Replace Chillers - USP Lewisburg

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 SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED AND IF YOU DO NOT PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT.

IT WILL DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION DUE TO FURTHER MARKET RESEARCH THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. 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 contractor will provide all labor, material, and incidentals to replace the two existing chillers located at the Powerhouse with two new 400-ton centrifugal chillers. The contractor is responsible for demolition, installation, and startup. All manufacturer’s recommendations will be required to be implemented.

See the Statement of Work attachment included with the solicitation posting (to be issued at a later date as described herein) for the complete requirements of the work. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

(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 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million.

To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your www.sam.gov registration. Interested bidders must be registered in www.sam.gov. The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above.

Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Joshua Cortez email: j2xcortez@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than October 11, 2024. Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in www.sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).