4B17_Memo.docx

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Oxford, Wisconsin 53952

June 1, 2017

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford Wisconsin is seeking quotes for solicitation 4B17 for the provision subsistence for 4th quarter of FY-17 (4B17). Deliveries will commence after July 5, 2017 and are to be completed by July 28, 2017. It is unknown what the operating status of the institution will be on MONDAY JULY 3RD. Therefore Awardees should not plan to deliver on that day.

Deliveries which arrive after July 28, 2017 will be refused and sent back at shipper’s expense.

The solicitation will be made available on or about June 1, 2017, and will be distributed solely through the General Service Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. This solicitation is issued as 100% set-aside for small business. Quotes are due June 19, 2017 4:00 PM CT.

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Non-compliance with SAM registration will result in disqualification of the vendor’s quotation.

Items which do not meet specification will be returned to the vendor at their expense. The specifications MUST be exact as to the RFQ sheets attached to the posting listed on the FBO notification.

*NOTE* Late, missing, and items not to specification will be noted, and future award probability may be jeopardized. Contractor performance will also be logged and non-compliant vendors will be considered for submission to the SBA for Certificate of Competency.

All freight must be FOB Destination. All pricing must be good for 30 days beyond last delivery date.

The anticipated date of award is June 19th 2017. Winning quotors will be notified via their contact information as provided on the RFQ packets. It should be noted that winning quotors will have 18 business days to ensure timely delivery of goods.

Hours of delivery are Monday through Friday 8 AM until 2:30 PM.

Orders should be considered fill or kill if there is doubt as to whether or not items won will be available in time for prompt shipment to the facility.

Any questions with regard to this announcement can be directed to tgreiner@bop.gov.

Submissions can be sent to the following:

E-mail: tgreiner@bop.gov (PREFERRED)

Fax: 608-584-6318

USPS: FCI Oxford

Hand Delivered:

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Timothy Greiner, Procurement & Property Specialist Date

Michael Potts, Acting FSA Date image1.png