FCI Manchester FY24 1st QTR SUBSISTENCE

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester, KY intends to issue solicitation 15B11023Q00000021, for the acquisition of various food items for delivery to the Federal Correctional Institution, 805 Fox Hollow Rd, Manchester, KY. This acquisition is set aside for small business. Delivery dates will begin October 1, 2023 and full delivery must be completed by October 25th, 2023. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right to award to responsible vendor(s) whose offer, conforms to the solicitation, and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. Past performance will be considered approximately equal in value to price. Past Performance (poor past performance, failure to deliver awarded items in the past, not meeting required specifications, etc.), may result with the vendors quotes being considered as a non-responsible vendor. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 10, 2023 and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.sam.gov All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and awards, 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. Each offeror is required to be registered in www.SAM.gov complete with representations and certifications at the time of quotation.  The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is; August 24, 2023 at 2:00pm, 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 Miranda Orr, Contract Specialist, at the address listed above. Completed offers should be e-mailed to mtarvin@bop.gov. The anticipated award date is October 01, 2023. 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.