Sources Sought Questionnaire - Rochester.pdf

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

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

June 28, 2024

Sources Sought Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Federal Medical Center (FMC) Rochester Sources Sought 15B41224PR000205

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

A single solicitation will be issued for Replace Bldg. 2, 4 & 10 Roofs at FMC Rochester. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), FMC Rochester located at 2110 East Center St SE, Rochester, MN 55904 intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals for Replace Bldg. 2, 4 & 10 Roofs.

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:

FMC Rochester has a requirement for a new roof on Buildings 2, 4 & 10. The existing built-up roofs were originally installed over 34 years and have exceeded the useful life. FMC Rochester has developed construction documents for the solicitation of construction services from a professional contractor.

Contractor’s workers, supervisor’s and disposal personal, whoever comes inside the secure perimeter will need to pass a background check.

Contractor is responsible for obtaining any required permits from the state, providing a copy of the permit to the institution (if required). Install new R-44 installation sloped to roof drains. Install an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) roofing membrane .060” using the standard installation details. Remove existing parapet capping and install new parapet capping. Remove all old flashing that is not required. The installation of new termination bar at top of membrane flashing. Contractor is responsible for the remove and dispose of existing roofing to concrete deck. Patch/caulk cracks in the existing decking. Contractor is to follow the manufactures recommendations to determine whether glue or pinning application of the roofing material to the concrete deck is sufficient. Flash all curbs, parapets, and penetrations to manufactures specifications. Include new custom fabrication scuppers. Include new custom fabricated counter flashing at existing roof top unit curbs as required. Include new custom fabricated sheet metal jacks as required.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm complete FMC Rochester Replace Bldg. 2, 4 & 10 Roofs as 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 Roofing Contractors is 238160, 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 840 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?

___ 45 days ___ 60 days ___ Other (specify): ___ days

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

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

____ Between $100,000 and $250,000 ____ Between $250,000 and $500,000

____ Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 ____ Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

____ Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 ____ More than $10,000,000

10. 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 21 calendar days to complete.

_______________ Calendar days after Contract Award

11. 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 tmanderson@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than July 12, 2024.

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.