01-RFP 200-1185-SC Solicitation Coverletter.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

Washington, DC 20534

August 9, 2012

To All Interested Parties:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is soliciting pr oposals to provide Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes Including within the City limits of Corpus Christi, Texas within the United States.

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 Propos als (RFP) when preparing your Business, Technical/Managem ent, and Past Perform ance Inform ation Proposals. Your Business, Technical/Managem ent, and Past Performance Inform ation Proposals should be submitted in separate loose-leaf binders. The binders s hould be m arked to indicate which are copies and which are originals. The binders m arked “Original” should contain original documents.

The following item s should com prise 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 m ust include a clear and concise explanation of how you propose to accom plish the procurem ent objective, describing in detail the approach, m ethods, techniques, and m anpower 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 com prehension of the serv ices 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.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons representatives will conduct an on-site in spection of your facility after receipt of proposals, but prior to contract ne gotiations, if held. Therefore, a separate cover sheet is required in the Technical/Management proposal indicating the place of performance, and an available contact person authorized to ob ligate the offeror (including telephone num ber) who shall be present during the on-site evaluation.

Notes:

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.

In accordance with FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, contractors are required to enroll in the E-Verif y Program and to comply with the requirements of the E-Verify Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the peri od of performance of any potential contract resulting from this solicitation. Contractors who are not enrolled as Federal Contractors in the E-Verify Program at the tim e of potential contract award have thirty (30) calendar days within the date of contract award to enroll in the E-Verify Program . Em ployees are subject to verification of em ployment eligibility as def ined and outlined by the clause. For m ore information, please visit the E-Verify website at http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Please address all questions in regard to this so licitation to the Contracting Of ficer at the e-m ail address and telephone num ber listed in Block 10 of the Standard Form 33 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award) located in Section A of the solicitation document.

Sincerely, //s// Kurtina Edwards Contracting Officer

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