Replace Water Tanks FCI Marion Marions, Illinois

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office intends to solicit replacement of two powerhouse hot water tanks at Federal Correctional Institution Marion in Marion, Illinois, as a Total Small Business set-aside, with responses to the market research questionnaire due September 8, 2026. Work is performed at FCI Marion, Marion, Illinois, within a secure correctional facility; contractor personnel entering the secure perimeter require background investigations and security clearances, with access restricted to 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM inside the perimeter and 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM outside. Work is limited to Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, on a 40-hour work week schedule. The contractor must remove and dispose of two existing Cemline JST series jacketed storage tanks, supply and install two new 500-gallon jacketed storage tanks featuring minimum ½-inch cement lining, stainless steel threaded openings, high-quality primer paint, minimum 3-inch fiberglass insulation per ASHRAE standards, minimum 20-gauge steel jacket with enamel coating, and 2-pass 316 stainless steel coil heads with copper-lined tubing and double-wall copper tubes. All new gauges, piping, and valves must be installed to the first shut-off valve; startup and pressure testing are included. A one-year warranty from substantial completion is required. The solicitation will be released as a commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12 distributed exclusively through SAM.gov. DOJ clauses DOJ-03 (Personnel Security Requirements), DOJ-05 (Security of Department Information and Systems), and DOJ-07 (Prohibition on Access by Non-U.S. Citizens to DOJ IT Systems) will apply. NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) governs eligibility; the small business threshold for this NAICS is 19 million dollars. Respondents must email the completed market research questionnaire to t8johnson@bop.gov by the September 8, 2026 due date.