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This document is an Invitation for Bids (IFB) issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of General Services for the procurement of various frozen beef products for the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Dallas, PA. The IFB requests bids for meatballs, beef top inside round, beef wafer steaks, Salisbury steak, and Italian sausage with detailed product specifications and delivery schedules in October, November, and December 2010. Bids are due by September 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm. The IFB requires that all delivered products strictly conform to the stated specifications, and vendors must provide nutritional information. Vendors are also asked to indicate if they are minority and/or women-owned businesses registered in Pennsylvania.

The IFB outlines general requirements applicable to all items, including that quantities may be increased or decreased per institutional need, and that all purchase orders $5,000 or greater are subject to the "Right to Know Law". The contract will be subject to the Commonwealth's Standard Terms and Conditions. Vendors must complete and return the Reciprocal Limitations Act Requirements Form with any bid $10,000 or greater.

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10 292091 300.000 Case

MEATBALL, BEEF FRZ, LS, 1 0Z, 10 LB /CS

Item text

MEATBALLS, BEEF, IQF, 1 OZ PORTIONS,

FULLY COOKED. PROCESSED FROM USDA

INSPECTED BEEF. NOT TO EXCEED 20% FAT.

MAY CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 20% BREAD

CRUMBS. SODIUM CONTENT NOT TO EXCEED 250

MG SODIUM PER 4 OZ SERVING. SHALL NOT

CONTAIN MSG OR ADDED SODIUM. TEXTURED

SOY CONCENTRATE, FULLY HYDRATED MAY BE

ADDED. THE MAXIMUM PERCENT OF HYDRATED

PROTEIN PRODUCT IN THE COMBINED FINISHED

PRODUCT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20%. SHALL NOT

CONTAIN POULTRY, PORK OR PORK

BY-PRODUCTS, MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS.

PRODUCT TO BE FREE OF BONE FRAGMENTS.

Bidder/Contractor's Name, Address and Phone #:

SCI Retreat 1131791 660 State Route 11 Hunlock Creek PA 18621

DELIVERY

DATE:

10/04/2010

Your vendor number with us (if available): __________________

Page: 1 / 7 RFQ - Invitation For Bids

RETURN BID

BY:

BID OPENING DATE

09/10/2010

BID OPENING TIME

2:00 pm

EXPIRATION DATE OF

CONTRACT:

(IF APPLICABLE)

Contact Information:

Buyer: Barbara Swiatek Phone: 570-674-2717 Fax: (570) 675-2765 E-mail: bswiatek@state.pa.us

Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

Items To Be Delivered To:

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Issuing Office:

Swiatek Barbara SCI Dallas 1000 Follies Road Dallas PA 18612-0286

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

Please Return Quotation To:

Swiatek Barbara SCI Dallas 1000 Follies Road Dallas PA 18612-0286

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

FOR EACH ITEM LISTED, ENTER YOUR BID AMOUNT IN THE UNIT PRICE COLUMN AND TOTAL COLUMN

THEN ENTER THE TOTAL BID AMOUNT AND SIGN THIS DOCUMENT ON THE LAST PAGE

Type of Security furnished if required:

Certified or bank cashier's check Irrevocable letter of credit Certificate of deposit Other as specified by bid Bond - If annual bond:

What is the name of the principal on the bond?

The following are incorporated by reference herein: 1) the documents attached to this RFQ, if any; 2) the documents incorporated by reference in this RFQ, if any; and 3) the bid and contract terms and conditions, stored on the web site address at www.dgs.state.pa.us for this type of RFQ as of the date of the RFQ.

RFQ, as used herein, means Request for Quotations, Invitation for Bids, Invitation to Qualify, or Request for Proposals, as appropriate. The Bidder/Contractor, intending to be legally bound hereby, offers and agrees, if this submission is accepted, to provide the awarded items at the price(s) set forth below at the time(s) and place(s) specified.

