Purchase Order 15B31526P00000078

The Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City awarded a $143,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bassett Dairy Products Inc. (doing business as Bassett's Dairy) for subsistence supplies during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, covering the period from April 1 through June 30, 2026. This Total Small Business set-aside contract was awarded on April 1, 2026, with a place of performance in Perry, Florida. Bassett Dairy Products, a small business dairy supplier headquartered in Loogootee, Indiana, will provide dairy products and related food service items to support the nutritional and food service requirements of the federal correctional facility. The contract represents a continuation of the company's established relationship with the Bureau of Prisons, as Bassett Dairy has secured over 100 federal contract awards since 2021 across multiple correctional facilities nationwide.

The underlying solicitation, posted February 9, 2026, sought quotations for approximately 78-80 line items of food and subsistence supplies for the Yazoo City facility, including standard National Menu items and specialized kosher religious diet products. All products were required to comply with Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requirements and USDA standards, with delivery expected by April 20, 2026, except for weekly delivery items such as bread and milk. The procurement evaluation methodology weighted past performance approximately equally to price, and the acquisition was exclusively set aside for small businesses, with all bidders required to maintain current SAM.gov registration and representations and certifications at the time of quotation submission.