1sT Qtr Spices FPC Montgomery

Pre Solicitation for Quarterly Subsistence: The Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to issue RFQP03111000022-10 for the provision of SPICES for the Federal Prison Camp located at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama. Items awarded are to be delivered within 30 days of the date of award of this RFQ which is estimated to be September 23, 2010. Failure to deliver by the specified date (October 23, 2010) may cause the order to be awarded to another vendor. Please read the RFQs carefully and be sure that all information requested is included in the quote. Evaluators will neither make assumptions nor draw inferences regarding missing or incomplete data. The quote you submit will be evaluated. The government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, which ever is most advantageous to the Government. Items delivered will be accepted in accordance with FAR 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity at 10 percent. Excess items over the exact quantity ordered will be returned at the contractors expense or retained without compensation to the contractor. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at www.ccr.gov and www.orca.bpn.gov. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. The solicitation will be available on or after May 26, 2010. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunities web site http:www.fbo.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments will be solely distributed through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Faith -Based and Community- Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts they are eligible. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS code 424440. NOTE: ALL AWARD INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ONLY ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WEBSITE