The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institute, Manchester, Kentucky, intends to issue a solicitation for the requirements of: QUARTERLY MEAT ITEMS. This solicitation is a 100% Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311612. Delivery dates will begin on January 1st, 2025 (exact dates shown within the solicitation). Deliveries will be made to the Federal Correctional Institution, 805 Fox Hollow Road, Manchester, KY 40962 . The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards based on best value and past performance. The Government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on best value and past performance. Best value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: price, past performance, quality, comparison with other offers, and administrative cost. The solicitation will be made available on or about November 8, 2024, and will be posted to the General Services Administration’s Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.beta.sam.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to insure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is November 22, 2024; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Andre Cawood, Contract Specialist, at the address listed above. Completed offers should be mailed to the address above or e-mailed to akcawood@bop.gov. The anticipated award date is January 1st, 2025. The only format in which questions will be answered is by e-mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.
