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Replace Cooling Towers at FDC Houston
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is soliciting bids for a firm-fixed-price construction contract to replace two existing rooftop cooling towers at the Federal Detention Center in Houston, Texas. The project requires the removal and replacement of the cooling towers with new units of equal or greater capacity featuring enhanced corrosion protection, all in accordance with manufacturers’ installation guidelines. The contract performance period is 107 calendar days from the notice to proceed, and the solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238220, with a size standard of $19 million. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as small businesses for the relevant NAICS code to be eligible. All solicitation documents and amendments for this project will be distributed exclusively via the Contract Opportunity website at sam.gov, where only vendors with an active registration and a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) can access sensitive or secure files. Potential bidders are strongly encouraged to monitor the site regularly for updates and to ensure their SAM registration data, particularly business size metrics, is accurate and up to date. The contract is issued by the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons, with Patrick Ford as the primary point of contact. Submission of responses is due by May 26, 2026.
General Info
Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
Houston, TX, 77002, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
Amendment 0005- Received questions and responses, updated wage determination, and amended drawings
Amendment 0004- Time Extension
Amendment 0003- Adding newly required clause
Amendment 0002- Time Extension
Amendment 0001- Update Changes Clause
Solicitation
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is issuing solicitation 15BBNF26Q00000050 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace Cooling Towers at the Federal Detention Center (FDC Houston), located in Houston, TX.
FDC Houston is a federal correctional facility located at 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. The project consists of the following:
Provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, permits, and incidentals to remove and replace two (2) existing
rooftop cooling towers with new units of equal or greater capacity. New cooling towers shall be supplied
with enhanced corrosion protection. All manufacturers’ recommendations shall be followed during the
installation of the new towers.
See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment included with the solicitation posting for the complete requirements of the work.
The performance period for the project will be 107 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million.
The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions.
The "Sensitive /Secure package Upload" option will be selected for this procurement. All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access. In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access. If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in www.sam.gov required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access.
If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. 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 https://www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above.
Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.
This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business for the applicable NAICS code (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your www.sam.gov registration).