Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754 - FCI Fort Dix

Closed Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
15BFA025B00000008
Agency
BOP Field Acquisition Office Regional Offices, Department of Justice
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
PSC
Z2FF Repair Or Alteration Of Penal Facilities
Place of performance
New Jersey 08640, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is soliciting bids for the construction of a new exterior walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler adjacent to the Food Service Warehouse Building 5754 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Dix, New Jersey. The project requires contractors to provide all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to construct side-by-side freezer and cooler units approximately 104 feet from the existing building. Interested contractors must be registered in SAM.gov and meet small business size standards for NAICS code 238220. A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for March 11, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. local time, and potential bidders must submit electronic bids through the JEFS App Box by March 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PST. Contractors are required to submit past performance information from five references and a bank reference questionnaire, and must provide a bid bond of at least 20% of the bid price.

This is a 100% small business set-aside contract with an estimated project magnitude between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The performance period for the project will be 182 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. Four construction companies have submitted bids, ranging from $849,682.00 to $1,947,000.00. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon wage rates as specified in the attached Wage Determination NJ20250027, which sets prevailing wage rates for various construction trades. Criminal background checks will be required for all contractor personnel entering the facility. The place of performance is located at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640, and the project falls under the NAICS category of Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a small business size standard of $19 million.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

Bid Abstract Posted 3/31/25

Amendment 00001 incorporates the following:

Pre-bid conference minutes, sign in sheet, photographs, contractor question responses, Wage Determination NJ20250027 Mod 2, edit and removal of clauses and provisions to comply with Executive Orders, and extension of the bid submission deadline to March 31, 2025 at 11:00 am PST. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is issuing solicitation 15BFA025B00000008 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Construct Cooler/Freezer Bldg 5754 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Fort Dix), located in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
FCI Fort Dix is a federal correctional facility located at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640. The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following:
The provision of all labor, material, and equipment necessary to construct a new exterior walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler side by side. The proposed site location for the walk-in freezer/cooler is located at the Food Service Warehouse Building 5754. The freezer/cooler will be located approximately 104 feet away from the existing building. See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation posting for the complete requirements of the work.
The performance period for the project will be 182 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. (NOTE: This range is one of 8 available ranges from FAR 36.204 and is not meant to imply that the project has necessarily been estimated/budgeted to the maximum of the selected range. It merely conveys that the estimate/budget lies somewhere within that range.)
The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.
The "Sensitive /Secure package Upload" option will be selected for this procurement. All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access. In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access. If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in www.sam.gov required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access.
If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action.
IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above.
Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.
This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).
Pre-Bid Site Visit (See Instructions to Bidders):
(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. local time
(c) Participants will meet at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640
Electronic Bid Submission (See Instructions to Bidders):
Upload Bid Electronically to JEFS App Box: https://jefs.app.box.com/f/bbec11273bec4f539b9f1fb6456b198c
Electronic Bid Opening:
Held on Microsoft Teams see Instruction to Bidders Section V. ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION & BID OPENING

Update #2 ·

Amendment 00001 incorporates the following:

Pre-bid conference minutes, sign in sheet, photographs, contractor question responses, Wage Determination NJ20250027 Mod 2, edit and removal of clauses and provisions to comply with Executive Orders, and extension of the bid submission deadline to March 31, 2025 at 11:00 am PST. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is issuing solicitation 15BFA025B00000008 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Construct Cooler/Freezer Bldg 5754 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Fort Dix), located in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
FCI Fort Dix is a federal correctional facility located at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640. The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following:
The provision of all labor, material, and equipment necessary to construct a new exterior walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler side by side. The proposed site location for the walk-in freezer/cooler is located at the Food Service Warehouse Building 5754. The freezer/cooler will be located approximately 104 feet away from the existing building. See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation posting for the complete requirements of the work.
The performance period for the project will be 182 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. (NOTE: This range is one of 8 available ranges from FAR 36.204 and is not meant to imply that the project has necessarily been estimated/budgeted to the maximum of the selected range. It merely conveys that the estimate/budget lies somewhere within that range.)
The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.
The "Sensitive /Secure package Upload" option will be selected for this procurement. All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access. In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access. If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in www.sam.gov required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access.
If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action.
IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above.
Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.
This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).
Pre-Bid Site Visit (See Instructions to Bidders):
(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. local time
(c) Participants will meet at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640
Electronic Bid Submission (See Instructions to Bidders):
Upload Bid Electronically to JEFS App Box: https://jefs.app.box.com/f/bbec11273bec4f539b9f1fb6456b198c
Electronic Bid Opening:
Held on Microsoft Teams see Instruction to Bidders Section V. ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION & BID OPENING

Update #1 ·

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is issuing solicitation 15BFA025B00000008 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Construct Cooler/Freezer Bldg 5754 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Fort Dix), located in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
FCI Fort Dix is a federal correctional facility located at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640. The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following:
The provision of all labor, material, and equipment necessary to construct a new exterior walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler side by side. The proposed site location for the walk-in freezer/cooler is located at the Food Service Warehouse Building 5754. The freezer/cooler will be located approximately 104 feet away from the existing building. See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation posting for the complete requirements of the work.
The performance period for the project will be 182 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. (NOTE: This range is one of 8 available ranges from FAR 36.204 and is not meant to imply that the project has necessarily been estimated/budgeted to the maximum of the selected range. It merely conveys that the estimate/budget lies somewhere within that range.)
The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.
The "Sensitive /Secure package Upload" option will be selected for this procurement. All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access. In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access. If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in www.sam.gov required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access.
If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action.
IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above.
Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.
This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).
Pre-Bid Site Visit (See Instructions to Bidders):
(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. local time
(c) Participants will meet at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640
Electronic Bid Submission (See Instructions to Bidders):
Upload Bid Electronically to JEFS App Box: https://jefs.app.box.com/f/bbec11273bec4f539b9f1fb6456b198c
Electronic Bid Opening:
Held on Microsoft Teams see Instruction to Bidders Section V. ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION & BID OPENING

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Bid Abstract.pdf PDF
Amendment 00001.pdf PDF
Wage Determination NJ20250027 Mod 1.pdf PDF
Bid Bond SF24.pdf PDF
Instructions to Bidders.pdf PDF
15BFA025B00000008.pdf PDF
Criminal History Check Form.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754 - FCI Fort Dix Award Award Notice
Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754 - FCI Fort Dix This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation
Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754 - FCI Fort Dix Pre-Solicitation
Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754 - FCI Fort Dix Original Pre-Solicitation

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