3RD QUARTER FY2014 FOOD ITEMS FOR MDC GUAYNABO PUERTO RICO

February 27, 2014. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, intends to issue solicitation RFQP03061400002 for the procurement of its 3rd Quarterly subsistence items for the FY-2014. The NAICS code for this requirement is 424410. The contract Type is a Firm-Fixed Price contract. This acquisition is unrestricted as to business size. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.1102 requires all contractors seeking or currently doing business with the government to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM); information can be obtained at https://www.sam.gov/ . The Government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government by responsive, responsible offerors. Payments will be made using the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or the Government Purchase Card. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. The solicitation will be made available on or about February 28, 2014 and will be posted to the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The quote, signed by an individual authorized to bind the offer or, must be submitted to the address contained within the solicitation posting by 5:00 pm eastern standard time with a due date of March 29, 2014. The anticipated date of award is on or about March 31, 2014. Hard copies of the solicitation 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. All quotes must be F.O.B. Destination. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Juanita Rivera, Procurement and Property Specialist. Completed offers may be faxed to the attention of Juanita Rivera, at (787)775-7913, or e-mailed to j3rivera.bop.gov. Facsimile quotes are permitted as long as the document is legible.