CoverLetterSCH.pdf

February 10, 2011

To: All Interested Bidders

The Field Acquisition Office, USA Section, Northeast Region, is soliciting bids under Invitation For Bid IFBP02131100001 to renovate a roof at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.

There will be an organized site visit on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at FCI Schuylkill. Please contact Mr. Blake

Mickatavage, Contract Monitor (CM), at (570) 544-7100, extension

4125 immediately to coordinate the site visit. If you plan to attend the site visit it is mandatory for you to contact Mr.

Mickatavage to initiate security procedures.

Please read the solicitation carefully and complete all areas.

Pay particular attention to:

-Standard Form 1442

-Representations and Certifications

-Attachments – 1, 2, 3 and 4

-Acknowledgment of all Amendments, if necessary

Please submit an original and one copy signed by an individual authorized to bind the offer. The entire solicitation must be printed and returned as a complete package. Do not submit parts of the solicitation. All pages, minus the attachments, must be submitted as part of the bid.

The date and time for receipt of all bids is Wednesday, March

16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. The bid opening shall be conducted at the

Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Allenwood Training Center, located in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. Hand carried bids will be accepted until bid opening. Facsimile bids will not be accepted.

FCC Allenwood Training Center

Route 15 – 2 Miles North of Allenwood

Allenwood, PA 17810

U.S. Department of Justice

Memorandum

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Field Acquisition Office – USA Section

All bids sent via overnight express mail shall be mailed to:

Field Acquisition Office – FCC Allenwood Training Center

Attn: Robert J. Kruskie, FAO Contracting Officer

Route 15 – 2 Miles North of Allenwood

Allenwood, PA 17810

NOTE: The United States Post Office does NOT deliver to the bid opening location; therefore, do NOT use the U.S. Post Office to submit your bid.

In addition to the requirements stated in the solicitation, the contractor must register at www.ccr.gov and complete the Online

Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov prior to bid opening.

The successful contractor shall be responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. There are no tax exemptions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at

(570) 547-1990, extension 4485 or rkruskie@bop.gov .

Sincerely, Robert J. Kruskie

Contracting Officer

Field Acquisition Office http://www.ccr.gov/ http://orca.bpn.gov/ mailto:rkruskie@bop.gov