FY '15, QTR 1, quarterly meat items

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Complex
P.O. Box 7000
Forrest City, Arkansas  72336

August 28, 2014

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCC Forrest City is issuing this solicitation, RFQP05081400010, for the requirements of: QUARTERLY MEAT ITEMS. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311999.  The solicitation is restricted to 100% small business, FOB Destination, and is a firm-fixed price contract.  Delivery dates will begin on October 1, 2014 and end on October 15, 2014.  Deliveries will be made to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCC Forrest City, 1301 Dale Bumpers Road, Forrest City, Arkansas, 72335. 

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 August 28, 2014, and will be posted to the General Services Administration 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 ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation.

The date for receipt of quote is September 11, 2014, by 12:00 p.m., C.D.T.  The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Jody Hodges, Contracting Officer.  Completed offers may be faxed to the attention of Jody Hodges at 870-494-4495, or e-mailed (preferred) to jmhodges@bop.gov.  The only format in which questions will be answered is by e-mail or facsimile (no phone calls please).  The Government reserves the right to make payments using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), or Government purchase card (GPC).  Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit offers or bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.