3rd QTR FY 26 Halal Specs.xlsx

This file is a specification sheet for Halal-certified meals required under Federal contract solicitation 15B40826Q00000008 for FCI Leavenworth, 3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2026. The specification details Item 1, a 20-ounce Certified Halal Meat Spaghetti and Meatballs meal consisting of 4-ounce cooked beef meatballs (maximum 20% fat and 20% added ingredients), 5-ounce spaghetti pasta, 3-ounce tomato sauce, and 8-ounce sweet peas. The finished meatball product may not contain more than 3.5% non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders, or alternatively 2% isolated soy protein if declared on the label. All meals must be packaged in three-compartment non-metallic trays with a 21-fluid-ounce primary compartment and two 6-fluid-ounce compartments, heat-sealed with clear plastic and wrapped with an additional sealed wrapper. Each meal must display the certification symbol from a Halal Certification Agency and include heating directions for multiple microwave wattages and oven options.

All items quoted must be certified Halal by a recognized Halal Certification Agency with no pork or pork by-products, no traces of alcohol, no haram-derived gelatin or shortening, and documented quality assurance preventing cross-contact with haram foods. The meat must come from lawfully consumable animals slaughtered by hand with a sharp knife using the prescribed horizontal throat cut by a practicing sane adult Muslim, with the Bismillah recitation performed before slaughter. Vendors must provide a dated letter of certification from the religious certification agency not more than 11 months prior to quote submission. Meals may be quoted as frozen or shelf-stable products with pricing clearly identified by type. The specification sheet serves as part of the quote submission template; vendors must enter per-unit pricing and packaging information and submit the completed spreadsheet file to Kathleen Wood at kwood1@bop.gov by January 27, 2026 at 07:00 AM for delivery between April 1-14, 2026.