MEAT DERIVED FROM THE ADVANCED MEAT

RECOVERY SYSTEM AND/OR FATTY REDUCED

BEEF PRODUCTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MEAT

FROM HEAD, TONGUE, HEART, ESOPHAGUS OR

STRAIGHT (ADDED) FAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ENCASED IN MOISTURE/VAPOR-PROOF POLYFILM

OR BAGS. ACCEPTABLE PACK SIZE: 10 LB

CASES.

Delivery:

100 cs on Oct 4, 2010 100 cs on Nov 1, 2010 100 cs on Dec 6, 2010

20 292093 3,600.000 lb

MEAT, BEEF, TOP INSIDE RND, FRS

Item text

BEEF TOP INSIDE ROUND, CAP OFF, IMPS

#169A, FROZEN, UNCOOKED. USDA INSPECTED

BEEF. SHALL BE LABELED USDA SELECT OR

USDA CHOICE. NO ADDED SOLUTIONS. NO

ADDED SODIUM; NO MSG. NO MORE THAN 100

MG SODIUM PER 4 OZ PORTION. INDIVIDUALLY

ENCASED IN MOISTURE/VAPOR-PROOF

POLYFILM. ALL BONES, CARTILAGES AND

EXPOSED LYMPH GLANDS SHALL BE REMOVED.

THE GRACILIS MUSCLE AND THE LOOSE SIDE

(PECTINEUS AND SARTORIUS MUSCLES) SHALL

BE REMOVED BY CUTTING THROUGH THE

NATURAL SEAMS. NO MORE THAN 1/4 INCH

SURFACE FAT MAXIMUM THICKNESS AT ANY ONE

POINT. ACCEPTABLE PACK SIZE: 2 TO 6

ROASTS PER CASE; EACH ROAST TO WEIGH

BETWEEN 12 LB TO 20 LB.

Delivery:

1200 lb on Oct 4, 2010 1200 lb on Nov 1, 2010 1200 lb on Dec 6, 2010

30 291490 1,800.000 lb

MEAT, BEEF, WAFER STEAK, FRZ,3OZ

PORTION

Page: 2 / 7 RFQ - Invitation For Bids

Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

FOR EACH ITEM LISTED, ENTER YOUR BID AMOUNT IN THE UNIT PRICE COLUMN AND TOTAL COLUMN

THEN ENTER THE TOTAL BID AMOUNT AND SIGN THIS DOCUMENT ON THE LAST PAGE

Item text

BEEF SANDWICH STEAKS, FLAKED, CHOPPED,

FORMED AND WAFER SLICED, IMPS #1138A,

UNCOOKED, FROZEN, 3 OZ PORTION. SODIUM

NOT TO EXCEED 100 MG PER 3 OZ PORTION.

NO ADDED SODIUM OR MSG. THE STEAKS SHALL

BE PREPARED FROM BONELESS BEEF THAT

COMPLIES WITH THE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

OF IMPS #136. THE FLAKING, CHOPPING,

FORMING, AND SLICING PROCESS SHALL BE IN

COMPLIANCE WITH FSIS REGULATIONS AND

SHALL PRODUCE STEAKS THAT ARE MODERATELY

FINE TEXTURED. PRODUCT SHALL COMPLY WITH

FAT CONTENT REQUIREMENTS OF IMPS #136.

SHALL NOT CONTAIN POULTRY, PORK OR PORK

BY-PRODUCTS, MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS. MEAT

DERIVED FROM THE ADVANCED MEAT RECOVERY

SYSTEM AND/OR FATTY REDUCED BEEF

PRODUCTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MEAT FROM

HEAD, TONGUE, HEART, ESOPHAGUS OR

STRAIGHT (ADDED) FAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

PRODUCT TO BE FREE OF BONE FRAGMENTS.

EACH STEAK SHALL CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE

THIN SLICES WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY ONE

OUNCE EACH. NO MORE THAN A MINOR AMOUNT

OF GREEN/BROWN/GRAY RINGS SHALL BE

PRESENT. SLICES SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY

4.75 X 7.5 INCHES (12.0 X 19.1 CM). BOX,

LINED, LAYER OR STACK PACKED, WITH

MOISTURE PROOF PAPER OR PLASTIC FILM

BETWEEN LAYERS OR STACKS. ACCEPTABLE

PACK SIZE: 10 LB TO 40 LB PER CASE.

