7/8/2025: Amendment 0003 issued. This amendment incorporates Questions and Answers, extending the Bid Opening Due Date to Friday, July 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST. See attachments for details.

6/24/2025: Amendment 0002 issued. This amendment incorporates updated Wage Determination, extending the Bid Opening Due Date to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST. See attachments for details. NOTE: RESPONSES TO
BIDDER QUESTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED VIA AMENDMENT AT A LATER DATE.

6/9/2025: Amendment 0001 issued. This amendment incorporates site visit meeting minutes with sign in sheet, updated Wage Determination. See attachments for complete details.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) herein issues solicitation 15BFA025B00000025 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace SHU Doors at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois.

MCC Chicago is a federally owned facility located 71 W. Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605. The project consists of the following:

The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) Chicago has a requirement for replacing steel doors and frames at existing cells. This will include elements such as, but not limited to: door/frame demolition, door/frame installation, door hardware, locking mechanisms, existing wall repairs/reinforcement and painting. The existing doors, frames and hardware have exceeded their useful life. MCC Chicago has developed these documents for the solicitation of construction services from a professional contractor.

Contractor is required to attend a pre-work meeting in order to coordinate and plan with the on-site staff prior to the day of work.

All work shall comply with local, state, and federal regulations.

Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (log in) AND may require a specific role or domain linked to your registration. If you encounter problems requesting access to 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.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 236220 (Commercial and Industrial Building Construction) with a corresponding small business size standard of $45 million. 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 solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity 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.

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.

This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for June 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST.

(c) Participants will meet at 71 West Van Buren, Chicago, IL 60605.

Electronic Bid Submission (See Instructions to Bidders):

Upload Bid Electronically to JEFS App Box: https://jefs.app.box.com/f/ca7ba88c141b4f8bbdcf637931fdf383

Electronic Bid Opening:

Held on Microsoft Teams see Instruction to Bidders Section V. ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION & BID OPENING