FCI Berlin Snow Canopies FY16

THIS IS A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS. The Federal Correctional Institution, Berlin, New Hampshire intends to issue a solicitation (IFBP02181600001) for three (3) steel snow canopies to provide protection from falling snow and ice on exit doors at the main facility. This solicitation is 100% set-a-side for small business. The NAICS code for this requirement is 238120 (size standard $14 million). The Government anticipates an award of a firm-fixed price type contract from this solicitation. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation, is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. The solicitation will be available on or about February 16, 2016 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site at www.fbo.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. All future information regarding this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed through this site. HSPD-12 security regulations will be strictly adhered to. The location of the contracting office is F.C.I. Berlin, 1 Success Loop Road, Berlin, New Hampshire 03570. The successful contractor will need to supply all insurance certificates and adhere to all Davis-Bacon Wage Rates for Coos County, NH. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. The Government may make award without discussions; therefore offerors are instructed to submit their best offer initially. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. Payments will be made through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). As such, each offeror is required to maintain registration in the System for Awards Management at www.sam.gov and complete the Offeror Representations and Certifications. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $25,000 to $100,000 (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.)