FCI DANBURY 3rd Quarter Dairy

The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Danbury, operating under the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, is soliciting bids for dairy products to supply the facility's third quarter operations in Fiscal Year 2026. The solicitation number is 15B20326Q00000018, and quotations must be submitted via email to jcaswell@bop.gov by March 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST. The procurement encompasses both cold storage and dry storage dairy items, including American cheese slices, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, skim milk in multiple formats, sour cream, and non-fat dry milk, with all products required to meet specific Code of Federal Regulations standards for composition, packaging, and labeling. Awards will be made based on equal consideration of price and past performance, with all prospective quoters required to complete representations and certifications through the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide their DUNS Unique Entity ID number. The Contracting Officer, Jared Caswell (Property and Procurement Specialist), is the sole individual authorized to commit the Government to expenditures, and all communications, including technical questions, must be submitted in writing.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, making it available exclusively to qualified small business concerns. Deliveries are scheduled for every Monday and Thursday from April through June 2026 at the FCI Danbury location in Danbury, Connecticut 06811. The specific quantities required include 20 cases of American cheese slices (30-pound cases), 2,500 pounds of shredded cheddar cheese, 70 five-pound containers each of cottage cheese and sour cream, 3,000 pounds of mozzarella cheese, 16,000 units of skim milk in half-pint containers, 1,800 bags of bulk skim milk in five-gallon containers, and 5 bags of non-fat dry milk fortified with vitamins A and D. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation, and no incumbent contractor information is provided. Payment will be made by FCI Danbury via either Electronic Funds Transfer or Government Credit Card, with invoices submitted as indicated in solicitation addenda.