FCI Pekin - Replace Boilers & Controls

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED AND IF YOU DO NOT PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. IT WILL DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION DUE TO FURTHER MARKET RESEARCH THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment (see attached) to Kevin Slone at kslone@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than November 7, 2025. Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your account).

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace Boiler & Controls, at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Pekin, located in Pekin, Illinois.

FCI Pekin is federally owned facility located at 2600 South 2nd Street, Pekin, IL 61554. The project consists of the following:

•   It is requested that a project be awarded to replace the original boilers and controls, provide delivery, startup and testing of specific identified boilers.  This project would involve draining the system, removing existing boiler, removing hot water supply and return piping as required, disconnecting existing main power and gas piping, provide and install new Aldrich or like boiler, removing existing expansion tanks and providing and installing new expansion tank, provide and install new hot water supply and return piping as required by installation, provide and install new boiler pump, provide and install new low water cutoffs and safeties, provide and install new flew connections as required, reconnect existing main power wiring and gas piping, and provide startup and testing.  This project would involve delivery of new materials and products requested.  Likewise, startup and testing to include the assurance of communication with the current Siemens systems are accurate and functioning.  All old hardware, tanks, pipes, etc. will be removed from the grounds by contractors.

See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment for the complete requirements for the project.

Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (log in). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (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 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your https://sam.gov registration.

Interested bidders must be registered in https://sam.gov.

The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your https://sam.gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above (see provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your https://sam.gov registration). Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Kevin Slone at kslone@bop.gov. Responses must be received by November 7, 2025. Interested vendors must also add their name to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).