Synopsis: The Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to issue RFQP06061500022 for the provision of KOSHER to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles. This acquisition is for small business size. NAICS code for this requirement is 311999; any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. Quoters are advised that the Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (orca.bpn.gov) prior to award of any contract, by entering the potential awardee DUNS number into each database. Failure to complete the registration may result in elimination from consideration for award. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 311999 and there will be small business set-aside used for this requirement. A completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items (NOV 2006) if different from entry made to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) site located at orca.bpn.gov All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. The solicitation will be available on or after June 17,2015 with a due date of June 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM Pacific. All quotes must be received at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Detention Center, 535 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 no later than 12:00 PM local time. Offers can be mailed or emailed LOS/Procurement &
[email protected]. Please Call Rolanda Pickett, Contract Specialist at (213) 485-0439 ext. 5148 or Roxann Garcia, Supv Contract Specialist at ext. 5141 with any questions regarding this solicitation. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. 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 up-to-date information about this acquisition. This will be a firm-fixed price type contract. It is anticipated that contract award resulting from this solicitation will be made approximately June 30, 2015. Multiple awards shall be made by line item if the Contracting Officer determines that in doing so it would benefit the U.S. Government. Contract pricing shall include all costs to be incurred by the Government for the food products required by this solicitation (e.g., start-up, shipping, installation, setup...etc.). The Government reserves the right to award without discussion; therefore, the initial quote should contain the quoters best terms format price standpoint. AWARD BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT, PRICE AND PAST PERFORMANCE CONSIDERED. In accordance with FAR 46.503 and 46.403(a) (6), the place of acceptance for services under this contract is at the destination, Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles, located in Los Angeles, California PLEASE READ ALL CLAUSES AND PROVISION ATTACHED TO THE SOLICITATION WHEN POSTED.