Delivery One delivery of 1800 lbs on 10/4/2010

40 292092 300.000 Case

MEAT, BEEF, SALISBURY STEAK,FRZ,

10LB/CS

Item text

SALISBURY STEAK, BEEF, IQF, 3 OZ

PORTIONS, FULLY COOKED. ADDED

VEGETABLES, SEASONINGS AND FLAVOR

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Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

PROFILE TYPICAL OF SALISBURY STEAK;

PRODUCT TO BE IN THE SHAPE OF A

TRADITIONAL SALISBURY STEAK. PROCESSED

FROM USDA INSPECTED BEEF. NOT TO EXCEED

20% FAT. MAY CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 20%

BREAD CRUMBS. SODIUM CONTENT NOT TO

EXCEED 250 MG SODIUM PER 3 OZ SERVING.

SHALL NOT CONTAIN MSG OR ADDED SODIUM.

TEXTURED SOY CONCENTRATE, FULLY HYDRATED

MAY BE ADDED. THE MAXIMUM PERCENT OF

HYDRATED PROTEIN PRODUCT IN THE COMBINED

FINISHED PRODUCT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20%.

SHALL NOT CONTAIN POULTRY, PORK OR PORK

BY-PRODUCTS, MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS.

PRODUCT TO BE FREE OF BONE FRAGMENTS.

MEAT DERIVED FROM THE ADVANCED MEAT

RECOVERY SYSTEM AND/OR FATTY REDUCED

BEEF PRODUCTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MEAT

FROM HEAD, TONGUE, HEART, ESOPHAGUS OR

STRAIGHT (ADDED) FAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

BOX, LINED, LAYER PACKED, WITH MOISTURE

PROOF PAPER OR PLASTIC FILM BETWEEN

LAYERS. ACCEPTABLE PACK SIZE: 10 LB

CASES.

Delivery:

100 cs on Oct 4, 2010 100 cs on Nov 1, 2010 100 cs on Dec 6, 2010

50 292087 2,000.000 lb

SAUSAGE,BEEF,4 OZ,LINK,ITAL,FRZ

Item text

ITALIAN SAUSAGE, IMPS #818. FORMULA A

(BEEF), STYLE B (SWEET), UNCOOKED FRESH,

IQF, LINKED PRODUCT, COLLAGEN CASING,

PORTION SIZE 4 OZ, APPROXIMATELY 6" IN

LENGTH. FAT CONTENT NOT TO EXCEED 30%.

SODIUM CONTENT NOT TO EXCEED 350 MG PER

4 OUNCE PORTION. TEXTURED SOY

CONCENTRATE, FULLY HYDRATED MAY BE

ADDED. THE MAXIMUM PERCENT OF HYDRATED

PROTEIN PRODUCT IN THE COMBINED FINISHED

Page: 4 / 7 RFQ - Invitation For Bids

Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

PRODUCT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20%. SHALL NOT

CONTAIN POULTRY, PORK OR PORK

BY-PRODUCTS, MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS. MEAT

DERIVED FROM THE ADVANCED MEAT RECOVERY

SYSTEM AND/OR FATTY REDUCED BEEF

PRODUCTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MEAT FROM

HEAD, TONGUE, HEART, ESOPHAGUS, OTHER

ORGAN MEATS OR STRAIGHT (ADDED) FAT IS

NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE MEAT COMPONENTS

SHALL BE CHOPPED OR GROUND TO A

MODERATELY COARSE TEXTURE. THE SAUSAGE

ITSELF (OR INTERIOR CUT SURFACE OF

LINKS) IS MODERATELY COARSE IN TEXTURE

WITH A UNIFORM COLOR RANGING FROM MEDIUM

TO DARK REDDISH-BROWN WITH EVENLY

DISTRIBUTED FAT PARTICLES. PRODUCT TO BE

FREE OF BONE FRAGMENTS. THE LINKS SHALL

BE IN A COLLAGEN CASING 5 TO 6 INCHES

(12.7 TO 15.2 CM) IN LENGTH. LINKS SHALL

BE MODERATELY UNIFORM IN LENGTH AND

DIAMETER. IQF, ENCASED IN

MOISTURE/VAPOR-PROOF POLYFILM OR IQF,

BOX, LINED, LAYER PACKED, WITH MOISTURE

PROOF PAPER OR PLASTIC FILM BETWEEN

LAYERS. ACCEPTABLE PACK SIZE: 10 LB TO

40 LB PER CASE.

Delivery: one delivery of 2000 lbs on Oct 4, 2010

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ITEMS:

