Broccoli transplant service

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Correctional Facilities, through UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries, Inc.), is soliciting offers for broccoli transplant services including the production and delivery of 12,000,000 broccoli vegetable transplants and Verimark broccoli chemical treatment for 300 acres. The contractor must grow broccoli plants from seeds provided by FPI, transport them to the Lompoc Farm facility, and transplant them at a specified rate of 36,682 plants per acre with weekly plantings beginning at four acres per week and expandable to fourteen acres per week. Key requirements include compliance with Service Contract Act wage determinations, DOJ residency requirements for contractor employees, extensive privacy and security protocols, records management standards, and investigative procedures for on-site personnel. Large businesses must submit subcontracting plans as part of their proposals or face rejection. Proposals must be submitted via email to Chad Privett (chad.privett2@usdoj.gov) and Joshua Hassler (Joshua.hassler2@usdoj.gov) by February 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

This is an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside designation. The contract is structured as a one-year firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity agreement with a guaranteed minimum of $10,000.00 and economic price adjustment provisions, with options to extend up to three years total. The primary delivery date for all items is March 31, 2027. Performance will take place at the UNICOR Lompoc Farm facility located in Lompoc, California 93436. Invoices should be submitted to UNICOR Central Accounts Payable in Lexington, Kentucky or emailed to Accounts.payable@usdoj.gov. The Administrative Contracting Officer is Chad Privett, and the Contracting Officer Representative is James Click.