Quarterly Meat Solicitation

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Lee, Virginia, intends to issue solicitation RFQP01171100028 for Quarterly Meat Solicitation. The delivery will be FOB destination. Delivery date will be October 14, 2011. Deliveries will be made to the United States Penitentiary Lee, Lee County Industrial Park, Hickory Flats Road, Pennington Gap, VA 24277. Firm-fixed price contracts will be awarded by the Government. The Government reserves the right to make a formal single award or multiple awards. The Government will award to responsible vendors who submit quotes that conform to the solicitation and are considered to be the most advantageous to the Government; past performance and price will be considered. Prices will be rated higher than past performance. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 15, 2011 and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have accurate and up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated deadline for receipt of quotes is August 29. Payments will be made using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)if the award is over $30,000.00 or Government Purchase Card if the award is under $30,000.00. Each potential vendor is required to complete representations and certifications via the Online Representation and Certification Applications (OCRA) at http://orca/bpn.gov. Faith Based and Community Based Organizations are included. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Melissa Rutherford, Contract Specialist, phone (276) 546-0150.