FCI Marianna, Install Lightning Protection

THIS IS A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. THIS NOTICE WILL BE POSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS PRIOR TO POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15B30820B00000001 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract to install lightning protection at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Marianna, Florida (FCI Marianna).  The anticipated performance period for the project will be 75 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. 

The FBOP is soliciting a contract for labor, materials, and equipment necessary to remove any remaining components of the existing lightning protection system and install new lightning protection system on all buildings of the FCI Marianna property. 

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $250,000 and $500,000.  (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 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238290 with a corresponding small business size standard of $16.5 million.  This is a 100% total small business set-aside. 

IMPORTANT:  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 small business size standard specified above.  Each bidder’s SAM 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 SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.

The solicitation will be available approximately on or about July 6, 2020.  The solicitation will be distributed solely through the beta SAM website at beta.sam.gov.  Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available.  The website provides download instructions.

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