FY15 4TH QTR Subsistence

All Interested Parties: The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, intends to issue solicitation RFQP060900012 for the requirements of QUARTERLY SUBSISTENCE ITEMS. This solicitation is 100% set aside for small business, FOB Destination with delivery dates of July 10-17, 2015. Deliveries will be made to the Federal Correctional Institution Safford, 1529 W Highway 366, Safford, AZ 85546. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government will award to responsible vendor(s) whose offer, conforms to the solicitation, and are considered to be most advantageous to the Government. Past performance and price will be considered with prices being rated higher than past performance. The solicitation will be made available on or about May 15, 2015, and will be posted to the General Services Administration's 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 insure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is June 5, 2015. The Government reserves the right to decide how payment will be made using either Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or Government Purchase Card. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.
Each offeror is required to complete their presentations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM). The System for Award Management (SAM) is online. SAM replaces CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. If you have been using those systems, you should now go to www.sam.gov to find your information. Training tools are available on the SAM website to help you get familiar with SAM. Start by going to www.sam.gov, and then click on the SAM HELP tab. Under User Help you will find the full User Guide as well as Quick Start Guides and Helpful Hints that will help you create an account, migrate your roles, perform updates, and search for the information you need.

The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Joshua Cortez, Contract Specialist, phone number (928) 348-1360. Complete offers may be sent via postal mail, FEDEX, or UPS to FCI Safford 1529 W Highway 366 (Attention: Joshua Cortez, Contract Specialist), Safford, Arizona 85546. Offers will also be accepted via fax (928) 348-1332 or e-mail to the attention of j2xcortez@bop.gov, which is authorized by the Government Contract Officer. It is the quoter's responsibility to ensure that the bid is received. The anticipated award will be on or about June 5, 2015.