FCI fort DIX FY26 1ST QTR subsistence ( 10/1/2025- 12/31/2025 ; including eggs, bread and dairy
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15BFTD25Q00000012
- Agency
-
Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8945 Food, Oils And Fats
- Place of performance
- Joint Base MDL, New Jersey 08641, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix, New Jersey, is seeking commercial food products for inmate subsistence during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, covering the period from October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. The solicitation (15BFTD25Q00000012) encompasses a comprehensive range of food items including eggs, bread, dairy products, meats, vegetables, fruits, spices, and other institutional food supplies, with specific emphasis on bread items including hot dogs, hamburgers, and whole wheat products. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and willing to accept Electronic Funds Transfer payments, while strictly adhering to detailed federal food specifications with no substitutions permitted. The government will award contracts by individual line item to the lowest responsive and responsible offeror, with a special evaluation approach for bread-related items (lines 198-200) that will be considered together as a package. All quotes must be submitted electronically by August 10, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time, including a completed Standard Form 1449, Contractor Information Sheet, and pricing in Excel format, with strict email submission requirements to designated contract specialists.
This procurement opportunity is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,500 employees. The solicitation covers 253 distinct food items with substantial quantities, including 70,000 pounds of chicken leg quarters, 30,000 pounds of ground beef, over one million loaves of bread, and 768,840 half-pint milk containers, among other items. Based on previous quarter abstracts, the total contract value likely exceeds $300,000, with individual vendor awards historically ranging from approximately $5,720 to $134,689 depending on the product categories awarded. Performance will occur at the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in McGuire Air Force Base, New Hanover, New Jersey, with strict delivery requirements including Monday through Thursday deliveries between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM, specific temperature controls, and palletized shipments. Past vendors mentioned in historical abstracts include companies such as Mullen, Cream O Land, Morabito, Smooth, EMA, Pueblo, Churchfield, and Shaver Foods, indicating the types of specialized food service contractors typically involved in federal correctional facility subsistence contracts.
Notice text
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institution
Fort Dix, NJ
JULY 31, 2025
Re: 15BFTD25Q00000012 (SUBSISTENCE)
Dear Offerors,
Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, New Jersey, Contracting Office, for the acquisition of commercial items for our facility. This package contains all necessary information for you to submit to the government your price quotes for these items for consumption of the inmate population housed at FCI Fort Dix.
The Government shall award these items by line item to the lowest responsive/responsible offeror. All vendors awarded Purchase Orders must be registered in the SAM System (WWW.SAM.GOV) and
willing to accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) as a form of payment. Please pay close attention to the delivery date(s). Please quote only on those specified items. Do not change the specified item. Do not change the item description or the unit of issue. Do not use phrases such as “Minimum Award Amount”, “All or none”, or any other phrases that would limit the Government from awarding by line item. ANY CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION CAN RESULT IN THE GOVERNMENT, REJECTING THE PART OR ALL OF THE QUOTES SUBMITTED.
BREAD- We will take in consideration the lower price together Items: 198 – hot dog; 199- hamburger; and 200 whole wheats. In other words, We will not award these items separated to multiple vendors.
Please complete the Standard Form 1449 as such: Blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c. Please open the excel file and add only your company name below the highlighted area and only your unit price per item into the self-calculating excel document and return in excel format. Please complete and return the attached Contractor Information Sheet.
You MUST email the following: your quotes in excel format(company name must be listed), SF 1449 and Contractor Information Sheet to aaponteberrios@bop.gov and CC: to bvirgillo@bop.gov
with the subject line in all caps “15BFTD25Q00000012” no later than AUGUST 10, 2025 @ 11:59 PM Eastern Time. NO OTHER METHOD OF MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF BID/QUOTE.
The following documentation shall be submitted: SF-1449 (SIGN BLOCKS 30 a b and c).
CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEET BID SHEET (EXCEL FORMAT ONLY)
A receipt of your email shall be acknowledged by the Contract Specialist, Mr. Aponte. If you do not receive an email from Mr. Aponte acknowledging your receipt, it is your responsibility to follow up to ensure the Contract Officer has received your bid. Otherwise, your bid may be rejected post award.
All questions about quality, delivery, standard, so on may be addressed to Mr. D. Cruz
At dcruz@bop.gov . Sincerely,
Arturo Aponte-Berrios, Contract Specialist
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-October-National Menu Specifications-pdf_____.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Copy of MAIN LINE ABSTRACT FY25 4TH QTR.pdf | ||
| 2026-October-National Menu Specifications-pdf.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| DELIVERY INFORMATION_FY26 1ST QTR.pdf | ||
| 2026-October-National Menu Specifications-pdf.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| FY26 1ST QTR SUBSISTENCE SOLICITATION 15BFTD25Q00000012.pdf | ||
| COVER LETTER SUBSISTENCEFY26 1ST QTR.doc | DOC document | |
| 1CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEET_MAINLINE_FY26 1ST QTR.pdf |
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