01 RFP200-1085-NE Solicitation Cover.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Washington, D.C. 20534

July 6, 2010

To All Interested Parties:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is soliciting proposals to provide Residential

Reentry Center (RRC) Services for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes located within the city limits of

Cleveland, Ohio.

All offerors are advised that the Government reserves the right to disclose or make public any environmental documentation or other information provided in response to the solicitation. Such disclosures would typically occur in

Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, public hearings, comment periods, and other public forums.

Please follow the instructions in Section L of the Request for Proposals (RFP) when preparing your Business, Technical/Management, and Past Performance

Information Proposals. Your Business, Technical/Management, and Past

Performance Information Proposals should be submitted in separate loose-leaf binders. The binders should be marked to indicate which are copies and which are originals. The binders marked "Original" should contain original documents.

The following items should comprise your BUSINESS PROPOSAL: a cover letter setting forth your firm rates for the Base Period and each Option Year

(sliding scales, etc., are not acceptable); Section A (Solicitation, Offer and

Award); Section B (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs); applicable attachments in Section J (List of Attachments; see Section L, Content of

Business Proposals); and Section K (Representations, Certifications, and Other

Statements of Offerors).

The TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL must include a clear and concise explanation of how you propose to accomplish the procurement objective, describing in detail the approach, methods, techniques, and manpower you intend to use in accordance with Section L, Content of Technical/Management Proposals. Your

Technical/Management Proposal will be evaluated as an indication of your comprehension of the services to be provided and your ability to perform these services.

The Government reserves the right to award the contract without discussions.

Therefore, all proposals should be prepared as your organization's final proposal revision.

Bureau of Prisons representatives will conduct an on-site inspection of your facility after receipt of proposals, but prior to contract negotiations, if held. Therefore, a separate cover sheet is required in the

Technical/Management Proposal which indicates the proposed place of performance and provides the name and telephone number of an available contact person authorized to obligate the offeror. This contact person shall be present during the on-site evaluation.

Note: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(d), Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisitions, proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid at a minimum of 240 days from the date the solicitation closes.

Please address all questions in regard to this solicitation to the Contracting

Officer at the e-mail address and telephone number listed in Item 10 of

Section A (Solicitation, Offer, and Award).

Sincerely, Ryan P. Chandler

Contracting Officer

Enclosure