FY 26 1st QUARTER PRODUCE SPECS - SOW.pdf

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1st Quarter Food Requirements
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This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg in Salters, South Carolina, seeking 1st Quarter Produce Products for delivery during October 1-December 31, 2025. The solicitation (number 15B31625Q00000007) requires vendors to provide 17 different fresh produce items, including various vegetables and fruits such as lettuce, apples, bananas, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, green onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and salad mixes. Estimated quantities range from 6 to 1,000 cases, with specific grade, size, and quality requirements detailed for each product.

The RFQ specifies delivery requirements of Monday deliveries between 8:00am-12:00pm, with quantity notifications provided by the previous Thursday. Invoices should be e-mailed to wil-accounting-s@bop.gov or mailed to the facility. Quotes will be evaluated based on past performance and price, with bidders required to complete a detailed pricing schedule. The contract will be an indefinite delivery/requirements type, and faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to submit quotes. The completed solicitation package must be returned by Tuesday, September 02, at 12:00 p.m. EST.

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Statement of Work/Specifications

A.1.1 Introduction

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg, Salters, South Carolina intends to issue solicitation 15B31625Q00000007 for the requirements of 1st Quarter Produce Products. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The completed solicitation package must be returned no later than Tuesday, September 02, at 12:00 p.m. EST.

A.1.2 Place of Performance

All Items Shall Be Delivered to:

FCI Williamsburg

8301 US HWY 521

Salters, SC 29590

A.1.3 Delivery Order Information

Deliveries must be made each Monday between the hours of 8:00am-12:00pm except for federal holidays. Alternate arrangements for deliveries which fall on federal holidays will be as mutually agreed upon by both parties. FCI Williamsburg will notify the total quantity to be delivered each Monday by the previous Thursday each week.

A.1.4 Invoices

All invoices shall be e-mailed to wil-accounting-s@bop.gov or mailed to:

FCI Williamsburg PO Box 220 Salters, SC 29590

A.2.1 Contract Pricing

Items shall be provided in accordance with specifications set forth in Section A.2.2 of this solicitation.

The bidder is required to submit a completed copy of the schedule of items, located in section A.2.3. Pursuant to FAR 17.203(b), the Government’s evaluation shall be inclusive of options.

Quotes will be evaluated for award based upon past performance and price. Pursuant to FAR 17.203(d), bidders may vary unit prices for option periods. Faith based and Community-Based Organizations are entitled to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for mailto:wil-accounting-s@bop.gov which they are eligible. Any resulting contract shall be an indefinite delivery/requirements type contract. Accordingly, quantities listed are estimates only and do not represent a commitment by the Government that the estimated quantities will be required or ordered, nor do they guarantee that conditions affecting the requirements will remain stable or predictable.

A.2.2 Schedule of Items and Prices

Please complete the following pricing information for the performance period.

A.2.3 Type of Containers

Please list the type of container each item will be contained in.

Performance Period: October 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

1. Leaf Lettuce, Lettuce Green Leaf fresh, US No 1, CID A-A-20173B, Type I, Green Leaf, Style A, whole head trimmed. Lettuce shall be fresh and crisp. Lettuce shall not be bitter in flavor and be free from odors such as chlorine. ammonia, musty/moldy, sour, and fermented smells and other odors not typical of fresh lettuce. 20 LB CS

Estimated Quantity: 21 case x $___________= $_____________

2. Fresh Fruit, Apples, Any Variety, U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, or U.S. No. 1. 100

- 120 case count. State variety and case count on bid.

Estimated Quantity: 1,000 case x $___________= $_____________

3. Fresh Fruit, Bananas, Yellowish to Yellow with Green Tips (Index 3 - 5). Minimum

1 1/8" diameter, Minimum 5.5" long, 40-pound case.

