The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) hereby issues solicitation 15BFA023B00000018 for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Install Structural Shoring Food Service at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Big Spring, located in Big Spring, TX. Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Big Spring is a federal owned facility located at 1900 Simler Avenue, Big Spring, TX 79720. The project consists of the following: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment for the Install Structural Shoring Food Service at FCI Big Spring. The project includes the construction of concrete and structural shoring of the building to allow for continued operations. Any secure/locked documents uploaded with the solicitation will require an active vendor registration at https://SAM.gov. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. 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 is 238110 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.