MEAT/4th QTR 2009

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, intends to issue solicitation RFQ11411-0038, for the provision of various meat products for the Federal Correctional Complex located in Hopewell, Virginia.  The contract period shall commence on July 01, 2009 and expire on September 30, 2009.  The solicitation will be made available on or about June 11, 2009, and will be posted to the General Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunties website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov.  Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available.  This site provides all downloading instructions to obtion a copy of the solicitation.  All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through the referenced website.  This solicitation is unrestricted and all responsible business sources are encouraged to submit a quote which will be considered.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.  Faith-Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.  The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is June 19, 2009.  This will have an effective award date of June 24, 2009.  The Contract type is a firm-fixed price.  The Government reserves the right to award item by item, by group of items, or by aggregate-whichever is advantageous to the government.  The Government will award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, that are considered to be best overall value to the Government, in regards to price, delivery and past performance.  The Government reserves the right to decide how payment will be made using either Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or Government Purchase card.  Each offer is required Per: 52-212-3 to complete their respresentations and certifications via the on-line Presentations and certification Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.  All potential offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) database at http://ccr.gov.  The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Michael Jamison, Contract Specialist, 1060 River Road, Hopewell, Virginia 23860 or (W) 804-504-7200/1053, MJamison@bop.gov.  Complete offers may be sent by: Postal mail to FCC Petersburg, Hopewell Virginia 23860 or UPS/FEDEX to FCC Petersburg, 1100 River Road, Virginia 23860.  Offers will be accepted via fax or e-mail, authorized by the Government Contract Officer.