COVER LETTER

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Metropolitan Detention Center – Brooklyn

80 29th Street

Brooklyn, New York 11232
October 14, 2026
Dear Quoter:
Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Contracting Office from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, New York. This acquisition is for various food service products needed for the facility. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote which will be evaluated. In submitting the request for quote, quoters should consider all information provided herein. Please carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format, and submission of your quote. Please note, failure to comply with the instructions may lead to the exclusion of the quote provided by the quoter.
All potential quoters are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 (Nov 2023) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) Contract Terms & Conditions - Commercial Items. This clause requires all contractors, doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the CCR database. Quoters must include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number in their offers. Vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardee’s DUNS number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in the elimination from consideration for award. As of January 1, 2005, all potential quoters are required to complete the annual Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). This information is included in this solicitation in the provision FAR 52.2121(Sep 2023) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. Failure to complete any of these registration procedures outlined in this solicitation may result in the elimination from consideration for award.
In accordance with FAR 42.1502 and FAR 42.1503: Agencies shall prepare an evaluation of Contractor Performance which will be submitted to PPRIS. The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons utilizes the Department of Defense (DOD) web based Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARs) to provide contractor performance evaluation. The Government reserves the right upon award to make formal single award. The Government will award to the responsible vendor