SolicitationPosted Jan 23, 2025·Responses due Jan 24, 2025

FCI Sandstone 24Z4AZ3 Replace Boiler Controls Solicitation

Bureau of Prisons · FCI SANDSTONE

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B41325Q00000002
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
J045
Place
Sandstone, MN, USA
Contact
Jacob Polk (j3polk@bop.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B41325Q00000002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Dec 12, 2024
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jan 3, 2025
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jan 3, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 16, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 23, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 23, 2025 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
  • Mar 6, 2025
    Award Notice
    Minnesota Control Systems, Inc. · $198K
    Open

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What the notice says

THIS IS A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT QUOTATIONS. THIS NOTICE WILL BE POSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS PRIOR TO POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15B41325Q00000002 for the award of a firm fixed-price construction contract entitled 24Z4AZ3 Replace Boiler Controls at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Sandstone, Minnesota. FCI Sandstone is located at 2300 County Road 29, Sandstone, MN 55072. The project consists of the replacement of the boil… (show all)

er controls system on three (3) high pressure boilers and installing a compatible master panel with at least a 12-inch color touch screen. The new boiler controls system will be replacing the controls on three (3) boilers in the Powerhouse at FCI Sandstone. Contractor shall be responsible for providing labor, and all materials needed for the removal of old boiler controls and installation, programming and startup of the new boiler controls system. The new boiler control system will be a Siemens LMV52, or equivalent and compatible with a Siemens master panel and have at least a 12-inch color touch screen. See the Specification attachment included with the solicitation posting (to be issued at a later date as described herein) for the complete requirements of the work. The performance period for the project will be 245 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $100,000 and $250,000. (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 is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. The solicitation will be available approximately on or about January 3, 2025. The solicitation will be distributed solely through SAM.GOV formally (FBO) website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. Any secure/locked documents uploaded with the solicitation will require an active SAM vendor registration (log in) for access. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact Customer Service at www.sam.gov. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action. IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Interested firms must provide a Capability Statement with the following information: Company Name, Address, Point of Contact, Telephone and Fax Number, E-Mail Address, Business Size, and unique Entity Identifier (UEI). In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above. Each quoters SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information. This is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Bureau of Prisons), same product/service code (PSC) J045.

Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $45K to $129K, median $93K; range $35K to $245K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PALMETTO AIR & CHILLER SERVICE INC1$245KJul 14, 2025
ANVIL STEEL ENGINEERING INC1$213KJul 28, 2026
GRANITE GROUP, LLC1$129KOct 22, 2024
COMSIS SOLUTIONS LLC1$127KMay 12, 2026
MIDWAY Utica NY 13502 USA1$93KJun 17, 2026
Fire & Life Safety Consultants LLC1$78KOct 29, 2024
WATER HEATER DISTRIBUTORS Pittsburgh PA 15201 USA1$45KJun 17, 2026
SPRINGFIELD SOLUTIONS LLC1$38KApr 27, 2026
AMERICAN BOILER SERVICES INC1$35KSep 5, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Bureau of Prisons (BOP) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Prisons (BOP) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

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  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

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  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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