1st Quarter FCI Herlong Food

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
15B61925Q00000010
Agency
Bureau of Prisons Department of Justice
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
PSC
8945 Food, Oils And Fats
Place of performance
Herlong, California 96113, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution in Herlong, California is seeking quarterly subsistence food products for first quarter FY 2026 operations through solicitation 15B61925Q00000010. The procurement encompasses 70 standard food service line items including beans, pasta, flour, meats, dairy products, canned and frozen vegetables, plus 15 specialized kosher and halal religious dietary items such as certified kosher condiments, prepared meals, and halal food products. All kosher items must be certified Kosher Parve with individual package markings from accepted Orthodox certification agencies, while strict compliance with National Menu Specifications is required with no substitutions accepted. Awards will be evaluated based on price and past performance, with poor performance history potentially disqualifying bidders. The solicitation was posted on August 6, 2025, with quotes due by August 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, and complete delivery required by September 30, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 311999 with a size standard of 500 employees, utilizing firm-fixed price contracting with potential for single or multiple awards. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. While specific award values are not disclosed, the quantities indicate substantial institutional feeding requirements, including 119,625 individual servings of kosher milk, over 14,000 French toast pieces, and 2,100 kosher mustard packets among other items. Performance will occur at the Federal Correctional Institution Herlong facility in Herlong, California, with deliveries required Monday through Friday between 6:30 AM and 1:00 PM excluding federal holidays. All products must meet domestic sourcing requirements with many vegetables required to be 100 percent grown, processed, and packed in the United States or Canada, and deliveries must be properly palletized with temperature controls maintained for frozen items.

Notice text

Please submit all bids to tpolan@bop.gov only. The previous E-Mail address of                her-quotes-s@bop.gov is no longer active. Any bids sent to her-quotes-s@bop.gov will not be received and will not be considered for this solicitation. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong, CA intends to issue a solicitation for the requirement of: Quarterly Subsistence. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this requirement is 311999; the small business size standard is 500 employees. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right to make formal single or multiple awards. Delivery is required by September 30, 2025. Late deliveries will result in a negative performance evaluation.

Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. The solicitation will be available on or after August 6, 2025, with a due date of August 21, 2025 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The solicitation will be distributed solely through the SAM beta.gov web site https://beta.sam.gov/ Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

Award will be based upon price as well as past performance. Poor past performance (Late, Incorrect or Non-Delivery) may result in bid not being considered and award not being made by FCI Herlong.

Please submit all bids to tpolan@bop.gov only. The previous E-Mail address of                her-quotes-s@bop.gov is no longer active. Any E-Mails sent to her-quotes-s@bop.gov will not be received and will not be considered. 

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
15B61925Q00000010.pdf PDF
Cover Letter.pdf PDF
1st Quarter Specs.pdf PDF
Kosher Specs.pdf PDF

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