Replace Chillers - USP Lewisburg

Pre Solicitation Notice Synopsis
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 a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace Chillers, at the United States Penitentiary (USP Lewisburg), located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

USP Lewisburg is a federally owned facility located at 2400 Robert F Miller Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837. The project will consist of the following: Provision of all labor, material, and incidentals to replace the two existing chillers located at the Powerhouse with two new 400-ton centrifugal chillers. The contractor will be responsible for demolition, installation, and startup. All manufacturer’s recommendations will be required to be implemented. The performance period for the project will be 364 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 $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. (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 November 8, 2024. 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).