Repair Water Well filters

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 IFBP04181600003 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Repair Water Well Filters at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Terre Haute.

FCC Terre Haute is a federal correctional complex located at 4700 Bureau Road, Terre Haute, IN 47802. The project consists of furnishing all equipment, materials and labor for the complete construction of the work. The purpose of the project is to repair/replace defective system parts and complete necessary filter repairs. Specifically, the contractor will modify the influent water supply in order to fill the filter chambers completely at a lower pressure (from 80psi to 15psi) of water before backflush begins in order to prevent filters from being hit with a full pressure back wash cycle with a large air gap in the filter chamber.

The performance period for the project will be 91 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $100,000 and $2500,000. (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 April 12, 2016. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.

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The NAICS code for this requirement is 237110 with a corresponding small business size standard of $36.5 million.

IMPORTANT: 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.

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

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.

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price contract for a project entitled Repair Water Well Filters at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Terre Haute.
FCC Terre Haute is a federal correctional complex located at 4700 Bureau Road South, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802.
The project consists of repairing/replacing defective system parts and necessary filter repairs. Specifically, the contractor will modify the influent water supply in order to fill the filter chambers completely at a lower pressure (from 80psi to 15psi) of water before backflush begins in order to prevent filters from being hit with a full pressure back wash cycle with a large air gap in the filter chamber.
The following brief synopsis should not be considered inclusive of work required to complete the project. The contractor will be required to remove man way, vacuum out media, remove internal components, pressure wash internal walls of filters, provide and install new internal components to replace air grid and all necessary parts, provide and install new filter media, reinstall man way hatch, disinfect all working surfaces, conduct all state required testing of the filter water by a stated licensed person or qualified lab, provide external modifications to piping to allow for slow fill, provide conduit, wire and control modifications to existing Westech (General Filter)Control System.
The performance period for the project will be 55 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $100,000 and $250,000. (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 237110 with a corresponding small business size standard of $36.5 million.
Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
The BOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in you 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 in FedBizOpps.gov (must be logged-in to your account).
The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instruction for responding to this opportunity. Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor FedBizOpps.gov for all future updates.