Estimated Quantity: 710 cases x $___________= $____________

4. Fresh Vegetable, Broccoli, Fresh Cut, Ready to Eat, Florets (3/4 – 2 ¾’ in diameter and ¾ to 2 ¾” in length), Spears (3 to 4” in diameter and not to exceed 4 1/2” in length) or Crowns (Not less than 2 1/2 “ or more than 5” in diameter and not less than 2 ½” or more than 5” in length), Conventional or Organic. (CID A-A-20290A, Style I – Size A, Style II – Size A, or Style III, Agricultural practice 1 or 2). 30-pound case.

Estimated Quantity: 79 case x $___________= $_____________

5. Fresh Vegetable, Cabbage, U.S. No. 1 Green, Large (3 pounds or over), Heads of cabbage of one variety or similar varietal characteristics, which are of reasonable solidity, and are not withered, puffy, or burst and which are free from soft rot, seed stems, and from damage caused by discoloration, freezing, disease, insects or mechanical or other means. 50-pound bag.

Estimated Quantity: 76 bags x $___________= $_____________

6. Fresh Vegetable, Carrots, Ready to Use, Unpeeled, Whole (1” – 2 ½” in diameter not less than 5” in length). (CID A-A-20191D, Type II, Style A). Whole Carrots shall meet the requirements of the U.S. Standard for Grades of Topped Carrots. 50-pound bag.

Estimated Quantity: 8 bags x $___________= $_____________

7. Fresh Vegetable, Celery, U.S. Extra No. 1 or U.S. No. 1. Stalks of celery of similar varietal characteristics which are fairly well developed, fairly well formed, well-trimmed, fairly compact, and which are free from blackheart and soft rot and free from damage caused by freezing, growth cracks, horizontal cracks, pithy branches, seed stems, suckers, dirt, doubles, wilting, blight, other disease, insects or mechanical or other means. Stalks shall be green unless specified as fairly well blanched, or mixed blanch. Outer whorl of branches shall be not less than 6 inches. Stalks shall be of such length as to extend from one side, end or bottom of the container to within 1-1/2 inches of the corresponding opposite side, end or top of the container. 35-pound case.

Estimated Quantity: 18 case x $___________= $_____________

8. Fresh Vegetable, Cilantro (Coriander, Coriander Leaves, or Chinese Parsley), Herb. Medium green color. State size of package on bid.

Estimated Quantity: 50 pound x $___________= $_____________

9. Fresh Vegetable, Cucumbers, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Large. At a minimum, cucumbers which are fairly well colored, fairly well formed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, and free from decay, sunscald and from damage caused by scars, yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign materials, freezing, mosaic or other disease, insects, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means. Large Cucumbers minimum diameter shall be not less than 2 ½” and 6” in length. 45-pound case.

Estimated Quantity: 6 cases x $___________= $_____________

10. Fresh Vegetable, Green Onions, Pounds, U.S. No. 1; Green onions shall be fairly well-formed, firm, young and tender, fairly clean, free from decay, and from damage caused by seed stems, roots, foreign material, disease, insects, mechanical or other means. The bulbs shall be well trimmed. The tops shall be fresh, of good green color, free from damage caused by broken or bruised leaves, or by clipping. When all the tops of the onions have been evenly clipped back in accordance with good commercial practice, they shall be specified as “Clipped Tops” in connection with the grade. The over-all length (roots excepted) of the onions shall be not more than 24 inches nor less than 8 inches and the onions shall be not less than one-fourth of an inch or more than one inch in diameter. State case weight on bid.

Estimated Quantity: 460 pound x $___________= $_____________

11. Fresh Vegetable, Onions, Bulbs, (Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter) or Creole, Yellow or White, Whole, Conventional or Organic. (CID A-A-20193C, Type I, II, or III, Color A or B, Style 1, Agricultural Practice A or B). Onions are mature, firm, single bulb, fairly well-shaped and free from splits. Onions shall be a U.S.

No. 2 or better Grade of U. S. Standards for Grades of Bermuda-Granex-Grano Type Onions, U.S Standards for Grade of Creole Onions or U.S. Standards for Grade of Onions (Other Than Bermuda-Granex-Grano and Creole types). 50-pound bag.

