Upgrade Building Management System at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Elkton, Ohio

This is the second notice and is called the synopsis. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, located in Allenwood, Pennsylvania anticipates issuance of a solicitation to upgrade a building management system at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Elkton, Ohio. The successful contractor shall provide all material, labor, equipment and expertise for this construction project. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. This project requires a specific brand name of system components. A justification for other than full and open competition will be posted on this web site along with the solicitation, outlining this requirement for all bidders to use only the Brand Name specified. This is not a brand name or equal condition. This project will be solicited on an unrestricted basis and is open to all businesses, both large and small.  The NAICS code for this requirement is 238210, which contains a size standard of $14.0 million. The period of performance for the resulting contract is 270 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at www.ccr.gov and http://orca.bpn.gov . Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. There are no tax exemptions. The projected issuance of solicitation IFBP02161100001 will occur approximately March 14, 2011, and will be distributed through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunity web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contracting office is located at the Field Acquisition Office, FCC Allenwood Training Center, Route 15 - 2 Miles North of Allenwood, Allenwood, PA 17810. 

This is the first pre-solicitation notice. Another notice will be issued again prior to the release of the solicitation, and will be called the synopsis. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, located in Allenwood, Pennsylvania anticipates issuance of a solicitation to upgrade a building management system at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Elkton, Ohio. The successful contractor shall provide all material, labor, equipment and expertise for this construction project. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. This project requires a specific brand name of system components. A justification for other than full and open competition will be posted on this web site along with the solicitation, outlining this requirement for all bidders to use only the Brand Name specified. This is not a brand name or equal condition. This project will be solicited on an unrestricted basis and is open to all businesses, both large and small.  The NAICS code for this requirement is 238210, which contains a size standard of $14.0 million. The period of performance for the resulting contract is 270 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at www.ccr.gov and http://orca.bpn.gov . Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. There are no tax exemptions. The projected issuance of solicitation IFBP02161100001 will occur approximately March 14, 2011, and will be distributed through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunity web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contracting office is located at the Field Acquisition Office, FCC Allenwood Training Center, Route 15 - 2 Miles North of Allenwood, Allenwood, PA 17810.