Cosmetology Instructor - FMC Carswell

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of Education Services for the Federal Medical Center - Carswell, located in Fort Worth, Texas. The contract period shall consist of the Effective Date of Award (EDOA) through September 30, 2014 and four 12 month option periods for renewal at the unilateral discretion of the Government. The requirement for these services will consist of estimated 1680 sessions per 12 month period (35 sessions per week). Each session will be defined as one (1) hour in length. It is anticipated the program will be five days per week, Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch break between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The solicitation will be available on or about November 14, 2013 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. Hard copies of the solicitation will NOT be available. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must register in the System for Award Management database at www.sam.gov. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date for receipt of quotations is December 19, 2013, 2:00 P.M. CST, however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to the solicitation (1449 -Block #08) for the actual date quotations are due. The North American Industry Classification System code for this solicitation is 611511 with a size standard of $7.0 million. This solicitation will be a total small business set-aside. All responsible small business concerns may submit a quote which will be considered. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The anticipated date of award is February 1, 2014.