This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex, Lompoc California intends to award a firm-fixed price contract (s) to a responsible offeror(s) for the provision of CERTIFIED KOSHER ITEMS. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation number: 15B61718Q00000004. All items offered in response to this RFQ must be certified by a nationally accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency. Quotes shall include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of quote provided. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-21. The government will award on a line item basis to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 311999. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The small business size standard is 500 employees. All items must conform to the Bureau of Prisons National Menu Specifications. Any bids received with items that do not conform will be considered non-responsive. Additionally, bids marked with "All or None" requirements will be considered non-responsive. Delivery The Government reserves the right to cancel any order(s) not delivered in full by 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on May 11, 2018. Deliveries may be made Monday - Friday (excluding Federal Holidays) between the hours of 7:00 AM PST and 1:00 PM PST. All items requested in this solicitation can be stored in their entirety, so a delivery schedule is not necessary. Contract Pricing Contract pricing shall include all cost to be incurred by the Government for the products required by this solicitation. All items shall be FOB Destination. The Government reserves the right to award without discussion; therefore, your quote shall contain your best offer in terms of price. Solicitation Provisions FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. This solicitation incorporates one or more provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. It has been determined that paragraphs d, h, and i be removed as they are not applicable to this solicitation. The additional provisions listed below are incorporated into this solicitation via addendum to this provision. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications. Commercial Items (Nov 2017) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sept 2006) - Procurement Executive (BOP) 320 First Street, N.W. Room 5006, Washington D.C. 20534 Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations (Aug 2005) have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. Contract Clauses FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address. www.acquisition.gov Full text copies of Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR) clauses or Bureau of Prisons Acquisition Policy (BPAP) may be requested in writing from the Contracting Officer. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions. Commercial Items (Jan 2017). Any addenda to this clause is applicable to this solicitation and any resulting contract. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders. Commercial Items (Nov 2017). The following are applicable fill-ins are: 14, 22,26,27,33, and 44. FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). Additional Contract Terms and Conditions In accordance with FAR 46.403(a)(6) and FAR 46.503, the place of acceptance for supplies under this contract is at the Federal Correctional Complex, Lompoc located in Lompoc, Ca. Award Methodology It is anticipated that contract(s) awards resulting from this solicitation will be made on or about Thursday April 19, 2018. The resultant contracts will be firm-fixed price contracts. Quotes will be evaluated on Price and Past Performance. Any responsible small business interested in submitting an offer must be registered on the System for Award Management (SAM) site, www.sam.gov to be considered for award. All quotes must be received at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex, 3901 Klein Blvd. Lompoc, CA 93436 no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Wednesday April 18, 2018. Offers will be accepted by EMAIL Only. Offers must be emailed to L.J. Gravelle, Contract Officer, at lgravelle@bop.gov. Please call 805-736-4154 x. 5468 with any questions pertaining to this solicitation.
