Solicitation Number:

RFQ11103-0009-08

Notice Type:

Solicitation

Synopsis:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to solicit and award one or more firm-fixed price indefinite delivery/requirements type contract for the provision of Advanced Occupational Education programs to the inmates of FCI Memphis which will lead to a 1 year/18 hour technical certificate in Quality Assurance Supervision and at SPC Memphis a 24 hour technical certificate in Computer Software Specialist and/or related fields. The contractor will make available, on a nondiscriminatory basis, no less the six courses per semester, and at least 3 courses at each institution. Classes for the Quality Assurance Supervision and/or related fields should be available during two semesters (Fall and Spring) to support the full-time enrollment of a minimum of 20 students at the FCI. Classes for the Computer Software Specialist and/or related fields should be available all three semesters of the year (Fall, Spring, and Summer) to support the full-time enrollment of 15 students per semester at the SPC. Contractor must be listed in the directory entitled "Accredited Intitutions of Post-Secondary Education" and/or designated eligible by the United States Department of Education to receive tuition assistance funds. Contractor to provide services which include: (1) classroom and application instruction, Monday through Friday, 5:30pm through 8:30pm, and on Saturdays between 7:30am to 3:45pm, excluding Federal Holidays, or other hours as agreed to by the Supervisor of Education. The Contractor must: be a fully accredited college, each instructor must have 3 to 5 years experience with a Bachelors and/or Masters degree, be able to provide an on-site liaison between the institutions and the regular campus, be able to provide students with transferable courses and earn the appropriate certificate(s), and have a regular campus or satellite office within 60 miles of the prison due to the sensitivity of inmate programming and responsiveness to inmate concerns. The contract period for all services shall consist of a twelve (12) month base year with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods for renewal. The solicitation will be made available on or about February 15, 2008 and will be distributed solely through the General Administrations Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding 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 the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The web site for registration is www.ccr.gov. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about March 14, 2008. The anticipated effective date of award is April 1, 2008. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 611210 and the applicable small business standard is $6.5 million. The solicitation is unrestricted. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office (FAO), U. S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex 346 Marine Forces Drive, Grand Prairie, TX, 75051, UNITED STATES

Place of Performance:

Federal Correctional Institution and/or Satellite Prison Camp Memphis, 1101 John A. Denie Rd., Memphis, TN and (SPC) Millington, TN 29512

Primary Point of Contact.:

Secondary Point of Contact:

Point of Contact(s):

Dennis Dempsey, Contract Specialist, Phone 972-352-4541, Fax 972-352-4545, Email dmdempsey@bop.gov - Lori Wehling, Contract Specialist, Phone (972) 352-4525, Fax (972) 352-4545, Email lwehling@bop.gov