THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Bureau of Prisons has a future requirement for Welding Instructor Program for inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Bennettsville, South Carolina located at 696 Muckerman Road, Bennettsville, SC 29512. The NAICS Code is 611210. The Contractor will make available, on a nondiscriminatory basis, two separate cycles (360 hours/cycle each) at the FCI and the FPC, of vocational training in Welding Technology per 12 month period for a total of 1440 hours per year. The services will include classroom application instruction and hands on instruction in the Welding Shop at FCI/FPC Bennettsville, Monday through Friday, typically between the hours of 7:00 am through 3:00 pm or other hours as mutually agreed to by the Vocational Training Instructor and the Contractor. Class size will be limited to 15 students. The contractor must be an accredited college or vocational school capable of providing certificates of completion, as well as provide 36 ceu's (continuing education units) per student for Welding Technology completions. In addition, the contractor must offer program accreditation and AWS certification to students that complete the program. All instructors provided by the contractor must have a Diploma in welding from an accredited college, and a minimum of four years teaching experience in a classroom setting. The contractor will be responsible for providing the instructor. All registration fees, certificates, program certification fees, AWS testing fees, and classroom instructional services shall be included in the contract price. The contractor will make recommendations to the Vocational Training Instructor pertaining to the selection and purchase of additional supplies and equipment. The Government contemplates awarding a requirements-type contract with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from the forthcoming solicitation. The contract period shall consist of a base year and four option years. A Government solicitation document to provide these services is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Market Survey Questionnaire will be available on or about August 21, 2019, and will be distributed solely through Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation and/or amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The response date for the market survey is Wednesday, September 11, 2019. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone request or written requests for the market survey will be accepted. All responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire should be submitted via email at
[email protected], Attn: LaShundra Thomas, Contracting Officer. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.