Barber Services

The Bureau of Prisons has a requirement for a Certified Barber service contract at the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia to service the inmates located in the Secure Mental Health Unit (SMHU). The contractor shall provide Barber service to be performed in the SMHU for the inmates incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary located in Atlanta, GA. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing a variety of barbering services on maximum custody/security level male inmates. These services shall include the utilization of a combination of different barbering techniques and tools to prepare, condition, cut, and groom the skin and hair of the neck, face, and scalp areas. Any resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price contract for one year. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate a respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, intends to issue solicitation RFQP03011600023 for Barber Services to be performed at USP, Atlanta for the Secure Mental Health Unit. This solicitation will be 100% restricted for small businesses.

The delivery will be FOB destination with a performance timeframe of, Estimated Date of Award, of 1 June 2016 through 31 May 2017.

A Firm-fixed price contract will be awarded by the Government. The Government will award to a responsible vendor who submits a quote that conforms to the solicitation and are considered to be the most advantageous to the Government, Lowest Price Technically Accepted.

The solicitation will be sent to contractors who submit their contact information to the Contract Specialist no later than 9 May 2016, 12:00 pm EST.

The anticipated deadline for receipt of quotes is 19 May 2016. Award will be made on or about 25 May 2016. Payments will be made using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Each potential vendor is required to complete representations and certifications via the Online Representation and Certification Applications (OCRA) at http://orca/bpn.gov. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Kenneth A. Elrod, Contract Specialist, 601 McDonough Blvd. SE, Atlanta, GA 30315, phone (404) 635-5628, e-mail: kelrod@bop.gov. Completed quotes should be e-mailed to the attention of Kenneth A. Elrod at kelrod@bop.gov.