Request for Quote Hay Baling Services NAICS 115113.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Correctional Institution

4001 Leopard Drive Texarkana, TX 75505-9500

April 10, 2023

FCI Texarkana – NAICS 115113 Hay Baling Services

Request for Quotes FCI Texarkana - Hay Baling Services

The Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas, intends to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract for the provision of Hay Baling Services. The Hay Baling Services Contractor will provide services will encompass the provision of NAICS 115113 - Hay mowing, raking, baling, and chopping sale for removal of approximately 169.11 acres of hay fields located as described below and on the attached map at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), located in Texarkana, Texas.

General information regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), its facilities, and referenced Program Statements can be located at www.bop.gov.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussion and to award as a single award. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the quoter's best terms from a cost or price standpoint. The base period of performance shall begin on the effective date of award through 12 months after the effective date of award, with the governments unilateral right to exercise up to four, 12-month option periods. Plus, a six-month extension option at the end of the BPA Contract. There is no obligation for either party until a call is placed.

The Bureau seeks to establish one single agreement for services, not a contract. A resulting BPA will be subject to the terms and conditions regarding BPA. If the contractor accepts the call, the Government will utilize the BPA price list. When a call is placed, the terms of the call must be in accordance with the terms of the BPA itself (Clauses, Statement of Work, and Terms and Conditions) and the extent of obligation is only for what was ordered in each accepted call.

The BPA is anticipated to extend for period of performance shall begin on the effective date of award through a 12-month period from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2023.

The quantity of service required is estimated to be as follows: Cutting Season is normally from April 1st to October 31st each year. A cutting season will consist of 2 – 3 cuts per season, from April 1st to October 31st each year, per performance period for Hay Baling Services.

Performance Periods:

Effective Date of Award (EDOA) through 12 months from EDOA. It is anticipated that a

BPA award will be made by April 28, 2023 with a projected effective date of May 1, 2023.

Place of Performance:

Services will be performed on-site as described in that Statement of Work for the Facilities Department at the FCI Texarkana, 4001 Leopard Drive, Texarkana, Texas, 75501.