8920--Bread Delivery | Base Plus 4 Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 is soliciting firm-fixed-price quotes for bread delivery for the North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, Texas, under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with quotes due November 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Network Contracting Office 17 is issuing the request for quote on behalf of the North Texas Health Care System, and its contracting office is located in San Antonio, Texas.

Offerors must hold active System for Award Management registration and SBA certification, both verified before award. Subcontracting limitations restrict payments to non-certified SDVOSBs to 50 percent of the contract amount, excluding material costs.

The Set Aside line names SDVOSB, and the Dallas VA Medical Center at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216, is the listed place of performance. The attached solicitation summary also names a second delivery site, the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center at 1201 East 9th Street, Bonham, Texas 75418. Weekly Tuesday deliveries run from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM to walk-in coolers at both facilities, with rejected product replaced the same day by 3:00 PM. Bread must carry a minimum seven-day shelf life from delivery. Products are white and whole wheat sandwich loaves, white and wheat hamburger buns, and rye bread loaves, with estimated annual quantities totaling 16,594 units across both locations.

The base period runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, followed by four one-year option periods. Per the attached summary, the contract is requirements-based with estimated annual quantities and no guaranteed minimum. Technical questions are due November 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Quotes go by email to Contract Specialist Maria Orosco-Hofmann with the subject line "Quote 36C25727Q0073 Bread Delivery."

Award is best value, weighing technical capability, price, and past performance. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and to reject any or all offers. The NAICS code is 311812, Commercial Bakeries, and the PSC is 8920.