FCC Terre Haute - Upgrade Fire Alarm System

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THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. THIS NOTICE WILL BE POSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS PRIOR TO POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15BFA023B00000041 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Upgrade Fire Alarm System, at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Terre Haute, located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

FCC Terre Haute is a federally owned facility located at 4700 Bureau Road South, Terre Haute, IN 47802. The project consists of the following:

Federal Correctional Institution & Federal Prison Camp Terre Haute Fire Alarm System Replacement - Contractor shall replace and install a new reportable standalone fire alarm system having all new state-of-the-art hardware and software. Operability features of the panels, remote annunciator panels and associated equipment will be at minimum, equal to the current system’s capabilities, to include wiring method (Class A) and remote annunciator. Furnish and install all required conduit, fittings, and enclosures for installation of new Edwards EST4 fire alarm systems. Contractor shall network the system, program the fire alarm system using building identification for where the alarms are, affix identification labels on all initiating devices, pre-test, and final testing documentation of fire alarm system. All existing fire alarm panels and the associated components removed will be disposed of in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines.

Contractor provided fire alarm system shall be non-proprietary and addressable to include programming and installation of new fire alarm panels, annunciator panels, power supplies, horn/strobe combos, strobes, pull stations, flow switches, heat detector, duct detectors, network switches, power supplies, a UL listed Fireworks Graphical Computer and Ethernet Communication Modules, where applicable. The fire alarm system shall be networked using contractor installed 24 strand single mode fiber optic and Cat 6E or better cabling. A compliment of spare system devices shall be provided by the contractor.

The contractor has sole responsibility and discretion for choosing and implementing the manner and method of performing the tasks outlined in this Statement of Work as long as they do not impede or violate any Local, State, or Federal regulatory policies and/or laws and are carried out in a way to best minimize disruption of institution operations. Contractor will field verify all quantities and dimensions.

The Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation will provide complete requirements for the project. The solicitation will be posted at a later date.

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 $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. (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 238210 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million.

The solicitation will be available approximately August 25, 2023. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the website at https://sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action.

This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above (see provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your registration and view the table therein listing NAICS codes and your indicated business size relative to the assigned NAICS code above).

Each bidder's SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.

This synopsis is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for the entirety of this project. The FBOP does not award subcontracts. Subcontracts (if applicable/necessary) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor. The FBOP has no privity of the contract with subcontractors.

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