Header text Perishable Foods--Frozen Assorted Beef Products--- Oct/Nov/Dec 2010.

3 Deliveries--Oct 4, 2010, Nov 1,2010, and Dec 6, 2010. See item text for specific delivery quantities.

All quantities may be increased or decreased per institutional need per notification to the vendor by the Food Service Manager or his designee.

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Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

VENDOR--PLEASE NOTE--ALL ITEMS DELIVERED

WILL BE IN STRICT CONFORMANCE WITH THE

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS WHICH BECOME PART

OF THE PURCHASE ORDER AWARDED FROM THIS

BID. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE

SPECIFICATIONS WILL RESULT IN REJECTION

AND/OR RETURN OF THE PROUDCT AT THE

VENDOR'S EXPENSE.

VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL

INFORMATION WITH THE BID. ALL

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION QUESTIONS

SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. JIM PORZUEK,

FOOD SERVICE MANAGER, SCI RETREAT. MR.

PORZUCEK CAN BE REACHED AT 570-735-8754

EXT 307 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.

"FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY"

Vendors are requested to answer the following questions:

1. Are you a minority and/or women owned business?

Check the appropriate item: ___YES

____NO

2. If yes, are you registered as a certified minority and/or women owned business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Check the appropriate item:

_____YES _____NO

SECURITY CLEARANCE INFORMATION FOR

VENDORS

All vendors or their subcontractors, who utilize regular delivery transportation, will have to submit clearance checks through the original vendor, for all drivers (regardless if delivery is inside or outside of the fence). Common carriers will not be required to render clearance checks, however they are

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Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

subject to search and escort procedures.

ALL CARRIERS reporting to outside warehouses must secure their vehicle (windows closed and doors locked), sign in at warehouse and wait for further directions from correctional staff.

VENDOR--PLEASE NOTE--PURCHASE ORDERS TO

BE AWARDED FROM THIS BID THAT ARE $5000

OR GREATER ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS

OF THE "RIGHT TO KNOW LAW". IF

APPLICABLE, BIDDER AGREES TO ABIDE BY

THE PROVISIONS OF ATTACHMENT

#1--CONTRACT PROVISIONS --RIGHT TO KNOW

LAW.

All Purchase Orders awarded from this bid shall be subject to STD 274 Standard Terms and Conditions (SAP). The bid is governed by STD 203 General Conditions and Instructions for RFQ--Invitation to Bid. Both STD 274 and STD 203 are found on the website, www.dgs.state.pa.us under the Procurement Section heading, Procurement Forms.

Reciprocal Limitations Act Requirements Form must be completed and returned with any bid with a value of $10,000 or greater.

Return your signed bid and completed Reciprocal Limitations Act Requirement Form to Barbara Swiatek, Purchasing Agent, SCI Dallas, 1000 Follies Road, Dallas, Pa 18612-0286 by 09/10/2010 by

2:00 PM. NO FAX BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

BID RETURN ENVELOPES SHOULD BE SEALED

AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE COLLECTIVE

NUMBER CN00032932.

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Collective Number:

CN00032932

SHOW THIS NUMBER ON BID ENVELOPE OR

FAX COVER SHEET

RFQ Date: 08/30/2010

REPRINT

Item Description of Items Quantity UOM Unit Total Line No. Price Item Price

Bidder/Contractor's Signature

SIGN AND PRINT NAME BELOW

AUTHORIZED OFFICER / PARTNER / OWNER (CIRCLE ONE) DATE

ENTER TOTAL BID AMOUNT HERE

ALL PRICES ARE

F.O.B. DESTINATION

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