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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, located in Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to solicit for the provision of Bulk Solar Salt for the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC), located at 4700 Bureau South, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirement contract with firm-fixed unit prices. The contract period will consist of a base period from date of award through 12 months, with (1) one-year option period. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 325998 - All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, (Size Standard of 650 employees). This solicitation is a small business set aside. The contractor shall provide Bulk Solar Salt to be used in the water treatment system at FCC Terre Haute. Product shall be 99% pure Sodium Chloride potable water conditioning grade salt. The contractor shall provide approximately 64 deliveries a year, totaling 1,600 tons a year. A delivery will be via a Pneumatic Truck and will contain a 25-ton load. Deliveries will be made to the Powerhouse or the Central Utility Plant. Salt will be stored in a fiberglass silo. All deliveries will be scheduled between the hours of 7:30am and 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. Services are required to be provided by the contractor in accordance to the specifications.

The solicitation will be made available on or about August 1, 2023, and will be distributed solely through the website at www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation and amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. The site provides downloading instructions. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to date information about this acquisition.

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