1st Qtr. Produce FY26 FPC Montgomery
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15B31125Q00000043
- Agency
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Federal Correctional Institution Maxwell
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 111998 All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
- PSC
- 8915 Fruits And Vegetables
- Place of performance
- Montgomery, Alabama 36112, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Prison Camp Montgomery is seeking to procure fresh produce items for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, including various fruits such as apples, bananas, and oranges, as well as vegetables including broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, onions, peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and lettuce. The solicitation requires weekly deliveries on Mondays from October 1st through 15th, 2025, with specific quality and packaging requirements detailed for each item. Bidders must be registered in the SAM database and include their DUNS number in their offers, with failure to complete registration procedures potentially resulting in elimination from award consideration. The evaluation will be based on past performance and price, with past performance weighted more heavily than price. Quotes are due by August 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time and must be submitted via email.
This procurement is set aside exclusively for small businesses with a size standard of 1,000 employees or fewer. The Abstract of Offers document indicates that Quality Produce submitted the sole offer for this solicitation, with pricing for various quantities ranging from 0 to 1,300 pounds and unit prices varying from $18.50 to $60.00 per unit. The total quantities across all produce items range from 0 to 9,100 pounds or cases, depending on the specific product requirements. Delivery will occur at Federal Prison Camp Montgomery, located at Building 1249 Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, with deliveries scheduled Monday through Thursday between 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. The government reserves the right to award contracts by individual item, groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever approach proves most advantageous to the government.
Notice text
August 6, 2025
Dear Sir or Ma'am,
Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons Acquisition office. This solicitation is for the acquisition of various food service products for our facility. Our physical location is Federal Prison Camp Montgomery, Bldg. 1249 Maxwell AFB, Montgomery AL 36112. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote for evaluation.
In submitting the request for quote, please consider all information provided herein. Carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format and submission of your quote.
All potential bidder(s) are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 for commercial items. Bidder(s) should include their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number in their offers. As of October 2012, all vendors participating shall be registered in the SAM website www.sam.gov. The contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardee's DUNS number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award. As of January 1, 2005, all potential bidder(s) are required to complete the annual Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), which should be completed at http://orca.bpn.gov. This information is included in this solicitation in the provision FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to bidder(s) - Commercial Items. Once you have completed the ORCA requirement, you are no longer required to submit 52.212-3 Offers Representations and Certifications with your quote. Failure to complete either of these registration procedures outlined in this solicitation, may result in elimination from consideration for award. The government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. Items delivered will be accepted in accordance with FAR 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity at 10 percent. Excess items over the exact quantity ordered will be returned at the contractor's expense or retained without compensation to the contractor.
Offers shall be received on or before the deadline of August 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time. The only method of receipt is Email: jmferguson@bop.gov.
Please do not submit quotes to any other email other than the one listed above. Quotes received after the deadline or to another email will not be considered.
Please place any questions you may have in writing by email to jmferguson@bop.gov. I will consider all questions received and provide responses, where appropriate. Please be sure to have read the cover letter, solicitation, specifications and delivery schedule, if the answer is addressed in those documents you will not receive a response. If you are bidding alternate packaging and/or specifications it must clearly be marked and show what the differences are. You will be responsible for providing the correct prices to match our units of measurement. If you do not supply an item or meet the attached delivery schedule it will be noted as a performance issue. All quoted prices should not have more than two (2) decimal points. All orders over $10,000.00 will be placed on SF-1449. All orders under $10,000.00 will be placed on a Government purchase card unless otherwise authorized by the contracting officer. All Government purchase card and SF-1449 transactions are fill or kill. Awarded pricing will only be available at www.beta.sam.gov, on or about October 1st - 15th, 2025.
The evaluation factors are past performance and price. Past performance will be rated higher than price. The Government will award to the responsible bidder(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. Goods are to be delivered from October 1st - 15th, 2025, Monday through Thursday between 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Undelivered items are subject to cancellation. Failure to deliver within the established time frames will be considered as non-conformance under the terms of the contract.
Sincerely,
Jeff Ferguson
Contract Specialist
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Produce Abstract.pdf | ||
| 15B31125Q00000043.pdf |
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