8920--Bread Delivery | Base Plus 4 Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting quotes for bread delivery to the South Texas Health Care System in San Antonio, Texas, under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with quotes due November 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST. Offerors must maintain active SAM registration, and the government will verify SBA certification.

The solicitation is a firm-fixed-price Request for Quote. The base period runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, followed by four one-year option periods, which the attached SF 1449 summary places through November 30, 2031. The attached summary also describes an indefinite-quantity structure with orders placed as needed by the Contracting Officer's Representative. Delivery is to Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio and Kerrville VA Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas. The South Texas Health Care System address is 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404.

Deliveries occur twice weekly, Tuesday and Friday for San Antonio and Tuesday only for Kerrville, between 6:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Required products include sandwich loaves (white and whole wheat), rye bread, English muffins, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, Parker House rolls, and hoagie rolls, with annual quantities specified by location and product. Delivered goods require a minimum seven-day shelf life from delivery date. Rejected items must be replaced the same day by 3:00 PM at contractor expense. The contractor may not substitute items or modify quantities without prior approval. Subcontracting must comply with SDVOSB limitations, certified under VAAR 852.219-76. Invoices are submitted monthly through VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System.

The NAICS code is 311812, Commercial Bakeries, and the PSC is 8920, Bakery and Cereal Products. Technical questions are accepted until November 4, 2026. Offers are submitted by email to Contract Specialist Maria Orosco-Hofmann with the subject line "Quote 36C25727Q0076 Bread Delivery." Evaluation considers technical capability, price reasonableness, and past performance using comparative analysis procedures. The source does not state an award value or evaluation weighting.