Updated Mobile Kitchen Cover Letter.pdf

United States Government

Memorandum

FCI Aliceville

P.O. Box 445

Aliceville, Alabama 35442

May 10, 2023

Dear Quoter:

Federal Correctional Institution- Aliceville, Alabama, has issued a solicitation, Request for Quote (RFQ)

15B31823Q00000009, Workforce Development Mobile Kitchen, for the requirements of its Vocational Training Program.

All potential quoters are advised this solicitation includes FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms & Conditions- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021) and utilizes the System for Award Management database (SAM), formerly Central Contractor

Registration (CCR). This clause requires all contractors conducting business with the Federal Government to be registered in the SAM database at http://SAM.gov. Quoters should include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI number) in the quote. The

Contracting Officer will verify registration prior to award by entering the potential awardee’s UEI number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award.

Quoters are required to comply with the specifications on the solicitation. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333241. The contract type is Firm-Fixed-Price. The Government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation that are most advantageous to the Government based on Best Value. Best Value will be determined by the evaluation of cost/price, along with past performance. The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards. The

Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the Government to make one award for all line items.

The solicitation is available on the System for Award Management website: https://SAM.gov. All future information pertaining unto this solicitation, including amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are http://sam.gov/ https://sam.gov/ responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The deadline for receipt of quotes is

May 26, 2023, 1:00 p.m., Central Standard Time. Quoters are required to submit manufacturer specification sheet with quote.

You are responsible for providing the correct prices to match our units of measurements. Failure to provide required documents will result in the quote being eliminated from consideration.

Also, quotes received after closing date will not be considered.

Quoters must be able to accept Government electronic funds transfer (EFT) for payment of items. To be environmentally friendly, only send pages you have placed a bid on. Blank pages are unnecessary.

PLEASE, NO TELEPHONE CALLS and do not send self-addressed stamped envelopes requesting information. Award information will be posted on https://SAM.gov. Quotes shall be received on or before the deadline of Friday, May 26, 2023, by 1:00pm, CST.

EMAIL quotes to: ALI-Acquistions-S@bop.gov and lwindham@bop.gov

No faxed quotes will be accepted. This solicitation is unrestricted FOB destination. The anticipated award date of this contract is June 13, 2023. The required number of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) by which buyer requires quoter(s) to deliver is approximately 171 days.

*Note: Delivery Information

Warehouse (Shipping/Receiving)

Address: 11070 Highway 14, Aliceville, AL 35442

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 2:30pm, CST

Phone: (205)373-5000 EXT. 5310

*Excludes weekends and all federal holidays

Thank you, //s//

L. Windham

Contract Specialist https://sam.gov/ mailto:ALI-Acquistions-S@bop.gov mailto:lwindham@bop.gov