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This document contains the specifications for a Request for Quote (RFQ) for certified Kosher and Halal food items to be provided to the Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2025.
The RFQ includes detailed specifications for 17 different Kosher and Halal meal and snack items, including fish fillets, beans and franks, chicken wings, meatloaf, meatballs, omelets, canned tuna, cereal, vegetable juice, potato chips, condiments, and peanut butter. The items must be certified by approved Kosher and Halal certification agencies, and each individual item must be marked with the appropriate certification symbol. The meals are required to be provided in a three-compartment tray, with specific portion sizes and preparation requirements. The RFQ states the estimated quantities required for each item. Pricing must be provided for both frozen and shelf-stable options, where applicable. Responses to this RFQ are due to the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont.
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Certified Religious Diet (Kosher / Halal) Specifications Quote Sheet 15B50225Q00000009 Institution: FCC BEAUMONT Fiscal Year: FY 2025 Quarter: 1st
Religious Certification Requirements for Meals (Kosher):
All items offered on this bid must be certified by an accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency from the United States or Canada, such as: OU - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; OK - Organized Kashrus Laboratories; Star K, KOF K; KAJ K'hal Adas Jeshurun; OKS Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision; OV Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis; CRC - Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada; CRC - Chicago Rabbinical Counsel; or Kosher Overseers of America. Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided. Kosher Items will not contain alcohol, emulsifiers, mind altering substances, enqymes and/or chemicals.
General Meal Specifications - Items 1 through 16 (Kosher):
| 1) | The tray for all meals will be: | |
| a) | Made with non-metallic packaging that allows microwave and conventional oven heating and be heat sealed directly to the tray with clear plastic and wrapped with a separate sealed clear plastic wrapper which encloses the entire tray. | |
| b) | A three-compartment tray with one large compartment and two smaller compartments. Each compartment should be large enough to accommodate required ounces of product. | |
| 2) | All meals will contain the food products per the individual product specification including the stated volume and/or weight of item as listed. | |
| 3) | No substitutions may be made to the meats, vegetables, starches, sauces or preparation methods. | |
| 4) | Meals (items 1 through 7) may be quoted as frozen and/or shelf stable products. Pricing must be identifiable as either frozen or shelf stable. | |
| 5) | Each individual meal must be marked with the certification symbol from the religious certification agency. | |
| 6) | Heating directions must be provided for various wattage microwaves or oven heating including recommended method. | |
| 7) | Mixed Vegetables will contain carrots, corn, peas, green beans, and lima beans with: | |
| a) | Not more than 40 percent by weight carrots. | |
| b) | Not more than 40 percent by weight corn (sweet, golden or yellow, whole kernel corn). | |
| c) | Not more than 40 percent by weight green peas. | |
| 8) | Peas and Carrots will contain: | |
| a) | Not more than 40 percent by weight carrots. | |
| b) | Not more than 40 percent by weight green peas. | |
| 9) | Mashed Potatoes will be made with commercially prepared potato flakes without peel, adding only water according to the manufacturers' preparation instructions; or fresh potatoes prepared using only water and spices with only the amount of binder which will ensure the product does separate in processing. No extenders of any type are allowed. | |
| 10) | Tomato Sauce will be commercially prepared or crushed and/or pureed tomatoes, tomato paste and spices using only the amount of binder required to ensure the product does not separate during processing. |
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 1 |
| Kosher Parve - 14 ounce Fish Fillet Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce-weight Fish Fillet cut from solid muscle fillet block pollack, whiting, flounder, cod, tilapia: or other white fish flesh fillet (not Breaded)
- 2 ounce-weight Tomato Sauce
- 4 ounce-weight White Rice
- 4 ounce-weight Mature Lima Beans 12 CT/CS
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| CS |
| 50 |
| 2 |
| Kosher Meat - 18 Ounce Beans and Franks Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce Beef Franks or Cocktail Franks no artificial colors,
- 8 ounce-weight Vegetarian Beans w/Tomato Sauce
