FBO - Presolicitation Cheese.docx

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary McCreary, Pine Knot, Kentucky, intends to issue a solicitation for the requirements of: SUBSISTENCE (CHEESE). This is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE solicitation. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311513. Delivery dates will begin in October 2020 (exact dates shown within the solicitation). Deliveries will be made to the United States Penitentiary, 330 Federal Way, Pine Knot, KY 42635. The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards based on best value. The Government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on best value. Best value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: price, past performance, quality, comparison with other offers, and administrative cost. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 13, 2020, and will be posted to the General Services Administration’s Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fbo.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to insure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is August 27, 2020; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Eric Hudson, Procurement/Property Specialist, at the address listed above. Completed offers should be e-mailed to ehudson@bop.gov. The anticipated award date is October 01, 2020. The only format in which questions will be answered is by e-mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.