Meat Requirements

All Interested Parties: The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington, KY is soliciting quotations under Request for Quote (RFQ) P01091100052 for Meat requirements 1st quarter FY12. Please read the RFQ carefully and include all information requested in your quote. Award date will be approximately September 19, 2011, with offers due by September 13, 2011, 2:00 PM EDST. Contract performance/delivery schedule will be from October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, with deliveries weekly as requested by the Food Service Administrator. This solicitation is restricted to 100% Small Business, FOB Destination. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right to make formal single or multiple awards. The Government will award to the responsible offeror (s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, that are considered to be the best overall value to the Government, in regards to price, delivery and past performance. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All awards are subject to the availability of funds per FAR 52.232-18 as prescribed in FAR 32.705-1. The solicitation will be made available on or before August 29, 2011, and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. The Government reserves the right to decide how payment will be made using either Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or Government Purchase Card. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to insure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All communications regarding this RFQ may be made in writing to Jason Morgan, Contract Specialist, via e-mail @ jcmorgan@bop.gov. Please read the instructions that are incorporated by reference in FAR provision 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items", and the addendum to the provision. Delivery schedules will be strictly enforced, failure to deliver within the established time frame will result in a cancellation of the contract. All items will be closely inspected. An original of your quote must be submitted no later than September 13, 2011 2:00 PM EST, to the following address: Federal Bureau Prisons Federal Medical Center 3301 Leestown Road Lexington, KY 40511 Attn: Jason Morgan, Contract Specialist The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit or obligate the Government to an expenditure of public funds should a contract result from this RFQ. All communication prior to award shall be directed to the Contracting Officer as stated above.