FCI Atlanta - FY25 Q3 - Certified Diet

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FY25Q3 Food Service Subsistence – Certified Diet

*THIS SERVES AS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATIONThe Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Atlanta located in Atlanta, Georgia, is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for the requirements of: QUARTERLY SUBSISTENCE (Certified Diet). This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 311999. Deliveries will not be accepted prior to the effective date notated on the signed standard form (SF) 1449, issued by the Contracting Officer. Deliveries must be completed during the weekdays between 1-15 April 2025 from 7:30a.m. to 1:00p.m. Orders will not be accepted on Federal holidays or weekends. Orders will be delivered to FCI Atlanta, Attention: Food Service Warehouse, 601 McDonough BLVD SE, Atlanta, GA 30315.

Awards will be made with a purchase card when applicable. Awards that are greater than $10,000.00 will be issued via SF1449. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through the System for Award Management (SAM)at https://www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. Refer to page #1, block #8 of the SF1449 for the due date of all quotes.

Quotes will not be accepted via telephone or fax. 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. The evaluation factors are price and past performance. The primary evaluation factor will be price. Past performance can affect current and future contract opportunities. The Government will award to the responsible bidder(s) whose offer conforms to the specification listed in the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. The effective award date is April 01, 2025.

All potential bidder(s) are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Bidder(s) should include
their Unique Entity ID (UEI) number in their offers. As of October 2012, all vendors participating shall be registered in the SAM. The contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardee's UIE number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award.

As of January 1, 2005, all potential bidder(s) are required to complete the annual Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), which should be completed at http://orca.bpn.gov. This information is included in this solicitation in the provision FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Once you have completed the ORCA requirement, you are no longer required to submit 52.212-3 Offers Representations and Certifications with your quote. Failure to complete either of these registration procedures outlined in this solicitation, may result in elimination from consideration for award.

The Government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. Items delivered will be accepted in accordance with FAR 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity at 0 percent. Excess items over the exact quantity ordered will be returned at the contractor's expense or retained without compensation to the contractor.

If you are bidding alternate packaging and/or specifications it must clearly be marked and show what the differences are. You will be responsible for providing the correct prices to match our units of measurement. If you do not supply an item or meet the attached delivery schedule it will be noted as a performance issue. All quoted prices should not have more than two (2) decimal points. All Government purchase card and SF1449 transactions are fill or acknowledged as non-responsive and therefore eliminated from receiving an award.

Please be sure to have read the cover letter, solicitation, specifications and delivery schedule, as a lot of questions can be answered within. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Leonora Butler, Supervisory Contract Specialist, at l3butler@bop.gov and Alexija Hunt, Contract Specialist, at a1xhunt@bop.gov. Offers must be sent electronically to the above-mentioned contact on or before the due dates specified within the solicitation.

Please contact the Food Service Assistant Mrs. Blair, for all questions pertaining to specification requirements and delivery at 404-635-5100 Ext.1637 or Email: cx1blair@bop.gov.(E-mail Preferred).