# Replace Hot Water Heater - FCI Bennettsville

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/15bfa025q00000187

- Solicitation number: 15BFA025Q00000187
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Lotususa, Inc. for $147,584.00
- Department: Department of Justice
- Agency: Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Contracting office: Fao (15BFA0)
- NAICS: 333414 Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4520 Space and Water Heating Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Bennettsville, South Carolina
- County: Marlboro County (FIPS 45069). https://abierto.us/counties/marlboro-county-sc-45069
- City: Bennettsville. https://abierto.us/cities/bennettsville-sc-4505680
- First posted: May 23, 2025
- Last posted: July 10, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1acff5fa762b4cf6aef7b250e78d80af/view

## Description

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Bennettsville, located at 696 Muckerman Road, Bennettsville, SC 29512intends to make a single award, firm fixed price contract to responsible entity that will provide two (2) waterheaters. FCI Bennettsville will complete installation.

The Contractor shall provide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) all necessary labor, equipment,materials and related services for (2) New lntelliHOT Model IQ1501 Water Heaters at the Federal CorrectionalInstitution, Bennettsville located at 696 Muckerman Road Bennettsville, SC 29512. The contractor will provide(2) New lntelliHOT Model IQ1501 Water Heaters for delivery, start-up, and certifications on the (2) NewlntelliHOT Model IQ1501 Water Heaters energy efficient gas or approved brand name equal.

(2) New lntelliHOT Model IQ1501 Water Heaters energy efficient gas or approved brand name equal will beaccepted. Should a quotation be issued by a contractor for equal products, the contractor shall submit allproduct information/specification for the equal products in the contractor's quote. All salient characteristicsshould be as follows:

A high output, tankless, on demand water heater with a thermal efficiency of 96 percent or greater. A compact unit not to exceed 70" x 30" x 60.4". Cascading capabilities for built in redundancy, andthe heat exchangers shall be constructed of expandable stainless 316L.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Lotususa, Inc. (UEI JBKGG25MLPM9)
- Contract: 15BFA025P00000018, purchase order
- Obligated: $147,584.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 11 offers received
- Link: award number 15BFA025P00000018 equals the contract number; same awarding office 15BFA0 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_15BFA025P00000018_1540_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 23, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice cc1f3cd1c89841879dd01effd50f64c1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc1f3cd1c89841879dd01effd50f64c1/view
- June 10, 2025: Solicitation, due July 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice ab989891af834aea9fa5881472940c93. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ab989891af834aea9fa5881472940c93/view
- June 23, 2025: Solicitation, due July 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 69be833fbfea4ceaab2c686d9f082079. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/69be833fbfea4ceaab2c686d9f082079/view
- July 10, 2025: Award notice. Notice 1acff5fa762b4cf6aef7b250e78d80af. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1acff5fa762b4cf6aef7b250e78d80af/view

## Points of contact

- ronald calandra, rcalandra@bop.gov, 8433879424

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