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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, McCreary, Kentucky, intends to issue a solicitation for the requirements of: QUARTERLY SUBSISTENCE ITEMS. This solicitation is A 100% Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311999 . Delivery dates will begin on October 1, 2023 (exact dates shown within the solicitation). Deliveries will be made to the United States Penitentiary, 330 Federal Way, Pine Knot, KY 42635. The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards based on best value and past performance. The Government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on best value. Best value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: price, past performance, quality, comparison with other offers, and administrative cost. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 11, 2023 and will be posted to the General Services Administration’s Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.Beta.sam.gov. 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 insure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is August 30, 2023; however, this is a projected estimate and quoters should refer to Page 1 of the solicitation (Block #8) for the actual date quotations are due. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Misty Babb, Supervisory Contract Specialist, at the address listed above. Completed offers should be mailed to the address above or e-mailed to mzanderson@bop.gov. The anticipated award date is October 1, 2023. The only format in which questions will be answered is by e-mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.