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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons needs a small business to modernize four passenger elevators and two freight elevators at a Brooklyn prison.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Federal Bureau of Prisons needs a small business to modernize four passenger elevators and two freight elevators at Dayton Manor (Staff Housing) in Brooklyn. The work includes replacing obsolete equipment with new systems that enhance safety, reliability, energy efficiency, and compliance with NYC Building Code, ASME A17.1, and NYC Appendix K requirements.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The Federal Bureau of Prisons anticipates issuing a firm-fixed-price construction contract. The project will require complete elevator modernization, and the awarded contractor will provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and incidentals.
- How will they pick the winner? The Federal Bureau of Prisons will evaluate proposals based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? The solicitation will be posted at a later date. Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov and request access to the controlled document(s) and receive approval prior to being able to view the files.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with construction and elevator modernization
- Has done work for the federal government before
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on February 14 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
Primary point of contact
Name
Jennifer Holt (formerly Brouillard)
Email
jholt2@bop.gov
Phone
(469) 928-2196