Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Request for Quote has been distributed to identify vendors able to provide items towards the requirement. Solicitation is for subsistence items for PASSOVER 2022. A list of schedule of items starts on page 3. Solicitation is 100% small business set aside. The NAICS for this requirement is 311991. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, 52.212-4, apply to this acquisition. FAR clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The full texts have been provided for the provision and clauses, and also can be accessed at: www.acquisition.gov. Terms of delivery are F.O.B. destination to: FCI FAIRTON, 655 FAIRTON-MILLVILLE ROAD, FAIRTON, NEW JERSEY 08320, with an expected delivery by March 1 to April 1, 2022. Any items shipped after the required delivery date will be returned at vendor’s expense. Award will be made for the total combination of items that results in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs; all or none. Evaluation Factors are price and past performance. Venders who submit a quote concurs that delivery dates will be met, unless otherwise noted. Vendors should not quote on items which cannot be delivered for any reason. Past performance: A record of poor performance due to failure to deliver items within the expected delivery time period, requests to remove an item from a signed purchase order on previous awards, requests to disregard or cancel a signed purchase order, or poor quality may result in a poor performance rating. FCI Fairton will award quoted items to vendors that have a high past performance record IAW FAR 13.106-2(4)(ii) regardless of the quotes with the lowest price. Quotes from vendors without poor past performance represent the best value when compared to any lower priced quote(s). DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: •All deliveries must be palletized unless prior arrangements were agreed to by FCI Fairton warehouse staff and/ormaterial handlers (no side-loaded pallets). •All non-frozen, perishable foods must be delivered between 36 degrees F and 41 degrees F. •All canned goods must be delivered above 36 degrees F and not frozen. •All frozen foods must be delivered at 0 degrees F or below. “Frozen product after being received is subject tofurther inspection upon thawing to verify sizes/weights are within the Purchase Order and/or BOP NationalSpecifications.” •Some items may require thawing and cooking to determine specification compliance and product wholesomeness. •Any product that indicates prior thawing will be refused. •All certified religious diet items must be marked with Kosher Symbol on individual packages or the item will berefused. •Items which are conditionally received and found noncompliant, must be picked up at the vendors’ expensewithin (2) weeks of noncompliance notification. •Items that fail to meet specifications will be refused. All items must be dated. •Hours for delivery are 6:30AM – 1:00PM, Mon-Fri, first come first serve. No deliveries on weekends or federalholidays. •Unless otherwise stated within the specification of an item description in Section 2 of SF Form 1449, all dates forfrozen food items must be delivered frozen and delivered before the best buy date, sell by date, use by date, best ifused by date, or freeze by date on the label.The date and time for receipt of offers is February 14, 2022 at 8:00 A.M. EST. Vendors must indicate Solicitation No. 2022 PASSOVER FCI FAIRTON, time specified for receipt of quotes, name, address and telephone number of quote, technical description of the items being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms. Quote must include acknowledgment of amendments, if any. Expected award date is February 15, 2022 at 3 P.M. EST. An abstract of quotes will be provided to vendors the RFQ was sent to and to those vendors that requested it. Substitutions to specifications in line items are prohibited (ex., case counts). Changes to specifications will not be evaluated and therefore, not considered for award. The government reserves the right upon inspection to reject items if they are damaged or not to the specifications as listed in the solicitation. Do not change the case counts or the quote of the item will not be considered.