Fire Suppression System Upgrade at FCC Lompoc

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 15BFA023B00000003 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Fire Suppression System Upgrade at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Lompoc), located in Lompoc, California.

FCC Lompoc is a federal correctional facility located at 3901 Klein Blvd.,Lompoc, California 93436.  The site consists of variety of buildings, including administration building, special housing unit (shu), housing unit, food service building, facilities maintenance buildings, trade shops, warehouse building, UNICOR, common use building such as chapel, auditorium gymnasium, library, commissary and chow, and others. The scope of this project includes buildings at the site as well as exterior site work both above and underground. The work included in this contract includes but is not limited to:

a. Demolish existing fire water service to buildings indicated on drawings. Design and provide new fire water service to buildings; including backflow double-check backflow preventers, fired department connection (FDC), Post Indicating Valve (PIV), and any other requirement per this specification, drawings, and what is required by code.

b. Demolish existing wet-pipe sprinkler system for housing units indicated on drawings.  Design and provide new wet-pipe sprinkler systems in buildings per NFPA 13, including risers, piping, valves, sprinkler heads, hangers, seismic supports, etc.

c. Provide new addressable fire flow switches at new sprinkler systems.

d. Replace sprinkler heads in buildings indicated on drawings.

e. Provide automatic air release valves in all buildings at highest points in sprinkler systems. 

See the Statement of Work/Specifications 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 365 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.. (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 solicitation will be available approximately on or about March 30, 2023.  The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.

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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.

IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. 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 bidder's www.sam.gov 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 www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.

This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).