Boiler Re-tube at FCI Herlong- Pre-Solicitation

THIS IS A 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 15BFA024B00000015 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Re-Tube Boiler at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Herlong), located in Herlong, California.

FCI HERLONG is a federal correctional facility located at 741-925 Herlong Access Rd. A-25, Herlong, CA 96113. The project consists of the following: The awarded contractor shall purchase, remove and replace all the existing tubing in the three Bryan Model RW1500-W-FDGO institutional boilers. Over the last year FCI Herlong has had a substantial leak in the sealed Hot Water Boiler loop, due to this there has been no chemical treatment to the water. The lack of treatment has caused extensive hard water build-up in the tubes and no longer function as designed. Seismic zone requirements, environmental compliance, Life Safety, NFPA, ADA-ABA, Federal, State, Local codes and regulations will be considered during all phases of this project. All work shall be completed, equipment tested and adjusted per manufactures recommendations and accepted by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (CO).

See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation posting (to be issued at a later date as described herein) for the complete requirements of the work.

The performance period for the project will be 175 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.. (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 solicitation will be available approximately on or about May 10, 2024. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.

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If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. 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.

IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. 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.

This is an unrestricted requirement.