4TH quarter FY2013 subsistence (KOSHER)

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution located in Dublin, California, is issuing this solicitation for the requirements of SUBSISTENCE (KOSHER) ITEMS. This solicitation is a 100% Small Business set aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311999. Delivery dates will begin on or before July 2013. Deliveries will be made to the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, 5701 8th Street, Camp Parks, California, CA 94568. 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, past performance, quality, comparison with other offers, and administrative cost. The solicitation will be made available on or about May 21, 2013, and will be posted to the General Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fbo.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to insure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is June 5, 2013; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Vikram Sighamony, Supervisory Contract Specialist, at the address listed above. Completed offers may be mailed to the address above or e mailed to vsighamony@bop.gov. The anticipated award date is July 1, 2013. 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 offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.