Sources Sought Questionnaire- Upgrade Elevators.pdf

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

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

January 13, 2025

Sources Sought Questionnaire Field Acquisition Office Building and Facilities Section (B&F) Metropolitan Detention Center Los Angles (MDCLA) Sources Sought 15B60625PR000065

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 Upgrade Elevators. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Metropolitan Detention Center Los Angeles (MDCLA) located at 535 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, California, 90012-3405, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and related services to upgrade elevators at MDCLA. This work shall be performed in accordance with this Statement of Work. All recommendations suggested by the manufacturer will be included in the installation.

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 statement of work for complete requirements):

1.1 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. Upgrade of 4 elevators, including new machines, operational controls, door equipment, signal fixtures, car interior finishes.

B. Provide all labor, engineering, tools, transportation, services, supervision, materials, and equipment necessary for and incidental to satisfactory completion of required work as indicated in Contract Documents.

C. Provide all required staging, hoisting and movement of new equipment, reused equipment, or removal of existing equipment.

D. Applicable conditions of Purchaser's General, Special, and Supplemental Conditions.

E. Prime contracts are defined below, and each is recognized to be a major part of required work to be performed concurrently in close coordination with work of other Contractors.

a. This Contract: Upgrade Elevators

F. Scope of Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following:

a. Coordination, scheduling, and management of work of component suppliers and subcontractors.

b. Furnish and install equipment as specified, utilizing existing and/or modified hoist ways and machine rooms.

c. Specific item of required work which cannot be determined to be included in another contract is thereby determined to be included in prime contract.

d. Any item that is IT related will require prior FITARA approval.

1.2 PRIME CONTRACTOR'S DUTIES

A. Prime Contractor's duties include the following:

a. Provide and pay for labor, materials and equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, and other facilities and services necessary for proper execution and completion of required work.

b. Pay for legally required sales, consumer, and state remodel taxes.

c. Secure and pay for required permits, fees, and licenses necessary for proper execution and completion of required work, as applicable at time of quotation due date.

d. Give required notices.

e. Comply with codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, and other legal requirements of public authorities applicable to performance of required work.

f. Promptly submit written notice to Consultant of observed variance of Contract

Documents from legal requirements.

g. Enforce strict discipline and good order among employees. Do not employ persons unskilled in assigned task.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Can your firm provide Upgrade Elevators 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 Upgrade Elevators is 238290, which sets the small business standard at $22.0 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 1,095 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 Friday, January 17, 2025

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 mailto:kxsua@bop.gov https://beta.sam.gov/ 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.