3RD QTR FY 20 general subsistence

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary Big Sandy located in Inez, Kentucky,

is issuing this pre-solicitation notice for the requirements of: QUARTERLY SUBSISTENCE

(GENERAL ITEMS). This solicitation is a 100% Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code

for this solicitation is 311999. Deliveries will begin when the Contracting Officers issues a

signed Award Document to the Vendor. Deliveries must be completed within 30 days upon

receipt of Award. Deliveries will be made to the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, 1197

Airport Road, Inez, KY 41224. The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple

awards based on Best Value. The Government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose

quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on best

value. Best value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the

following: PRICE, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE, AND PAST PERFORMANCE. Awards

will be issued with a Purchase Card or through a Purchase Order, SF-1449. A solicitation will be

made available on, or around February 18, 2020, and will be posted to the General Services

Administration Federal Business Opportunities website: https://beta.sam.gov/. All future

information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed

through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the

most up-to-date information about this solicitation. Refer to the posted solicitation for due date

regarding receipt of quotes (page #1, block #8). The point of contact for all information

regarding this solicitation is Tony Taylor, Contract Specialist, at T1Taylor@bop.gov. Offers

must be sent electronically to the above mentioned contact on or before the due dates specified

within the solicitation. The anticipated award date is March 2, 2020. The only format in

which questions will be answered is by e-mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and

Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other

organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.