FCI Loretto - Replace Fire Alarm

9/7/2023: Abstract of Offers Posted

8/25/2023 - Amendment 0001: This amendment is issued to incorporate Pre-Bid Meeting Minutes & Sign in Sheet, Pre-Bid Questions and Answers, Updated Drawings with Inspection Reports, Fire Panel Locations, Addendum to to Statement of Work and Updated Wage Determination to PA20230080 Modification 5, dated 07/28/2023

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) herein issuance solicitation 15BFA023B00000031 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace Fire Alarm at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Loretto), located in Loretto, PA.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Loretto is a federal owned facility located at 772 Saint Joseph Street, Loretto PA, 15940.  The project consists of the following: 

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment for the Replace Fire Alarm at FCI Loretto. 

The contractor shall be responsible for removing and replacing approximately eighteen (18) existing fire alarm panels, one hundred fifty (150) manual pull stations, eight hundred seventy-five (875) smoke detectors, twenty-five (25) duct smoke detectors, two hundred thirty (230) heat detectors, one hundred eight (108) remote test switch/indicator for duct detectors, one hundred (100) horn/strobes, thirty (30) waterflow switches, thirty (30) tamper switches, two hundred ten (210) monitoring modules, twenty-five (25) control modules. All newly installed fire alarm panels and related components and systems, upon completion of installation, shall be tested by the contractor to demonstrate system functionality.

Any secure/locked documents uploaded with the solicitation will require an active vendor registration at https://SAM.gov.  If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

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 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 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 Million. The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small business contractors.

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 information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through the 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 the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. If you have questions about SAM, Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your bid/proposal/offer, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.

Pre-Bid Site Visit (See Instructions to Bidders):

  (b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. Local time.

  (c) Participants will meet at 772 Saint Joseph Street, Loretto, PA 15940.

Electronic Bid Submission (See Instructions to Bidder):

Upload Bid Electronically to https://jefs.app.box.com/f/0f4d497ba94947e18b0648a15d11ee43

Electronic Bid Opening:

Held on Microsoft Team, see Instructions to Bidders Section V. Electronic Bid Submission & Bid Opening.