace a dishwasher located at 350 Elk Ave Oxford, WI 53952. The contractor shall replace the current dishwasher with a flight type dishwasher.

This sources sought questionnaire is for information purposes only. The described requirement may or may not be included in the subsequent solicitation.

FCI Oxford is a federally owned facility located at 350 Elk Ave Oxford, WI 53952. The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following:

1 The new dishwasher must be able to wash a minimum of 10,000 dishes per hour.

2 It will feature an Automatic Soil Removal (ASR) system, Energy Recovery, steam booster heater, insulated cabinet doors, door interlocks, door and drain indicators, capless wash arms with anti-clogging nozzles, delime system, low temperature alert, and dual rinse.

3 The conveyor system will be 30 inches wide and designed for plates and trays and have a maximum rod spacing of 2.5 inches and a minimum finger height 3 inches.

4 It will have a maximum water usage of 60 gph

5 The dishwasher will be a vented unit.

6 The new dishwasher will have a minimum 1 year manufactures warranty.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm deliver and install a new flight type dishwasher at the institution specified above?

__________ Yes ___________ No

2. If you answered “No” in Question 1 above, what requirements can your firm provide?

3. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Commercial and Service

Industry Machinery Manufacturing is 333310, which sets the small business standard at 1,000 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 139 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 bid/proposal resulting from this solicitation?

_____________ 30 days _____________ 45 days _____________ 60 days

8. After reviewing the above proposed work, are there any industry recommendations you’d suggest other that what we’ve provide in our description?

9. If you were to complete this work, where do you estimate your pricing range?

______Less than $25,000.

______Between $25,000 and $100,000.

______Between $100,000 and $250,000.

______Between $250,000 and $500,000.

______Between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

10. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days after the award could you begin work? Please note that all individuals working on site at the institutions must undergo a security clearance investigation. This investigation may take 60 calendar days or longer to complete.

________ Calendar days after Contract Award

11. 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 abradley1@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than March 24, 2025.

A few notes regarding all FBOP requirements:

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 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 up-to-date information about the acquisition.