FCI Sandstone 24Z4AZ3 Replace Boiler Controls Solicitation

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

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15B41325Q00000002 for the award of a firm fixed-price construction contract entitled 24Z4AZ3 Replace Boiler Controls at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Sandstone, Minnesota.

FCI Sandstone is located at 2300 County Road 29, Sandstone, MN 55072. The project consists of the replacement of the boiler controls system on three (3) high pressure boilers and installing a compatible master panel with at least a 12-inch color touch screen. 

The new boiler controls system will be replacing the controls on three (3) boilers in the Powerhouse at FCI Sandstone.

Contractor shall be responsible for providing labor, and all materials needed for the removal of old boiler controls and installation, programming and startup of the new boiler controls system. The new boiler control system will be a Siemens LMV52, or equivalent and compatible with a Siemens master panel and have at least a 12-inch color touch screen.

See the Specification attachment included with the solicitation posting (to be issued at a later date as described herein) for the complete requirements of the work.

The performance period for the project will be 245 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $100,000 and $250,000.  (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 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million.

The solicitation will be available approximately on or about January 3, 2025. The solicitation will be distributed solely through SAM.GOV formally (FBO) website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.

Any secure/locked documents uploaded with the solicitation will require an active SAM vendor registration (log in) for access. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact Customer Service at www.sam.gov. 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 the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Interested firms must provide a Capability Statement with the following information: Company Name, Address, Point of Contact, Telephone and Fax Number, E-Mail Address, Business Size, and unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 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.

Each quoters 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.

This is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside.
Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.