Replace Water Softener and Water Heaters at FCI Mendota

2026-11-03

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT BIDS . A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS 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 . The Federal Bureau of Prisons ( FBOP ) and the Federal Correctional Institution Mendota located at 33500 West California Ave ., Mendota California , intend to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment , labor , materials , and incidentals to install a new water softener and domestic water heaters . The contractor shall provide materials , labor , and equipment to install a new water softener and replace the existing damaged domestic water heaters with tankless domestic water heater systems . FCI Mendota currently does not have a water softener to reduce water hardness and protect water systems and connected equipment . FCI Mendota ’ s water heaters located inside housing units are damaged and shall be removed and replaced with new domestic water heaters . The attachment included with the soliciation will provide complete requirements for this project . A soliciation will be posted at a later date . Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) 36 . 204 , the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $ 500 , 000 and $ 1 , 000 , 000 . ( NOTE : This range is one of 8 available ranges from FAR 36 . 204 and is not meant to imply that the project has necessarily been estimated / budgeted to the maximum of the selected range . It merely conveys that the estimate / budget lies somewhere within that range .) The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS ) code applicable to this requirement is238220with a corresponding small business size standard of $ 19 million . Interested bidders must be registered in System for Award Managemet ( SAM . gov ). The FBOP is seekingsmall business contractorsfor 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 small business 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 a bid 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 does not award subcontracts . Subcontracts ( if applicable / necessary ) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor . The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors .** Interested parties are also requested to complete the attached Market Research Questionnaire and return the completed document to kxsua @ bop . gov . The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity . Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor www . sam . gov for all future updates .

California

2026-03-27