FCI waseca - propane/air backup fuel system components replacement

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15B41521B00000001 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Propane/Air Backup Fuel System Components Replacement at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Waseca, MN.

FCI Waseca is a federal correctional facility located at 1000 University Dr. SW, Waseca, MN 56093.  The work to be performed in association with this project includes the following scope: 

Propane/Air Backup Fuel System Components Replacement

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment to complete the Propane/Air Backup Fuel System Components Replacement project at FCI Waseca.  Requirements for this project will include but are not limited to; removal of existing equipment, installation of new propane pumps, installation of vaporizer blender system, installation of new gas piping and manifold, installation of new controls.  The Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation will provide complete requirements for the project.  The solicitation will be posted at a later date.

Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active vendor registration at https://beta.SAM.gov as well as your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) associated with your SAM registration.  If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

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 237120 with a corresponding small business size standard of $39.5 million.

Interested bidders must be registered in the SAM at www.sam.gov.

The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project.  Your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above.  Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting on the Beta SAM website at https://beta.sam.gov.  You must be logged in to your vendor account in order to access the Interested Vendors List.

The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor www.beta.sam.gov for all future updates.