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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, TX, intends to issue solicitation 15BFA022Q00000098 for the provision of liquid oxygen equipment & weekly delivery services. The services will be provided to individuals who are under the custody and care of the Federal Bureau of Prisons within a secure correctional environment, located at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, NC. The physical address is Federal Correctional Complex (FCC)/ Federal Medical Center (FMC), Old NC Highway 75, Butner, North Carolina 27509. The contract type is an indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit price. The award will be made to the responsible vendor or individual who submits the most advantageous quote considering past performance and price. The contract periods for the service will consist of a base year with an effective date on April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 with four 12-month option years for renewal along with the 6 month option period. The successful contractor will be responsible for providing 18 reservoirs and weekly oxygen delivery, which is approximately 37,406.25 lbs each year and 18,703.13 lbs for the 6 month period. The contractor will make deliveries once per week on the same day of the week during regular duty hours, 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. The government reserves the right to establish specific days and times for performance of any work under this contract. Emergency Service calls- Normally, all work will occur during normal duty hours. However, unexpected services may be required in the event of natural disasters or other unscheduled medical requirements. In the event that servicing is required outside the regular schedule, the contractor shall deliver liquid oxygen within 8 hours of notification. Please refer to the attached Statement of Work for more details once the solicitation has been posted. The solicitation will be available on or about October 17, 2022 and will be distributed solely through the SAM’s website at www.SAM.gov. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about, November 14, 2022. All quotes should be submitted via email at ldthomas@bop.gov. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government are advised that this future solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4(t) for Commercial Items and System for Award Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the federal government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees DUNS number into the SAM database. The acquisition is unrestricted. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 532490 with a small business size standard of $35 million.