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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, NY intends to issue solicitation 15B21523Q0000001, for the acquisition of food items for delivery to the United States Penitentiary Canaan, Waymart, PA. The acquisition is set aside small business. Terms are FOB Destination with delivery REQUIRED during the month of January 2023. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right upon award to make a formal single award or multiple awards based on best value. The Government will award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. The evaluation factors are price, past performance, and technical with past performance far more important than price and technical. The solicitation will be made available on or about November 9th, 2022 and will be posted to the beta.sam.gov website. 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 ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is December 9th, 2022 at 5:00pm EST.

Bids should be submitted via email to gbodine@bop.gov, faxed bids can be sent to 845-386-6801, email preferred though.

Payments will be made using EFT or purchase card. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is George Bodine, Contract Specialist, located at the Federal Correctional Institution, PO Box 600, Otisville, NY 10963, phone number (845) 386-6771. Faith Based and Community Based Organizations can submit quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.