Paint and Coat Water Tower

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 (BOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation an invitation for bid for the award of a firm fixed-price construction contract for the coating and painting of steel water storage tanks at the Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City located in Forrest City, AR.   

FCC Forrest City is a federal correctional facility located at 1301 Dale Bumpers Forrest City, AR 72335.  For this project the contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, transportation, services, ect. required for paint removal, field preparation and repainting of one 750,000 gallon composite elevated storage tank.  For a full and complete description of this project please see the Statement of Work.  The SOW has been attached to this synopsis, however if changes are necessary, the complete and final SOW will be posted at a later date with the Solicitation.   

The performance period for the project will be 180 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed.  The solicitation will be made available on or about June 17, 2020 will be distributed solely through the SAMBETA website at https://beta.sam.gov/.    Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available however, the site provides downloading instructions.  All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

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.)

IMPORTANT: This is a 100% total small business set-aside. 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. 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 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 website for registration is www.sam.gov. If you have questions about the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help.  To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.   Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency.

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.

The "Sensitive /Secure Package Upload" option may be selected for this procurement if documents are deemed to contain sensitive information.  All secure/locked documents uploaded to include the solicitation will require an active SAMS vendor registration to obtain access.   If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in SAM required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access.