AOE-Culinary Arts Program

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. Request for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. The Bureau of Prisons has a future requirement for an Advanced Occupational Education Program leading to a Certificate in Culinary Arts. The focus of the program is intended to provide inmates with marketable skills by providing classes which lead to a certificate. The future services would be provided at the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution Bennettsville, located in Bennettsville, SC. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611210 (Size Standard: $7 million). A Government requirement to provide these services is being developed, and a contract may or may not result. There is no prior history for this type of service. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential 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. The Market Survey Questionnaire will be distributed solely through General Service Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, if requirement were to develop, including the solicitation and/or amendments, will 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 regarding this acquisition. The response date for the market survey is March 4, 2011. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone request or written requests for the market survey will be accepted. All responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire may be submitted in hard copy to U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, U. S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex, 346 Marine Forces Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, and Attn: Evan Corley, Contracting Officer. Questionnaire's may also be faxed to (972) 352-4545 (Attn: Evan Corley). Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov.