The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) herein issues solicitation 15BFA023B00000008 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Install Ansul System at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Florence, located in Florence, Colorado. Federal Bureau of Prisons Florence is a federally owned facility located at 5880 State Highway 67 South, Florence, CO 81226. The project consists of the following: Identify existing fire suppression systems and fire detection alarm systems that are in the food service departments. Furnish and install a fire suppression system that protects ducts, plenums, and commercial cooking appliances in all kitchen hood systems. Identify wet sprinkler system zones that are supplying the kitchen hoods and drain these systems. Remove the existing wet system components that are being replaced by the new fire suppression system. Total hoods, sprinkler heads and Molitron stations at each institution that require removal and replacement with new fire suppression systems are as follows: Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) 7 total hoods with a total of 26 sprinkler heads and 5 Molitron stations United State Penitentiary Administration Maximum (ADX) 7 total hoods with a total of 23 sprinkler heads and 5 Molitron stations Access to attachments will require an active https://sam.gov vendor registration (log in). If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $250,000 and $500,000. (NOTE: This range is one of eight 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 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small business contractors. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the website at https://sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. All information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through the 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 https://sam.gov. If you have questions about SAM, Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your bid/proposal/offer, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.