Sources Sought Bread Questionnaire.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna, Anthony, Texas 79821

August 23, 2010

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Bread FCI La Tuna, Anthony, Texas

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is conducting market research in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. It is anticipated a single solicitation will be issued for the provision of (923 loaves 100% Whole Wheat Bread) (250 Dozen Hot Dog Buns) (1000 loaves Wheat Bread) (298 loaves White Bread) for a three month period. The Government contemplates awarding a firm fixed-priced purchase order. The product will be delivered to the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna, Anthony, Texas.

Please answer the following questions:

1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for Commercial Bakeries is 311812, which sets the small business size standard at 500 employees.

Based on this standard, what is your business size, small or other?

__________Small __________Other than small

2. Can your firm provide the supplies as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

__________Prime __________Subcontractor

3. How many calendar days does your firm need to prepare a proposal resulting from this solicitation?

______15 days ______30 days

4. Is your company registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)?

______Yes ______No

All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include clause at FAR 52.212-4 (Feb 2007) for Commercial Items, paragraph (t) Central Contractor Registration (CCR). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the CCR database.

If your company is not registered in CCR, registration can be made at http://www.ccr.gov

5. How many calendar days following an award would it take for your firm to begin providing supplies to the institution?

_______calendar days

6. Please furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Name: ________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

Point of Contact: _______________________________________

Telephone Number: _____________________________________

E-mail Address: ________________________________________

I am appreciative of the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Please fax your response to 915-791-9844 (Attn: Contracting Department) or mail to FCI La Tuna, PO Box 1000, Anthony, NM 88021, no later than September 13, 2010.

Sincerely, Jeromena Beartusk, Contract Specialist

NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Service's Administration Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fbo.gov/ . Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

http://www.ccr.gov http://www.fbo.gov/