March Produce Specs - 15B50226Q00000031.docx

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This is a Monthly Produce Specifications Quote Sheet for a fresh produce solicitation issued by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont. The solicitation (15B50226Q00000031) covers March 2026 fresh produce deliveries for FCC Beaumont, with a period of performance from March 9, 2026 to March 31, 2026. The contract requires weekly deliveries to be scheduled with Rene Guerra, Food Service Administrator (rguerra@bop.gov).

The solicitation specifies 12 line items of fresh produce with strict National Menu Specifications that cannot be substituted. Items include bananas (1,025 cases), carrots (1,550 lbs.), celery (1,705 lbs.), cilantro (1,200 each), coleslaw mix (4,380 lbs.), shredded lettuce (6,400 lbs.), salad mix (6,220 lbs.), onions (7,250 lbs.), sweet peppers (3,225 lbs.), sweet potatoes (10,280 lbs.), russet potatoes (33,250 lbs.), and tomatoes (5,050 lbs.). Specifications detail required grades (typically U.S. No. 1 or U.S. Fancy), sizes, quality standards, and preferred packaging configurations (case counts or weights). Products may be of foreign origin if the specification does not explicitly require U.S. or Canadian sourcing. The solicitation will be awarded on an all-or-none basis with a single award; multiple awards are not permitted.

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Monthly Produce 15B50226Q00000031 National Menu Specifications Quote Sheet

Institution: FCC BEAUMONT Fiscal Year: FY 2026 2nd

Failure to comply with the National Menu Specifications will result in your quoted item not being considered for award. No specification substitutions will be accepted. If a specification does NOT state it must be a product of the United States or Canada, it is acceptable for it to be a “product of” a Foreign Country and distributed in the United States.

No.
Item Description
Unit of Issue
Units to Order
Price per Unit
Total

Produce

1
Fresh Fruit, Bananas, Yellowish to Yellow with Green Tips (Index 3 - 5). Minimum 1 1/8" diameter, Minimum 5.5" long.

Specify case count on quote. 120 Case Count Preferred.

CS
1,025
2
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.

Specify case weight on quote. 50 lbs. per Bag Preferred.

LB
1,550
3
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.

Specify case weight on quote. 55 lbs. per Bag Preferred.

LB
1,705
4
Fresh Vegetable, Cilantro (Coriander, Coriander Leaves, or Chinese Parsley), Herb. Medium green color.

Specify case count on bid. 60 Count Per Case Preferred.

EA
1,200
5
Coleslaw Mix, Specify case weight on quote. 20 lbs. Per Case Preferred.
LB
4,380
6
Lettuce, Shredded, Specify case weight on quote. 20 lbs. Per Case Preferred.
LB
6,400
7
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 and package size on bid. 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.

Specify case weight on quote. 20 lbs. Per Case Preferred.

LB
6,220
8
Fresh Vegetable, Onions, Bulbs, (Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter) or Creole, Yellow, 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).

Specify case weight on quote. 50 lbs. Per Bag Preferred.

LB
7,250
9
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. Specify case weight on quote. 25 lbs. Per Case Preferred.
LB
3,225
10
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. Specify case weight on quote. 40 lbs. Per Case Preferred.
LB
10,280
11
Fresh Vegetable, Potatoes, Russet, 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. Specify case weight on quote. 50 lbs. Per Bag Preferred.
LB
33,250
12
Fresh Vegetable, Tomatoes, U.S. No. 1. Large or Extra Large (not less than 2 ½” or more than 3”), Red or Light Red. Tomatoes will be similar varietal characteristics, mature, not overripe or soft, clean, well developed, fairly well forms, and fairly smooth, free from decay, freezing injury and sunscald, not damaged by any other cause. Specify case weight on quote. 25 lbs. Per Bag Preferred.
LB
5,050

**FRESH PRODUCE WILL BE AWARDED ALL OR NONE/SINGLE AWARD. NO MULTIPLE AWARDS. ESTIMATED TOTALS ONLY.**

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 03/09/2026 to 03/31/2026 WEEKLY DELIVERIES WILL BE SCHEDULED WITH RENE GUERRA, FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR (rguerra@bop.gov).

Monthly Produce – 15B50226Q00000031

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