SAM #15B20127PR000155

FCC Allenwood Ground and Elevated Water Tank Repairs

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is researching contractors to repair two water storage tanks at FCC Allenwood in Pennsylvania. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Central Office, Field Acquisition Office, Building and Facilities Section. - Opportunity: Small-business market research for a planned firm-fixed-price construction project; this is a sources-sought notice, not a solicitation. - Work requested: Repair one 292,344-gallon ground storage tank and one 1,000,000-gallon elevated water tower, including labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals. - Ground tank work includes safety and access improvements; water-level indicator and screened overflow; cleaning, grounding, concrete coating, drain valve work, interior liner removal, abrasive blasting, and a compliant monolithic lining. - Elevated tower work includes concrete repairs, foundation sealing, grounding, overflow screening, temperature monitoring, ladder safety modifications, warning signs and locking hardware, cleaning and painting, roof seam sealing, sediment removal, vent-screen replacement, water mixing, passive cathodic protection, abrasive blasting, and epoxy lining. - Requirements: Follow applicable federal, state, and local codes, BOP policies, and recognized industry standards for structural concrete repair. - Estimated magnitude: $1 million to $5 million. Estimated performance period is 180 calendar days, subject to change. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named in the provided materials.

Description

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 PROPOSALS. A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERERS 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.

Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment (see attached) to Kevin Slone at kslone@bop.gov. Responses must be received no later than November 20, 2026. Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your account).

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates the need for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Repair Ground & Elevated Water Tanks - FCC, at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Allenwood, located in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

FCC Allenwood is federally owned facility located at Route 15, 2 Mi. N. of Allenwood, Allenwood, PA 17810. The project consists of the following:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Allenwood, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals necessary to repair the (2) Water Storage Tanks. The work is required to restore structural stability, prevent deterioration. All work shall be performed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local codes, Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policies, and recognized industry standards for structural concrete repair.

See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachment for the complete requirements for the project.

Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (log in). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors) with a corresponding small business standard at $19.0 million average annual receipts for the firms preceding three fiscal years. The estimated magnitude of this project lies between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Interested bidders must be registered in https://sam.gov.

The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above to qualify as a small business. Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting on the SAM website at https://sam.gov. You must be logged in to your vendor account in order to access the Interested Vendors List. Please add your business name only if you are interested in submitting an offer as a Prime contractor and are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project. This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for the entirety of the project. The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors.

Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Kevin Slone at kslone@bop.gov. Responses must be received by November 20, 2026. Interested vendors must also add their name to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in https://sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).

The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested offerors are advised to continuously monitor SAM for all future updates.

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