The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Petersburg located at 1060 River Road in Hopewell, Virginia, intends to issue solicitation RFQP0114110089 for the requirement of Quarterly Subsistence Orders which will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The orders will be placed by the Food Service Department. The orders will need to be delivered by October 1, 2011 and no later than October 17, 2011 to the FCC Petersburg (Warehouse), 1060 River Road, Hopewell, Virginia 23860. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right to award item by item, by group of items, or by aggregate, whichever is advantageous to the government. The Government will award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, that is considered to be the best overall value to the Government, in regards to price, delivery and past performance. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 16, 2011, and will be posted to the General Service Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fbo.gov. This site provides all downloading instructions on how to obtain a copy of the solicitation. Hardcopies of the solicitation will not be available. Faith-Based organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts in which they are eligible. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through the referenced website. This solicitation is unrestricted and all responsible business sources are encouraged to submit a quote for consideration. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information regarding this solicitation. All quotes must be received no later than September 7, 2011, 2:00p.m. (eastern standard time). The anticipated award date will be on or about September 8, 2011. The Government reserves the right to decide how payment will be made using either Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or Government Purchase card. Each offer is required per 52.212-3, to complete their presentations and certifications via the on-line Presentations and Certification Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. All potential offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) database at http://ccr.gov. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Virginia Grisham, Contract Specialist, phone number (804)-504-7200, ext. 1064. Complete offers may be sent via postal mail, FEDEX, or UPS to FCC Petersburg, 1100 River Road (Attention: Virginia Grisham, Contract Specialist), Hopewell, Virginia 23860. Offers will also be accepted via fax (804)504-7269 or e-mail to the attention of
[email protected], which is authorized by the Government Contract Officer.