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Combined Synopsis for Pre-Solicitation and Solicitation:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center located in SeaTac, Washington intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of Dairy Products. Delivery is required weekly during the performance period of April 01, 2023 to June 30, 2023.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 311511; the small business size standard is 1000 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. This solicitation shall result in a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery / requirements type contract. Award will be made to the quote conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, based on price and past performance.

The solicitation is to be available on or after March 07, 2023 with a predicted due date of March 25, 2023 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.