4TH QUARTER RELIGIOUS MEALS REQUIREMTNS

This is a Pre-Solicitation notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6. As supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Quotes are due no later than June 09, 2008, 2:00 p.m. local time. The anticipated date of award is on or about July 01, 2008. RFQ 31603-029-08 is issued as a Request for Quote for the provision of various religious certified food products. The NAICS code for this requirement is 424410. SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS: Vendors will be required to submit the following information on company letterhead or business stationary directly to the contracting officer: 1. The Request for Quote Number (RFQ 31603-029-08 ); 2. Schedule of Items with Pricing; 3. Contractors DUNS Number and Taxpayer Identification Number; and 4. A complete copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (March 2005) if it differs from the company's electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. The postal mailing address is: Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg Attn: Scott Russell or Dana DiGiacomo PO Box 220 Salters, SC 29590 Offers may also be faxed to Scott Russell at (843) 387-9430 or emailed to Scott Russell wil8605@bop.gov or Dana DiGiacomo at ddigiacomo@bop.gov . For a copy of the RFQ 31603-029-08 , please email your request to Scott Russell (wil8605@bop.gov) or Dana DiGiacomo (ddigiacomo@bop.gov). For any questions relating to this RFQ please feel free to call 843-387- 9419 or 843-387-9415. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database at www.ccr.gov. In conjunction with required registration in the CCR database, prospective contractors shall also complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS: The full text of clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items (Sept 2005); 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Items (Apr 2006); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (Jun 2003); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (June 2004); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other eligible Veterans (Dec 2001); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001); 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (June 2003); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan 2006); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items (Mar 2005); 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals (Oct 1997). The solicitation is distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov . Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.