3rd Qtr. FY 2025 Certified Kosher/Halal Items

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, Texas is seeking certified Kosher and Halal food items for the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 through Solicitation Number 15B50225Q00000048. The procurement involves 39 distinct food items ranging from condiment packets to pre-prepared meals, with strict religious dietary certification requirements for each product. Vendors must submit quotes by March 17, 2025, at 10:00 CT, with a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology that considers price and past performance. Quotation requirements include a Standard Form 1449, National/Kosher Menu Specifications Quote Sheets, and current religious certification letters for each bid item. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), provide a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, and submit quotes via mail, email, or hand-delivery to specified Beaumont addresses.

The solicitation is 100% set aside for small businesses within NAICS category 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing) with a size standard of 700 employees. Delivery of awarded items is scheduled to commence on April 1, 2025, with specific delivery requirements including receiving hours of 7:00am-1:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the Beaumont facility. The procurement covers a wide range of quantities, from 50 units of specific items like Hawaiian Meatballs to 1,000,000 units of sugar substitutes. Vendors must provide religious certification letters dated within 11 months of the quote and ensure each product meets explicit dietary guidelines with no product substitutions allowed. Awards will be processed through Government Purchase Orders with standard net payment terms, and failure to deliver awarded products may result in vendors being deemed non-responsible and removed from future bidder lists.