The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary Lee, located at Lee County Industrial Park, Hickory Flats Road, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 is soliciting for the acquisition of ground beef, ground beef patties, chicken leg quarters and boneless, skinless chicken on RFQP01171100024. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this requirement is 424470; the small business size standard is 100 employees. This combined synopsis/solicitation document incorporates clauses and provisions in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-53. Description of Items: Items quoted must meet the National Menu Specifications or will not be accepted. Please see the attached specification sheets for items description and quantities. Delivery Schedule: Contractor is responsible for delivery FOB Destination to Lee County Industrial Park, Hickory Flats Road, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 two weeks after receipt of award. Contract Clauses and Solicitation Provisions: The full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following FAR provisions are applicable to this acquisition; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999); 52.212-3, Offer Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (May 2011); 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); Faith Based and Community-Based Organizations (Aug 2005). The following FAR clauses are applicable to this acquisition; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (June 2010); 52.212-5, Contract Terms and conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Aug 2011); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (June 2003); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (July 2010); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010); 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009); 52.225.13, Restriction on certain foreign purchases (June 2008); 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Dec 2010); 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). All potential offerors are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 (June 2010) for commercial items, Central Contractor Registration (CCR). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the CCR database. Offerors must include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The contracting Officer will verify registration in the CCR database prior to award by entering the potential awardee's DUNS number into the CCR database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award. As of January 1, 2005, all potential offerors are required to complete the annual Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), which should be completed at http://orca.bpn.gov. This information is included in this solicitation in the provision FAR 52.212-1 (June 2008) Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. Once you have completed the ORCA requirement, you are no longer required to submit 52.212-3 (May 2011) Offers Representations and Certifications with your quote. Failure to complete either of these registration procedures outlined in this solicitation, may result in elimination from consideration for award. Evaluation Factors: The contract type is a firm fixed price. The Government reserves the right upon award to make formal single or multiple awards. Quotations will be evaluated and award will be based on the price, and past performance. With your quote provide all specifications. Contractor must be able to deliver items no later than two weeks after receipt of order. The Government will make award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and is most advantageous. The proposed price must include all associated charges, fees and delivery cost (FOB Destination). Submission of Quotations: Vendors will be required to submit the following information on company letterhead or business stationary directly to the contracting officer: 1) Combined Solicitation / Synopsis Number 2) Schedule of item with pricing 3) Contractor Dunn & Bradstreet Number and Tax Identification Number Offers are due no later than Friday, August 19, 2011 at 2:00PM, est. Offers received after this date will not be considered for award. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Anticipated date of award is on or about August 24, 2011. Emailed quotes shall be submitted to:
[email protected] Please note: A confirmation email will be returned to the potential offeror when the emailed quote is received. Mailed quotes shall be submitted to the following address: Melissa Rutherford, Contract Specialist USP Lee P.O. Box 900 Jonesville, VA 24263 Overnight Delivery: Melissa Rutherford, Contract Specialist Lee County Industrial Park Hickory Flats Road Pennington Gap, VA 24277 ** Faxed quotes will not be accepted ** 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. 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. This solicitation is distributed solely through the General Services Administration, 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. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. If you do not supply an item or meet the attached delivery schedule it will be noted as a performance issue. All quoted prices should not have more than three (3) decimal points, or will not be considered. All orders will be placed on a Government purchase card unless otherwise authorized by the contracting officer. All Government purchase card transactions are fill or kill. Awarded pricing will only be available at www.fbo.gov, on or about August 31, 2011 Questions: All questions should be addressed to Melissa Rutherford at
[email protected] or 276-546-9144