DELIVERY_SCHEDULE.pdf

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DELIVERY SCHEDULE – WAREHOUSE HOURS FOR FCI SEAGOVILLE

All items to be delivered between the following dates: Monday, July 1, 2013 to Wednesday, July 31, 2013, unless another delivery schedule has been arranged with the Food Service

Administrator. Deliveries will be made Monday thru Friday, between the hours of 7:30am -

10:45am and 11:45am – 1:30pm.

No deliveries will be taken on Federal Holidays. (Thursday, July 4, 2013 and Friday, July 5, 2013)

Also, please note the Delivery Schedule included with some of the meat item specs. If you cannot meet that delivery schedule requirement then do not bid on the particular items.

Vendors who fail to meet delivery schedules or the item specification requirements are subject to be removed from consideration on future solicitations for bid. Do not bid on items that are dependent on the award of other items. FCI Seagoville reserves the right to make multiple awards in the best interest of the Federal Government to obtain the best value.

You can contact the Food Service Warehouse at (972) 287-4084 or the Food Administrator at

(972)287-4083/4081/4082/4080 for delivery directions.

Delivery requirements:

All deliveries must be palletized (unless prior arrangements have been made with food service staff). A dock for unloading will be provided.

All non-frozen, perishable foods must be delivered between 34 degrees F to 40 degrees F.

All frozen foods must be delivered at 0 degrees F or below. Any product that indicates prior thawing will be refused. Random temperature checks shall be conducted by food service warehouse staff to ensure that products are at the proper temperature.

Items must meet specifications as indicated in the BOP National Specifications. It is the vendor’s responsibility to know these specifications. Please ask for a copy before bidding.

All items will be inspected by food service staff. There will be times when some items may require thawing and cooking to determine specification compliance. Receipt of delivery may be conditional for a period of three days (3 business days) to allow for adequate examination and testing. Items that fail to meet specifications will be refused.

All items are conditionally received and found to be unacceptable must be picked up at the vendor’s expense within two weeks (10 business days) of notification of noncompliance. If product is not picked up in two weeks (10 business days) it will be properly disposed.