- 6 ounce-weight Diced Potatoes
- finished product of the Beef Frank may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. 12 CT/CS
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| CS |
| 50 |
| 3 | |
| Kosher Meat - 16 ounce Chicken Wing Meal consisting of: |
- 5 ounce weight – Bone-in Chicken Wings
- 2 ounce weight – BBQ Sauce
- 5 ounce weight – Mashed Potato
- 4 ounce weight – Mixed Vegetables
EACH
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| EA |
| 500 |
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 4 |
| Kosher Meat - 16 Ounce Meatloaf Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce-weight Meatloaf (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients)
- 2 ounce-weight Brown Gravy
- 6 ounce-weight Mashed Potatoes
- 4 ounce-weight Mixed Vegetables
- finished product of the Meatloaf may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. 12 CT/CS preferred
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| EA |
| 600 |
| 5 |
| Kosher Meat - 15 Ounce Hawaiian Meatballs with Rice Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce weight – Cooked Beef Meatballs (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients)
- 2 ounce weight – Sweet Hawaiian Sauce
- 5 ounce weight – Cooked White Rice
- 4 ounce weight – Green Beans
EACH
| EA |
| 120 |
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 6 |
| Kosher Meat - 20 Ounce Spaghetti and Meatballs Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce-weight cooked Beef Meatballs (made with ground beef with not more than: 20% fat; 20% added ingredients ;)
- 5 ounce-weight Spaghetti Pasta
- 3 ounce-weight Tomato Sauce
- 8 ounce-weight Sweet Peas
- finished product of the Meatball may not contain more than 3.5% of a non-dairy/non-meat binders and extenders or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name. 12 CT/CS preferred
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| EA |
| 600 |
| 7 |
| Kosher Dairy - 7 Ounce Spanish Omelet Meal consisting of: |
- 3 ounce-weight Plain Egg Omelet
- 1 ounce Spanish Sauce
- 3 ounce Potatoes 12 CT/CS preferred
NO GOURMET KOSHER PRODUCTS ACCEPTED
| EA |
| 480 |
| 8 |
| Kosher Tuna, Chunk Light in Water, Individual. 4 - 6 ounce each package. Tuna can be a product of the U.S. or other foreign country that meets the requirements of 21CFR123.12. Product may contain soy and/or vegetable broth. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. |
24 CT/CS preferred
| EA |
| 1,440 |
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 9 |
| Kosher Cereal, Any Type, Any Style, and any grain composition. (CID A-A-20000E, Any Type, Any Class, Any Grain Composition). 2 oz individual package. EACH. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. |
Specify case count on bid.
2 oz packages required.
72 CT/CS preferred.
| EA |
| 7,200 |
| 10 |
| Kosher Vegetable Juice, 5 to 7 ounce Sealed Pouch or Can. EACH. Certified Kosher Parve. Can must have easy open top. Juice must be tomato based with at least five additional vegetable products in the juice. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. |
Specify case count on bid.
| EA |
| 2,880 |
| 11 |
| Kosher Potato Chips, Individual Package. EACH. 1 Ounce Sealed Individual Package, Certified Kosher Parve, See Delivery Schedule. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. Specify case count on bid. |
Two separate deliveries for freshness, six weeks apart. 60 ct/cs preferred
| EA |
| 72,000 |
| 12 |
| Kosher Dressing, Mayonnaise, Regular, Reduced Fat, Fat Free, or Light. EACH. 9 Gram Packet, Certified Kosher Parve. (CID A-A-20140D, Type I, Style A, B, C, or D). *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. |
Specify case count on bid.
(NO WINSTON PRODUCT) 200 CT/CS preferred
| EA |
| 110,000 |
| 13 |
| Kosher Tartar Sauce, Individual Packet. EACH. 9 Gram Individual Packet, Certified Kosher Parve, CID A-A 20140D, Type III, Style A. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. |
Specify case count on bid.
(NO WINSTON PRODUCT) 200 CT/CS preferred
| EA |
| 120,000 |
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 14 |
| Kosher Jelly, Fruit, Standardized, Variety, Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Grape, Orange, Peach, Raspberry or Strawberry. Regular or reduced sugar, U.S. Grade A or equivalent. (CID A-A-20078D), Type II, kind A, B, F, M, R, S, Y, or AA, Style 1 or 2. Finished product quality a or b. 10 gram individual portion. EACH. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. |
Specify case count on bid.
(NO WINSTON PRODUCT) 200 CT/CS preferred
| EA |
| 1,600,000 |
| 15 |
| Kosher Peanut Butter, Regular, Stabilized, Non-fortified, Individual Packets. EACH. 2 ounce Packet, Certified Kosher Parve, CID A-A20328B, Style I, Class A, Texture 1, Type A. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. |
Specify case count on bid.
