FCI Englewood - Emergency Electrical Repairs

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 PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT 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. Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment (see attached) to Trisha Holm at tmanderson@bop.gov . Responses must be received no later than July 12, 2024. Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your account).

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Emergency Electrical Repairs, at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Englewood, located in Littleton, Colorado. FCI Englewood is a federally owned facility located at 9595 W. Quincy Ave, Littleton, CO 80123. The project consists of the following:

FCI Englewood is seeking to hire a contractor to remove and replace the existing vacuum interrupters in the current switch gear located in the Outside Powerhouse. The existing vacuum interrupters are currently installed in model GE/POWER VAC, VB1 13.8-750-3 breakers. Contractor is responsible for all processes, equipment and tools necessary to remove, refurbish and re-install breaker assemblies with new vacuum interrupters. A total of twelve (12) breakers shall require all new vacuum interrupters.

The new vacuum interrupters shall be model RVI-41A2 bottles or approved equals. Complete breaker replacements isn’t required, only replacement of the vacuum interrupters and approved breaker refurbishment shall be completed. A maximum of eight (8) breakers shall be completed at one time in order to limit the amount of down time and interruptions to facility operations. Contractor shall replace the secondary terminal blocks for Feeder Breaker 3A, 4A, and 1B.

See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment for the complete requirements for the project. Access to the specifications and drawings 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.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $250,000 to $500,000 (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 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your https://sam.gov registration. Interested bidders must be registered in https://sam.gov. 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 small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Trisha Holm at tmanderson@bop.gov.

Responses must be received by July 12, 2024. Interested vendors must also add their name to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).