H. Schrier & Co Inc., a Brooklyn-based small business with over two decades of experience supplying food products to federal correctional facilities, was awarded a $18,708.66 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill on October 1, 2025, for subsistence products required during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, originated from a Request for Quote issued on September 3, 2025, and calls for delivery of 83 line items including various meats, canned vegetables, rice, pasta, spices, baking mixes, and condiments to support the correctional facility's food service operations. The award reflects a corrected purchase order originally signed on December 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 11, 2026, and performance requirements that include strict compliance with temperature controls, packaging standards, and the Bureau of Prisons National Menu Specifications.
The Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill, located in Minersville, Pennsylvania, procured these subsistence items through the Bureau of Prisons under the Department of Justice Civilian agency. H. Schrier & Co Inc.'s selection as the prime contractor underscores the vendor's established track record of reliable delivery, product accuracy, and quality performance across multiple federal correctional facilities nationwide. The government evaluated proposals using a best value determination methodology that considered pricing, past performance metrics including delivery timeliness, and technical acceptability, with all products required to comply with Buy American Act requirements and be delivered via palletized shipments to the Brooklyn, New York performance location.