KOSHER Cover Letter FY26Q1.docx

U. S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution 2600 Hwy 301 South Jesup, GA 31599

Dear Offeror:

Solicitation RFQP03072500015 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document is prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup, GA for the acquisition of KOSHER items for FY26 1st Qtr., October 1st 2025, through December 31, 2025. This package contains all necessary information to submit a quote.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 311999. The solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is 1-500 employees. All responsible small businesses may submit a quote which may be considered. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

The government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. The basis for award will be best value to the Government on a per line-item basis or single award. Quotes will be evaluated considering specification met, past performance, and price. Responsible offerors shall incorporate shipping costs and any other internal processing costs into their bid price. Orders over $10,000 will be awarded on a firm-fixed price purchase order and paid electronically, and orders under $10,000 will be paid using a government purchase card.

Bidders are advised to include a completed copy of the attached provision at FAR 52.212-3 with their offers if they do not have completed Representations & Certifications readily available in their System for Award Management record.

Failure to comply with the stated item specifications on the bid sheet will result in your quoted item not being considered for award or your item being refused upon delivery. No specification substitutions will be accepted. Do not bid an alternate item or alternate packaging. Do not bid if you cannot meet the specifications. Kosher certification must be included for consideration.

Bids are due by email to msmiley@bop.gov, no later than August 11, 2025, at 12:00pm est. All questions regarding this solicitation can be directed to the Contracting Department, CS M. Smiley, at email address msmiley@bop.gov. Phone inquiries will not be responded to.

Respectfully, CS M. Smiley Contracting Department msmiley@bop.gov image1.png