Hot Water Piping Upgrades

This is a synopsis of the proposed contract action. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland anticipates issuance of a solicitation for a hot water piping upgrades project at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Cumberland, Maryland. The successful contractor shall provide all material, labor, equipment and expertise for the construction project. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

This project is a total 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this requirement is 237110 which contain a size standard of $33.5 million. The period of performance for the base bid is 270 calendar days and 95 calendar days for Alternate 1, if awarded, which commences after the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed.

Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at www.sam.gov. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. No tax exemption certificate will be issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The issuance of solicitation IFBP01071400003 will be on or about July 8, 2014. The solicitation will be distributed through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities web site at www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.