Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The contractor is responsible for all labor, materials, and equipment to upgrade showers in the west building. The contractor is responsible for taking measurements to make the showers waterproof as w... The contractor is responsible for all labor, materials, and equipment to upgrade showers in the west building. The contractor is responsible for taking measurements to make the showers waterproof as well as the pipe chases. All manufacturer recommendations will be required to be implemented. The work will have to be broken up to allow inmates the capability to take showers during the project. The contractor will start on the top tiers and once they are completed, the work will move on to the bottom tier showers. Please refer to the Statement of Work attachment for more details. Access to the specifications and drawings attachments will require an active vendor registration at https://beta.sam.gov as well as your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) associated with your SAM registration. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Site visit scheduled for Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10:00 AM. The address is 80 29th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232. An NCIC check must be completed in advance for anyone wishing to attend the site visit. An NCIC form will be in the attachment portion of the solicitation. Please returan all NCIC forms to a2webster@bop.gov by March 25, 2021. Be sure to specify the solicitation number in the subject portion of the email. Please return completed SF-1442 to a2webster@bop.gov as a acceptable proposal. ****Acceptable forms of payment protection include**** FAR 28.102-1 (b) (1) Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3132, for construction contracts greater than $35,000, but not greater than $150,000, the contracting officer shall select two or more of the following payment protections, giving particular consideration to inclusion of an irrevocable letter of credit as one of the selected alternatives: (i) A payment bond. (ii) An irrevocable letter of credit (ILC). (iii) A tripartite escrow agreement. The prime contractor establishes an escrow account in a federally insured financial institution and enters into a tripartite escrow agreement with the financial institution, as escrow agent, and all of the suppliers of labor and material. The escrow agreement shall establish the terms of payment under the contract and of resolution of disputes among the parties. The Government makes payments to the contractor’s escrow account, and the escrow agent distributes the payments in accordance with the agreement, or triggers the disputes resolution procedures if required. (iv) Certificates of deposit. The contractor deposits certificates of deposit from a federally insured financial institution with the contracting officer, in an acceptable form, executable by the contracting officer. (v) A deposit of the types of security listed in 28.204-1 and 28.204-2.