QTR 4 Halal Specs.xlsx
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- FCI Leavenworth FY26 QTR 4 Halal
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- 15B40826Q00000016
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This is a pricing template spreadsheet for a firm fixed price solicitation for halal food items to be delivered to FCI Leavenworth during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. The contract covers the period of July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026, with all food items required to meet specifications detailed in line item descriptions and applicable USDA Certified Imported standards found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards. Vendors must complete the spreadsheet by entering per-unit pricing for items they wish to quote, ensuring each quoted item includes a quantity, unit price, and packaging description. Completed spreadsheets must be returned in their original format (no PDF or Word conversions), accompanied by a completed vendor information sheet, and submitted via email to Kathleen Wood, Contract Specialist, at kwood1@bop.gov.
The solicitation is issued by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary Leavenworth (Solicitation Number 15B40826Q00000016). Only proposals containing complete information across all required fields—quantities, unit pricing, and item packaging descriptions—will be considered for award. Additional delivery information and the vendor information form are included with the full solicitation documents.
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Specifications
| Institution: | Fiscal Year: | Quarter: | |||
| FCI Leavenworth | 2026 | 4th | |||
| Failure to comply with the Religious Diet Specifications will result in your quoted item not being considered for award. No specification substitutions will be accepted. | |||||
| Unit of | Units to | Price Per | |||
| Number | Item Description | Issue | Order | Unit | Total |
| 1 | Certified Halal - 14 ounce Fish Fillet Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce-weight Fish Fillet cut from solid muscle fillet block pollock, 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 | EA | 528 | $528.0000 |
| 2 | Certified Halal 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 | EA | 492 | $492.0000 |
| 3 | Certified Halal Meat - 16 ounce Chicken Wing Meal consisting of: |
- 5 ounce-weight Bone-in Chicken Wings
- 2 ounce-weight BBQ Sauce
- 5 ounce-weight Mashed Potatoes
| - 4 ounce-weight Mixed Vegetables | EA | 492 | $492.0000 |
| 4 | Certified Halal Meat - 20 Ounce Chicken Cacciatore Meal consisting of: |
Chicken Cacciatore made from:
- 4 ounce-weight Breaded Chicken Nuggets made from chunked and formed white meat, (not from mechanically de-boned meat), Breaded (Combined breading and added ingredients may not exceed 35% including no more than 5% soy used as a stabilizer)
- 4 ounce-weight Tomato Sauce
- 4 ounce-weight Diced Tomatoes
- 1/2 ounce-weight Mushrooms
- 1/2 ounce-weight diced Onion, Garlic, spices and vegetable oil
- 3 ounce-weight Pasta Macaroni
| - 4 ounce-weight Sliced or Diced Carrots | EA | 96 | $96.0000 |
| 5 | Certified Halal Meat - 20 Ounce Chicken Chow Mein Meal consisting of: |
Chicken Chow Mein entree made from:
- 4 ounce-weight Breaded Chicken Nuggets made from chunked and formed white meat (not from mechanically de-boned meat), Breaded (Combined breading and added ingredients may not exceed 35% including no more than 5% soy used as a stabilizer)
- 6 ounce-weight Gravy thickened w/corn starch
- 1 ounce-weight Celery, Bell Pepper and Onion
- 2 ounce-weight Green Beans
- 3.5 ounce-weight White Rice
| - 3.5 ounce-weight Sweet Peas and Carrots | EA | 360 | $360.0000 |
| 6 | Certified Halal Meat - 16 Ounce Turkey Cutlet Meal consisting of: |
- 4 ounce-weight Turkey Cutlet made from chunked and formed white meat (not from mechanically de-boned meat), Breaded (Combined breading and added ingredients may not exceed 35% including no more than 5% soy used as a stabilizer)
- 2 ounce-weight Gravy
- 6 ounce-weight Mashed Potatoes
| - 4 ounce-weight Mixed Vegetables | EA | 360 | $360.0000 |
| 7 | Certified Halal 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. | EA | 540 | $540.0000 |
| 8 | Certified Halal Meat - 15 Ounce Hawaiian Meatballs 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 | EA | 480 | $480.0000 |
| 9 | Certified Halal 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. | EA | 600 | $600.0000 |
| 10 | Certified Halal - 7 Ounce Spanish Omelet Meal consisting of: |
- 3 ounce-weight Plain Egg Omelet
- 1 ounce Spanish Sauce
| - 3 ounce Potatoes | EA | 192 | $192.0000 | ||
| 11 | 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. | EA | 576 | $576.0000 |
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General Specifications
| HALAL RELIGIOUS DIET SPECIFICATION QUOTE SHEET |
| GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| Religious Certification Requirements for Meals |
| 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: |
| o With no pork or pork by-products; |
| o No traces of alcohol, or additives containing alcohol, including sugar alcohols; |
| o No gelatin derived from haram sources; |
| o No animal shortening derived from haram sources; |
| o No other mind-altering substances derived from haram sources; |
| o No forbidden enzymes derived from haram sources; |
| o No emulsifiers that are derived from haram sources; |
| o That has no exposure to haram foods or ingredients through cross contact. |
| o Quality assurance mechanisms to ensure no cross contact with haram food or ingredients. |
| The animal from which the meat comes: |
| o Must be lawful to consume in Islamic Law. |
| o Cannot have died of cause other than proper slaughtering in accordance with Islam; |
| o 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 slaughter 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 1 through 12 |
| 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 a large compartment of 21 fluid ounces and two compartments of 6 fluid ounces each. |
| 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 12) 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 com). |
| 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. |
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