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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center located in SeaTac, Washington intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of Subsistence / Meat Products. Delivery must be received no later than January 16, 2023.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 311999; the small business size standard is 500 employees. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

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/. Each offeror is required to complete their representations and certifications at the SAM website. Award(s) will be made to the quote(s) conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, based upon price and past performance. Multiple awards may be made at the discretion of the government (see FAR 52.214-22, Evaluation of Bids for Multiple Awards).

The solicitation is to be available on or after December 02, 2022 with a predicted due date of December 14, 2022 2:00 PM Pacific Time. The cutoff date for any questions will be three business days prior to the due date. Quotes shall be emailed to SET-Contracting-S@bop.gov in PDF format only and will be deemed received at the time as indicated on the email notification. Emails rejected by filters are not the responsibility of the government. Quotes received after the due date will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Business Opportunities web site https://beta.sam.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 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 about this acquisition.