Estimated Quantity: 52 bag x $___________= $____________

12. Fresh Vegetable, Peppers, Sweet, U.S. Fancy or U.S. No. 1. Green. Minimum of mature green sweet peppers of similar varietal characteristics which are firm, fairly well shaped, and free from sunscald and decay affecting calyxes and/or walls, decay affecting stems, and free from damage caused by freezing injury, hail, scars, sunburn, disease, insects, mechanical or other means. Each pepper shall be not less than 2-1/2 inches and the length of each pepper shall be not less than 2-1/2 inches. 20-pound case.

Estimated Quantity: 199 case x $___________= $_____________

13. Fresh Vegetable, Potatoes, Sweet, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Petite, or U.S. Commercial. Sweet potatoes of one type which are firm, fairly smooth, fairly clean, fairly well shaped, which are free from freezing injury, internal breakdown, Black Rot, other decay or wet breakdown, and free from damage caused by secondary rootlets, sprouts, cuts, bruises, scars, growth cracks, scurf, Pox (Soil Rot), or other diseases, wireworms, weevils or other insects, or other means. Diameter shall be not more than 3-1/2 inches and not less than 1 ¾ inches. .Maximum weight shall not be more than 20 ounces. Length is not less than 3 inches or more than 9 inches (40 LB case)

Estimated Quantity: 60 case x $___________= $_____________

14. Fresh Vegetable, Potatoes, U.S. No. 1 or U.S. Commercial, Size A or Medium Size. “Utility” Minimum 3 oz and 1 7/8 – 2 ¼” in diameter. . Similar varietal characteristics, except when designated as a mixed or specialty pack, firm, fairly clean, fairly well shaped; free from freezing, blackheart, late blight, southern bacterial wilt and ring rot and soft rot and wet breakdown. Free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign matter, Russet scab; and Rhizoctonia. 50-pound bag.

Estimated Quantity: 211 bag x $___________= $____________

15. Fresh Vegetable, Lettuce, Salad Mix, Iceberg or Blends, Chopped Leafy Greens, Ready to Eat, Conventional or Organic. U.S. Fancy or U.S. No. 1. (CID A-A- 20316A, Type of Leafy Green IX, Blend A or B, Style 4, Chop Size A, Purpose i, Agricultural practice A or B. Salad mixes will be packaged using modified atmosphere packaging to enhance shelf life and to retard browning. Nitrogen flush, vacuum, or partial vacuum may be used to drive out excess air. Note type of salad mix. 20-pound case.

Salad Mix Options:

1. Bag of chopped iceberg lettuce, shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots (in separate bags from lettuce). ), Lettuce shall have bright green color and shall be free from odors such as chlorine, ammonia, musty/moldy, sour, and fermented smells and other odors not typical of fresh lettuce. The lettuce and cabbage shall be crisp, firm, not wilted, flabby, or tough.

2. Blend of one or more types of leafy greens such as Arugula, Baby Leaf Lettuce, Iceberg, Leaf Lettuce, Romaine, Spinach, or Spring Mix.

Estimated Quantity: 449 case x $___________= $_____________

16. Fresh Vegetable, Lettuce, Iceberg, Whole head, trimmed, Ready to Use, Conventional or Organic. U.S. Fancy or U.S. No. 1. Heads of lettuce shall meet the following requirements: Similar varietal characteristics; Fresh; Green; not soft, not burst, free from decay, doubles and not damaged by any other cause.

Each head shall be fairly well trimmed. (CID A-A-20316A, Type of Leafy Green IX, Style 1, Purpose ii, Agricultural practice A or B). 24 heads per case.

Estimated Quantity: 385 case x $___________= $____________

17. Tomato fresh, US No 1, Light Red, Well formed, Tomatoes shall not be less than

2-1/2 inches in diameter and no more than 3 inches in diameter, Tomatoes will be clean, mature, not over ripe or soft and free from decay caused by freezing, sun scald or damaged by any other cause. (25 pound case)

Estimated Quantity: 101 case x $___________= $_____________

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