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Fresh Produce - FY26 Q4 Federal contract opportunity
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15B50226Q00000056
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Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont

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This is a Fresh Produce Specifications Quote Sheet for a Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont solicitation (15B50226Q00000056) for Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 4. The specification document details 19 line items of fresh produce and dairy products required for institutional food service, with deliveries scheduled weekly from July 6, 2026 through September 30, 2026. Produce requirements include substantial quantities of fresh fruits (apples and bananas), fresh vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, green onions, lettuce varieties, onions, peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes), salad mixes, and leaf lettuce, ranging from 26 to 109,068 pounds depending on the item. Additionally, the solicitation includes dairy and egg products: 2,600 cases of shell eggs (Grade A, Medium, 30 dozen per case), 270 units of cottage cheese (5 LB containers), and 138 units of sour cream (5 LB containers).

Vendors must comply strictly with all National Menu Specifications with no substitutions permitted; failure to comply will disqualify quoted items from award consideration. Products may be sourced from foreign countries unless specifications explicitly require U.S. or Canadian origin. The solicitation will be awarded on an all-or-none, single-award basis with no multiple awards permitted. Bidders must state specific details on their quotes including apple varieties, broccoli case count and weight, cabbage package weight, cucumber case weight, green onion case weight, lettuce head count, onion package weight, potato package weight, and salad mix type and package size. Weekly deliveries will be scheduled with the Food Service Administrator following award. The estimate provides total quantities for pricing purposes only.

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Fresh Produce 15B50226Q00000056 National Menu Specifications Quote Sheet

Institution: FCC BEAUMONT Fiscal Year: FY 2026 Quarter: 4th

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
1
Fresh Fruit, Apples, Any Variety, U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, or U.S. No. 1. State variety on bid.

***168 per case.***

CS
7,000
2
Fresh Fruit, Bananas, Yellowish to Yellow with Green Tips (Index 3 - 5). Minimum 1 1/8" diameter, Minimum 5.5" long, ***120 per case***
CS
1,000
3
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). Note style, case count, and case weight on bid.
LB
4,390
4
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. Note package weight on bid.
LB
12,400
5
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.

LB

4,850

6
Fresh Vegetable, Cilantro (Coriander, Coriander Leaves, or Chinese Parsley), Herb. Medium green color.
LB
697
7
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. 12 pound or 45 pound case average. State case weight on bid.

CS

8
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.
LB
1,173
9
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.
CS
1,119
10
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). State package weight on bid.
LB
21,148
11
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.
LB
12,420
12
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. State package weight on bid.
LB
25,000
13
Fresh Vegetable, Potatoes, U.S. No. 1 or U.S. Commercial. Chef or Large Size. “Baking” Minimum 8 oz and 2 ¾ - 3” 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. State package weight on bid.
LB
109,068
14
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. ~ 25 Lbs. Per Case

CS

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. 20 pound case average. State 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.

CS
380
16
Fresh Vegetable, Leaf Lettuce, Green Leaf fresh, Grades §51.3760 U.S. Fancy. §51.3767 Well developed. “Well developed” means that the plant shows normal growth and shape, and is not stunted or overgrown. §51.3768 Well trimmed. “Well trimmed” means that the butt is trimmed off to within one-half inch of the point of attachment of the first whorl of leaves. “U.S. Fancy” consists of plants of field grown leaf lettuce of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed, well trimmed, free from decay, freezing, insects, worms or excreta, and free from injury by broken midribs, bruising, dirt or foreign material, discoloration, Downy Mildew, seedstems, Tipburn, watersoaked, yellowing, insect, mechanical or other means. 20 pound case average. State package size on bid.
CS
40
17
Eggs, Shell, Whole, Fresh, U.S. Grade A, Medium, 30 Dozen per case
CS
2,600
18
Dairy, Cottage Cheese, Cultured or Acidified, Low Fat (2%), Fat Free, Cottage Cheese, or No Salt Added Low Fat Types, Unflavored, Small or Large Curd, Once the cottage cheese is packaged, the cottage cheese must have a remaining shelf life of at least 60 days. (CID A-A-20154C, Group I or II, Style A or B, Types 2, 3, 4, or 5, Flavor (a), Packaging size (7) - Other (as specified by purchaser), Agricultural practice (a). Note type on quote. 5 LB containers required.
EA
270
19
Dairy, Cream, Pasteurized, Sour Cream, Reduced Fat Sour Cream, Low-fat Sour Cream, or Nonfat Sour Cream, No Flavor. (CID A-A-20251, Group I, Type F, H, I, or J, No Flavor). Note type on bid.

5 LB containers required.

EA
138

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

Period of Performance: Weekly deliveries approximately from 7/6/2026 through 9/30/2026.

WEEKLY DELIVERIES WILL BE SCHEDULED WITH THE FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR AFTER AWARD

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