The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX, intends to issue solicitation 15B40221Q00000007 for the provision of Auto Body/Collison Repair Technician Certification Program. The contractor will provide the Auto Body/Collison Repair Technician Certification Program at their designated facility that is no more than 20 miles from the Federal Prison Camp, FPC Duluth located at 4464 Ralston Drive, Duluth, MN 55811. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit price. The award will be made to the responsible vendor who submits the lowest quote to the Government. A session is defined as one hour. Academic instruction will generally be performed Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. through 2:00 P.M., except for Federal Holidays. These hours may be adjusted by mutual agreement of both parties. Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced. Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or others security matters. It is anticipated that the certificate program would be completed for each student class in a period of one year consisting of two semesters. The estimated amount of students will be nine (9) per class. The contractor shall not be a self-employed individual or individual employed by a post-secondary institution. The contract must be between FPC Duluth and awarded post-secondary institution or vocational training school. The occupational education program must fall under the provider's umbrella of accreditation and lead to transferable credits resulting in an industry-accepted college certification. Providers must be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. If required for employment, certification tests from outside organizations may be administered to individual inmates upon completion of a specific occupational education program. However, the individual skill competency certification will not replace the training program's overall accreditation. The occupational education program must lead to an industry-accepted college certification qualifying inmates for at least an entry-level position of employment. Credits earned from the college certificate must be transferable to a four-year college, or four-year degree programs. Programs in liberal arts/general studies are not authorized, although limited and specific courses of a liberal arts/general studies nature may be permitted if directly related to preparation for a specific occupation or vocation. This will be an estimated total of 7,740 sessions per year (860 sessions * 9 inmates = 7,740) for each program. Occupational training instruction will be performed in classrooms at the contractor's facility. The contractor's facilities shall be no further than 20 miles from FPC Duluth (4464 Ralston Drive, Duluth, MN 55811 in order to be considered for contract award. Please see further details in the attached Statement of Work. The base period of performance will be from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 with 4 (four) 12-month option years in consecutive order, if exercised, at the Government's unilateral right with a 6 month option period. The solicitation will be available on or about June 29, 2021 and will be distributed solely through SAMs website (www.SAM.gov). All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about July 27, 2021. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone request or written requests for the market survey will be accepted. All responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire must be submitted via email to
contact@example.gov. If you have any questions, please send all correspondence to the aforementioned email. Insert the clause FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance, in solicitations that contain the provision at 52.204-7, and resulting contracts. This clause requires all contractors doing business with the federal government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees DUNS number into the SAM database. The acquisition is unrestricted. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 611210 with a small business size standard of $22 million.
