RFP-NASS-0001-13 _Solicitation_Cover_Ltr.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

National Acquisitions & Systems Section

320 First Street, N. W., Room 5005

Washington, DC 20534

January 2, 2013

To All Interested Parties:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is soliciting proposals to provide lodging, meals, meeting space (limited), and transportation to and from the Denver

International Airport upon arrival and departure for training participants in pre-scheduled training programs to be held by the National Institute of Corrections at the National Corrections Academy located in Aurora, Colorado. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting an offer for evaluation.

When submitting a proposal, the offeror should consider all information provided herein. Please carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning content, format, and submission of offers.

Please read the solicitation and all attachments carefully in order to ensure that all the requirements are addressed and all documentation required to be submitted in included in your proposal.

All potential offerors are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 for Commercial Items, which at paragraph (t) Central

Contractor Registration (CCR), requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the CCR database.

Offerors can register in CCR at the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov. Offerors should include their Data Universal

Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the CCR database prior to award by entering the potential awardee’s DUNS number into the CCR database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award. Offerors are also encouraged to complete the Online Representations and Certifications through the SAM website.

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

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

Proposal must be received on or before the proposal due date of

January 18, 2013 at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time. Offers shall be submitted to the following address:

https://www.sam.gov/

Federal Bureau of Prisons

National Acquisitions & Systems

Residential Re-Entry Management Office

Federal Correctional Complex Butner

Old NC Highway 75, P. O. Box 7000

Butner, NC 27509

Offerors may be submitted via U. S. Mail or Courier. Offers must be delivered to the Contracting Officer at the address shown above no later than the time specified as the deadline for receipt of offers. Offers may be submitted electronically via email in .pdf format only and will be deemed received at the time received as indicated on the email notification. No faxed offers will be accepted. Offers received after the offer deadline will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

Please address all questions in regard to this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer by email at jjohns@bop.gov or by telephone at

(919) 575-2074.

Sincerely, //s//

Jan R. Johns

Contracting Officer

Enclosure mailto:jjohns@bop.gov