S -- Natural Gas Utility Service for a Proposed Federal Correctional Institution to Be Located at McDowell County, West Virginia

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a future requirement for natural gas utility services at a proposed Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) and Federal Prison Camp to be located in McDowell County, West Virginia near the city of Welch. The facility will house approximately 1,500 inmates and auxiliary facilities to serve various components of the facility including administrative structures, staff training facilities, warehouses, central utility plant, and other generic institutional elements. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 221210 (Size Standard: 500 employees). The contractor will provide natural gas service to accommodate an estimated annual volume of 15,000 Mcf of firm natural gas service, and 55,000 Mcf of interuptible natural gas service. The contractor will be responsible for providing and coordinating all services required to deliver natural gas services to the designated point of service. A permanent natural gas service connection shall be available by December 1, 2007. Permanent service commencement date of June 1, 2008 is required. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price with economic adjustments and shall have a performance period of a minimum of one year and maximum of ten years duration. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers. The evaluation factors with the exception of price are listed in descending order of importance: past performance, technical, small business subcontracting, and price. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. Participation by small, small-disadvantaged, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses is encouraged. This solicitation is unrestricted. The solicitation and all subsequent information, including amendments will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of this solicitation will not be available. Solicitations will be available on or about March 10, 2006 with a tentative closing date of April 10, 2006. Point of contact for inquiries and clarifications is: David L. Porter, Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Property and Construction Branch, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, N.W., Room 500-6, Washington, D.C. 20534. The point of contact can be reached at 202.307.0954 and fax number 202.616.6055. No telephone or collect calls will be accepted.