USP Pollock Fire Suppression System

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. PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN BEFORE RESPONDING. DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOUR COMPANY IS NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A BID OR IF YOUR COMPANY IS NOT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED WORK. DOING SO MAY UNNECESSARILY DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled “Emergency Fire Pump Suppression System at United States Penitentiary Pollock.”  USP Pollock is a Federal Correctional Complex located at 1000 Airbase Road, Pollock, LA 71467.    The project consists of furnishing all equipment, materials and labor for the complete installation of a new fire pump and fire suppression system, coupled with an independent fire pump soft start, via Variable Frequency Drive, for surge protection and ensure that the Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) on the domestic side are operating properly.  The Government reserves the right to award any number or none of the options as detailed above.  The forthcoming solicitation will including specifications and drawings that will provide further details. 

Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.  Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active vendor registration at https://beta.sam.gov as well as your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) associated with your SAM registration.  If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.  Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this project lies between $250,000 and $500,000.  (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.)

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioner Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $16.5 Million.

Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting. You must be logged in to your vendor account in order to access the Interested Vendors List.  Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor www.beta.sam.gov  for all future updates.