Ready Fresh Bread and Bakery Requirements

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Bureau of Prisons has a requirement for the provision of market ready fresh bread and bakery items, delivered weekly at the United States Penitentiary The NAICS code for this requirement is 311812 and the small business size standard is 500 employees.. The Government contemplates making a single award, firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract. The requirement will have nine (9) line items. A monthly delivery order will be generated based on the upcoming month's menu with 1 anticipated weekly delivery. Performance period is estimated to be from February 1, 2013- September 30, 2013. 1. Bread, Hoagie, 5 ", White, Fresh, Enriched, 8 per Package 2. Bread, Hot Dog Buns, White, Fresh, Enriched, 12 per Package 3. Bread, Hamburger Buns, White, Fresh, Enriched, 12 per Package 4. Bread, White, 24 Oz Loaf, Enriched, Pan Baked, Sandwich, Regular Slice 5. Bread, Whole Wheat, 24 Oz Loaf, Fresh, Enriched, Pan Baked, Sandwich, Regular Slice, (First Ingredient must Be Whole Wheat Flour) 6. Bread, Whole Wheat, 16 Oz Loaf, Fresh, Enriched, Pan Baked, Sandwich, Regular Slice, (First Ingredient must Be Whole Wheat Flour) 7. Bread, Rolls, Baked, Enriched, Dinner Roll, Unsliced, Fresh, Seedless, 24 per package, CID A-A-20053B, Type I, Class of roll E, Slice type (ii), Product state (a), Seed type (I) 8. Bread, Rolls, Baked, Enriched, Dinner Roll, Unsliced, Frozen, Seedless, 24 per package, CID A-A-20053B, Type I, Class of roll E, Slice type (ii), Product state (b), Seed type (I) 9. Bread, Rolls, Unbaked, Enriched, Dinner Roll, Frozen, Seedless, 24 per package, CID A-A-20289, Type II, Style A, Enrichment type 1 10. Kosher Bread, Whole Wheat, 1.5 pound loaf, Certified Kosher Parve, First ingredient on lable must be whole wheat flour In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10, market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of any additional sources for this requirement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. If your company is interested in this intended upcoming solicitation and able to provide the services USP Leavenworth requires, please provide written responses to the attached questionnaire and send your response to Jason T. Noel, Supervisory Contract Specialist, via email at [email protected]. Please be advised that providing responses to these questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this intended upcoming solicitation. Responses are due to this Sources Sought by December 18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.