Cable system upgrade - equipment/installation

Added: Aug 14, 2012 3:08 pm The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois intends to issue solicitation RFQP04111200020 for cable signal amplification equipment (to include installation) at the Federal Correctional Institution/Federal Prison Camp located at Pekin, Illinois.  The contractor will provide the new CATV equipment required to upgrade the current system.  The contractor will also be responsible for the testing, installation, and training for the new equipment.  A more comprehensive description of the services required will be outlined in the Statement of Work included in the solicitation.  The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price contract.  It is anticipated that the solicitation will be made available on or about August 17, 2012 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov.  Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available.  The site provides downloading instructions.  All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments will be distributed solely through this site.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition.  All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database.  The website for registration is www.sam.gov.  The North American Industry Classification System code for this solicitation is 238210, with a size standard of $14.0 Million.  Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.  The due date and time for receipt of bids is anticipated to be on or about September 7, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard (local) time; however, this is a projected estimate and bidders should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation for the actual date/time that bids are due.  The solicitation is being set-aside for small business.  All responsible small business concerns may submit a bid for consideration.