Amendment #001 11/4/2024 Quesiton and Answers ; extend deadline until 11/14/2024 2:00pm EST.
CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special
Security Requirements of the facility where the work is performed in the performance of the
contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal.
HOLIDAYS: The following is a list of Federal Holidays observed by the Government:
New Year's Day; Martin Luther King's Birthday; Presidents Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth;
Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veteran's Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas.
Security
The services performed may be accomplished on property of the U.S. Government, Bureau of
Prisons. There are strict rules and regulations which must be adhered to by all persons performing
duties within the perimeter of the Institutions. The Contractor and their personnel providing
services at the Federal Correctional Institutions' on behalf of the Contractor shall adhere to all
regulations prescribed by the Institution at all times.
Unless individual waivers are obtained under procedures outlined in the U.S. Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Program Statement 3000.01, the following investigative
rocedures will be applied to the Contractors employees working under the terms of the proposed
contract:
NCIC (National Crime Information Center)
DOJ-99 (Name Check)
FD-259 (Fingerprint Check)
Law enforcement Agency Check
Security Clearance must be obtained by each employee before being permitted to work on site.
Subcontractors and "relief" employees will be subject to the same investigative procedures as the
primary contractor and his/her employees.
NOTE: Contractor shall take into account that daily time delays may occur due to security checks
when entering and exiting FCI and shall not be construed as Government delays in performance of
the contract.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONTRACTOR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
For three of the five years immediately prior to submission of your offer/bid/quote, or prior to
performance under a contract or commitment, individuals or contractor employees providing
services to any Federal Bureau of Prisons facility must have:
1. legally resided in the United States (U.S.);
2. worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or
3. been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving overseas.
If the individual is not a U.S. citizen, they must be from a country allied with the U.S. The following
website provides current information regarding allied countries:
http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/citizen.htm
By signing this contract or commitment document, or by commencing performance, the contractor
agrees to this restriction.
Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer
category of the Contractor and as such, the Contractor will :
During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer all price
reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their
most favored or best commercial customer.
1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the
Contractor- i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial
customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract;
ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than
those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this
contract, an/or
iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would
result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract.
2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the
same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers).
The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the
contract period.
The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as
soon as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after its effective date.
