THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED AND IF YOU DO NOT PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. IT WILL DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION DUE TO FURTHER MARKET RESEARCH THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Construct Freezer/Cooler Bldg. 5754, at the Correctional Institution (FCI Fort Dix), located in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

FCI Fort Dix is a federally owned facility located at 5756 Pointville Road, Fort Dix, NJ 08640. The contractor will provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to construct a new exterior walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler side by side. The proposed site location for the walk-in freezer/cooler is located at the Food Service Warehouse Building 5754. The freezer/cooler will be located approximately 104 feet away from the existing building. See the Statement of Work attachment included with the solicitation posting (to be issued at a later date as described herein) for the complete requirements of the work.

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000 and $1,000,000. (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 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your www.sam.gov registration.

Interested bidders must be registered in www.sam.gov.

The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above.

Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Joshua Cortez email: [email protected].  Responses must be received no later than October 11, 2024. Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in www.sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).