Background
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is issuing a solicitation for a firm fixed-price construction contract titled 'REMOVE AND REPLACE SHOWER PARTITIONS' at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY. The project aims to enhance the facility's restroom areas by replacing existing shower and bathroom stall partitions, which is crucial for maintaining safety and hygiene standards within the correctional facility.
Work Details
The contractor is responsible for removing and replacing all existing shower partitions (with attached changing rooms) and bathroom stall partitions on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th floors of the East Building at MDC Brooklyn. Each floor contains:
- 6 bathroom stalls
- 7 shower stalls with changing rooms (changing rooms shall be 39.5 inches deep and include a door).
All partitions shall be floor- and overhead-braced. Materials and finishes shall include:
- Powder-coated steel partitions
- 58-inch doors and panels
- Chrome zamac hardware
- Silver Vein color for all doors and panels.
Additionally, the contractor will remove and replace all affected existing restroom accessories including handicap grab bars, toilet paper holders, sanitary napkin dispensers, towel bars, soap dispensers, etc. The contractor must provide industrial standard labor and materials warranties from the date of substantial completion.
Period of Performance
60 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed.
Place of Performance
Metropolitan Detention Center, 80 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232.
Bidder Requirements
This is a 100% small business set-aside. Contractors must also attend a mandatory site visit scheduled for November 5, 2026. Additional requirements include providing a summary of the technical process to complete the work in accordance with the Statement of Work, submitting a bid bond, completing SF 1442 forms as specified in the solicitation.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial construction for MDC Brooklyn located at 80 29th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11232, and is prepared in accordance with the format in subpart FAR Revision Subpart 12.202(b)(1), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes as the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation is issued (see attached). You are required to provide all pages of the written attached solicitation with your complete quotation.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates issuance of solicitation 15BBR027Q00000003 for the award of a firm fixed-price construction contract titled REMOVE AND REPLACE SHOWER PARTITIONS at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY.
MDC Brooklyn is a federal correctional facility located at 80 29th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232. The contractor is responsible to provide all equipment and labor to remove and replace all existing shower partitions (with attached changing rooms) and bathroom stall partitions on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th floors of the East Building at MDC Brooklyn. Each floor contains a North and South side, and each side includes:
- 6-bathroom stalls
- 7- shower stalls with changing rooms
- Changing rooms shall be 39.5 inches deep and include a door
All partitions shall be floor- and overhead braced. Materials and finishes shall include:
- Powder-coated steel partitions
- 58-inch doors and panels
- Chrome zamac hardware
- Silver Vein color for all doors and panels
Contractor shall also remove and replace all affected existing restroom accessories including, but not limited to, handicap grab bars, toilet paper holders, sanitary napkin dispenser, towel bars, soap dispensers, etc. Contractor to provide industrial standard labor and materials warranties from date of substantial completion. See the Statement of Work (SOW) attachment.
The performance period for the project will be 60 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed. The timeframe allotted will allow adequate time for security clearances to be obtained, materials to be ordered and delivered on site, the removal of the old equipment, the work to be completed, system testing to be completed, and demobilization from the work site.
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.)
Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. Any secure/locked documents (if applicable) uploaded with the solicitation will require an active FBO vendor registration for access. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. 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.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 332913 with a corresponding small business size standard of $15 million.
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. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above.
Each offeror's SAM registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All offerors are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information.
This is a 100% small business set-aside. You must be registered in SAM as a small business for the above NAICS code (reference FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your SAM registration).
If you have questions about the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your bid/proposal, 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.
Evaluation factors are past performance, lowest price, and delivery time. Best value determination method will be used to make awards. The government will award to the responsible contractor whose quote is conforming to the solicitation.
All vendors must complete and comply with the following:
1. Attend the site visit.
2. A summary of the technical process you will use to complete the work in accordance with the Statement of Work.
3. Bid Bond
4. SF 1442 - Please complete: Section 10 & Page 7
SITE VISIT:
An organized site visit has been scheduled for Thursday 11/05/2026 at 10:00 am EST with Mr. John Maffeo, at MDC Brooklyn 80 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Participants are asked to meet inside in the lobby by security. Attendance is mandatory.
Please note NCIC forms are required for the visit and must be provided by 11/03/2026 to John Maffeo at jmaffeo@bop.gov. Failure to provide a NCIC form will result in no entry into the institution.
SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:
All quotes will be submitted electronically via email to b2rodriguez@bop.gov no later than November 13, 2026 at 12 pm EST.
