FDC Miami, Seal Building Exterior

This is the first pre-solicitation notice. Another notice will be issued again prior to the release of the solicitation, and will be called the synopsis.  The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Southeast Regional Office plans to issue Solicitation IFBP03101200001 to Seal the Building Exterior at the Federal Detention Center located in Miami, Florida.  The successful contractor will be required to provide all materials, labor, equipment and supplies to remove the existing joint sealants and replace with new backer-rod and silicone joints as detailed in the specifications and drawings.  The magnitude of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000.  The period of performance for this project has been established as 124 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.  The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 238390, Other Building Finishing Contractors.  The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.  Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available.  This site provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through the referenced web-site.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.  Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.  Any contractor interested in receiving a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at www.ccr.gov and http://orca.bpn.gov.  The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes.  There are no tax exemptions.  This is being issued as an unrestricted procurement.  All responsible business sources are encouraged to submit a bid which will be considered for award.  The solicitation will be available on or about March 26, 2012 with an anticipated bid opening date of April 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m local Eastern time.  The bid opening will be conducted in the front lobby of the Southeast Regional Office located at 3800 Camp Creek Parkway, SW, Building 2000, Atlanta, Georgia 30331.