Bio-Mass Boiler Fuel Delivery and Waste By-Product (Ash) Removal

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The information gathered from market research will be vital in the formation and set aside status of the solicitation. The Bureau of Prisons has a future requirement for a Bio-Mass Boiler Fuel (Wood Chips) at the Federal Correctional Institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 321999 (Size Standard: 500 Employees). The Contractor shall provide labor, materials, and equipment to furnish and deliver wood chips, 10 loads per week. The Government contemplates awarding of an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from the future solicitation. The contract period shall consist of as estimated 12 month base period with one 12 month option periods for renewal. A Government solicitation document to provide these services is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. See attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) for further details. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Market Survey Questionnaire will be available on or about Wednesday, November 6, 2019, and will be distributed solely through Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov . All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and/or amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. A Government solicitation document in regards to the above mentioned requirement is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. This market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement. The response date for the market survey questionnaire is Wednesday, November 13, 2019, by 2:00 p.m. CST. All questions or responses to this market research questionnaire must be submitted to Veronica Mills, Contract Specialist at vmills@bop.gov . PLEASE NOTE: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov