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This is a Notice of Award for a Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) La Tuna in Anthony, New Mexico/Texas for Third Quarter FY26 food subsistence meats and soy products. The solicitation (15B51026Q00000008) was a 100% small business set-aside with a submission deadline of March 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST, and awards were announced on March 27, 2026. Nine responses were received and evaluated based on past performance and price, with FCI La Tuna prioritizing vendors with high past performance records over lowest-priced quotes in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(4)(ii). Delivery is F.O.B. destination to FCI La Tuna's warehouse at 8500 Doniphan Drive, Anthony, Texas 79821, and all items must be palletized unless prior arrangements are made.

Awards were distributed across multiple vendors for 17 line items totaling approximately 46,000 pounds of meat and soy products, including items such as soy meat flavor bits, tofu, hummus, ground beef, beef patties, roast beef, beef tripe, various chicken products, fish fillets, breaded fish, Italian sausage, pork roast, boneless turkey, and frankfurters. Pricing ranged from $0.69 per pound for chicken leg quarters (Ben's Foods) to $3.99 per pound for roast beef (CJ Foods), with several items awarded at $0 (soy meat flavor bits, hummus, and tuna), indicating these may have been consolidated awards or contingent upon other purchases. Three items received no award, indicating no acceptable quotes were received or evaluation criteria were not met.