8920--Durham VAMC Bread Contract Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting quotes for bread contract services to supply the Durham VA Medical Center with various bakery products. The procurement covers nine line items including white bread, whole wheat bread, hamburger buns, hoagie rolls, and rye bread, with specific requirements for weight, slice count, nutritional characteristics, and packaging standards. This is an unrestricted one-year firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a performance period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The government will evaluate submissions based on technical capabilities, past performance, and price, with emphasis on the offeror's understanding of salient characteristics, capability to perform, and relevant experience. Quoters must submit their responses electronically by 10:00 AM EST on October 1, 2025, to Cleveland Wynne at Cleveland.Wynne@va.gov.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors. The contract quantities range from 100 to 6,600 units across the various bread product line items, indicating substantial volume requirements for the medical center's food service operations. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the available documentation, though the firm fixed-price structure suggests predetermined pricing for each delivery order. The place of performance is the Durham VA Medical Center, where the contractor will be required to deliver the specified bread products according to the contract schedule. The solicitation requires detailed technical and management approach documentation along with past performance references to demonstrate the contractor's ability to meet the government's requirements.