FORM 10 FY2015 3RD QTR SUBSISTENCE MDC GUAYNABO

February 9, 2015 The Federal Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, intends to issue solicitation RFQP03061500008 for the procurement of its 3rd Quarterly subsistence items for the FY-2015. The NAICS code for this requirement is 311991. Deliveries will start on April 1, 2015. The contract Type is a Firm-Fixed Price contract. This acquisition is 100% Small Business set aside restricted as to business size. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.1102 requires all contractors seeking or currently doing business with the government to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award; information can be obtained at https://www.sam.gov/. The Government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government by responsive, responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, with past performance and price considered, prices being rated higher than past performance. Payments will be made using the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or the Government Purchase Card. Upon request, vendors may be required to provide samples of product quoted, prior to award. Each offer must complete the FAR Provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications section at the On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. The solicitation will be made available on or about February 12, 2015 and will be posted to the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The quote, signed by an individual authorized to bind the offer or, must be submitted to the address contained within the solicitation posting by 02:00 pm eastern standard time with a due date of March 6, 2015. The anticipated date of award is on or about March 16, 2015. Hard copies of the solicitation 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. All quotes must be F.O.B. Destination, at Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo, 652 Road 28, Guaynabo P.R. 00965-2007. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Shedaly Martinez-Mass, Contract Specialist. Completed offers may be faxed to the attention of Shedaly Martinez-Mass, at (787)775-7913, or e-mailed to smartinez@bop.gov (Email is preferred). Facsimile quotes are permitted as long as the document is legible.