Culinary Arts Training Program Services - FCI Manchester

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, Grand Prairie, Texas, intends to make a single award for the provision of Culinary Arts Instructor services at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Manchester, Kentucky. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611519 (Size Standard: $15,000,000). This requirement will be solicited as unrestricted. The Government contemplates awarding of an indefinite-delivery, requirements-types contract with firm fixed unit prices resulting from this solicitation. The contract period shall consist a 12 month base year with four 12 month option years for renewal at the discretion of the Government. All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the industry and in compliance with all Federal and State policies and regulations. The contractor will provide services in accordance with the Statement of Work. The Government anticipates an estimate of 2,740 sessions for the culinary arts program. The solicitation will be made available on or about March 8, 2019, and will be and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information concerning the acquisition, including solicitation and amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Please Note: All Contractors doing business with the federal Government must be registered in the System for Management Award (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. If you have questions about SAM, Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.