Replace Fire Alarms - FCI Big Spring

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.  THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS.  A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled “Replace Fire Alarms” at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Big Spring, located in Big Spring, Texas.  Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this project lies between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.  (NOTE: This range is one of eight 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.)

FCI Big Spring is a Federal Correctional Institution located at 1900 Simler Drive, Big Spring, Texas 79720.  The project consists of providing all necessary equipment, labor, materials and incidentals to build, design and execute the removal of the old existing Simplex Fire Alarm System and the installation of new Edwards EST-4 Fire Alarm System at the FCI and Satellite Prison Camp.  All equipment specified must be brand name or an equal product.   Further information may be obtained in the attached Statement of Work and Drawings.  Access to the attachments will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (log in).  If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.  Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov.  The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238210 (Electrical Contractors and other Wiring Installation Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $16,500,000. 

The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project.  Your business size metrics information entered in your https://sam.gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above (see provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your https://sam.gov registration).   Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by emailing the Contracting Officer at crios@bop.gov.  Your email should be titled “Interested Vendor – FCI Big Spring.”  In your email, please attach the following:  1) Capabilities Statement; 2) Your small business status.  Your response will be imperative in the Contracting Officer’s set-aside decision for the forthcoming solicitation.  Additionally, if able, please add yourself to the interested vendors under this posting on the sam.gov site.  Please respond to the Contracting Officer only if you are interested in submitting a bid as a Prime contractor and are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project.  This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for the entirety of the project.  The FBOP does not award subcontracts.   Subcontracts (if applicable/necessary) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor.  The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors.  The pre-solicitation synopsis (to be posted at a later date) will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity.  Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor https://sam.gov for all future updates.