FCI Tallahassee, Upgrade High Voltage Loop

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 15B31419B00000001 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract to upgrade the high voltage loop at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Tallahassee, Florida (FCI Tallahassee).  The anticipated performance period for the project will be 365 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The FBOP is soliciting a contract for labor, materials, and equipment necessary to remove the 4,160 volt underground electrical distribution system and associated electrical services to multiple buildings. In place, a new 12,470 volt underground distribution and new electrical services to multiple buildings shall be installed.

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 238210 with a corresponding small business size standard of $15.0 million.  This is a 100% total small business set-aside.  All responsible small business sources are encouraged to submit a bid which will be considered for award. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

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. I n 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 August 14, 2019. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.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 FBO vendor registration to obtain access.  In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from SAM will 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.