(NO WINSTON PRODUCT)
| EA |
| 10,000 |
| 16 |
| Kosher Sugar Substitute, Non-Carbohydrate, Saccharin, Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sucralose, Neotame, or Rebaudioside A, Granular, Packaged in Envelopes/Packets EACH. Total amount may be adjusted to the next highest case count. Certified Kosher. *Each individual package must be marked with the kosher certification hechsher. |
Specify case count on bid. 2,000 CT/CS preferred
| EA |
| 1,070,000 |
Religious Certification Requirements for Meals (Halal):
Items offered on this bid must be certified Halal. Please read definitions below for requirement of each certification.
Certified Halal items will be certified by a Halal Certification Agency, to meet the following requirements:
Food must be certified halal:
· With no pork or pork by-products;
· No traces of alcohol, or additives containing alcohol, including sugar alcohols;
· No gelatin derived from haram sources;
· No animal shortening derived from haram sources;
· No other mind-altering substances derived from haram sources;
· No forbidden enzymes derived from haram sources;
· No emulsifiers that are derived from haram sources;
· That has no exposure to haram foods or ingredients through cross contact.
· Quality assurance mechanisms to ensure no cross contact with haram food or ingredients.
The animal from which the meat comes:
· Must be lawful to consume in Islamic Law.
· Cannot have died of cause other than proper slaughtering in accordance with Islam;
· The live animal must be slaughtered:
· By hand with an extremely sharp knife so that the animal suffers minimally:
· Intentionally slaughtered by a horizontal cut at the throat of the animal (below is laryngeal prominence), so that three of the four vessels are severed in one cut;
· By a practicing sane adult Muslim who is knowledgeable of the Islamic slaughtering procedures.
· The slaughterer must believe in all the essential matters of the Islamic faith.
· The slaughterer must recite Bismillah (In the Name of Allah) before the slaughtering of each animal, and in a manner prescribed by Islamic law.
· The Halal slaughtered carcasses should be stamped and labeled as ‘Halal’.
Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided.
General Meal Specifications - Items 17 through 17 (Halal):
| 1) | The tray for all meals will be: |
| a) | Made with non-metallic packaging that allows microwave and conventional oven heating and be heat sealed directly to the tray with clear plastic and wrapped with a separate sealed clear plastic wrapper which encloses the entire tray. |
| b) | A three-compartment tray with one large compartment and two smaller compartments. Each compartment should be large enough to accommodate required ounces of product. |
2) All meals will contain the food products per the individual product specification including the stated volume and/or weight of item as listed.
3) No substitutions may be made to the meats, vegetables, starches, sauces or preparation methods.
4) Meals (items 17 through 17) may be quoted as frozen and/or shelf stable products. Pricing must be identifiable as either frozen or shelf stable.
5) Each individual meal must be marked with the certification symbol from the religious certification agency.
6) Heating directions must be provided for various wattage microwaves or oven heating including recommended method.
| 7) | Mixed Vegetables will contain carrots, corn, peas, green beans, and lima beans with: | |
| a) | Not more than 40 percent by weight carrots. | |
| b) | Not more than 40 percent by weight corn (sweet, golden or yellow, whole kernel corn). | |
| c) | Not more than 40 percent by weight green peas. |
| 8) | Peas and Carrots will contain: | |
| a) | Not more than 40 percent by weight carrots. | |
| b) | Not more than 40 percent by weight green peas. |
9) Mashed Potatoes will be made with commercially prepared potato flakes without peel, adding only water according to the manufacturers' preparation instructions; or fresh potatoes prepared using only water and spices with only the amount of binder which will ensure the product does separate in processing. No extenders of any type are allowed.
10) Tomato Sauce will be commercially prepared or crushed and/or pureed tomatoes, tomato paste and spices using only the amount of binder required to ensure the product does not separate during processing.
| No. |
| Description |
| Unit of |
Issue
| Amount Needed |
| Price |
Per Unit Total
| 17 |
| Certified Halal Bologna Luncheon Meat (chicken or turkey), Frozen, 4 Ounce multiple slice portion, (Shelf Stable may be 1-4 oz slice). Wrapped in Sealed Plastic. *Each individual package must be marked with the halal certification symbol. |
Specify Frozen or Shelf-Stable on bid Specify individual size on bid.
| EA |
| 500 |
Certified Kosher / Halal Items – 15B50225Q00000009
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