Eggs_Cover_Letter_FY18_QTR1.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

United States Penitentiary

4500 Prison Road P. O. Box 2000 Marion, IL 62959

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

All Interested Parties:

Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Marion, IL, Contracting Office, for the acquisition of egg items for the Quarter1 of FY 18. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote for evaluation.

In submitting the request for quote, offerors should consider all information provided herein.

Please carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format and submission of your quote.

All potential offerors are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.204-99 (September 2012) System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government to be registered in the SAM database. Offerors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential offerors DUNS number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in the solicitation, may result in elimination from consideration for award. Please visit the www.sam.gov website to ensure your SAM information is complete.

Offers shall be received on or before the deadline of SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 2:00 Pm Central Standard Time. Mailed, Emailed or Faxed quotes shall be submitted to the following:

Timothy Brayfield, Contract Specialist Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary

POB 2000

4500 Prison Road Marion, IL 62959 tbrayfield@bop.gov

(618) 964-2055 (Fax) http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:tbrayfield@bop.gov

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT QUOTES TO ANY LOCATION OTHER THAN THE ONE

LISTED ABOVE. QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

Please place any questions you may have in writing and email them to tbrayfield@bop.gov or fax them to (618) 964-2055 to my attention. All inquiries will receive consideration and responses will be provided when appropriate.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to call me at (618) 964-2054.

Sincerely, Timothy Brayfield, Contract Specialist Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary - Marion, Illinois

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