FCI tallahassee - hurricane supplies

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons seeks emergency food supplies for hurricane response at FCI Tallahassee, with proposals due August 7. This is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Tallahassee, Florida. The procurement covers a contract period of July 1 through September 30, 2026, with four optional delivery schedules: a single August shipment, two shipments (August and September), three equal shipments across July–September, or weekly deliveries (13 shipments) each Monday–Tuesday from July 6 through September 29, with delivery windows between 7:30 AM and 12:00 PM. All deliveries must occur on business days only.

The solicitation requires 20 line items totaling approximately 298,000 units of emergency supplies, including box meals (3,840 units), breakfast pastries (10,000 units), kosher-certified items such as cereal (80,000 units), peanut butter, dressing, mustard (each 28,000 units), instant coffee (100,000 units), bottled water, toaster pastries, crackers, sandwich cookies, lockdown sandwiches, fruit cups, instant milk, paper bags, and plastic sandwich bags. All products must strictly comply with National Menu Specifications; substitutions are not permitted. Items must be individually wrapped or properly packaged as specified with current dating and disclosed shelf life information. All kosher-certified items must display the kosher symbol on individual packages. Non-frozen perishables must arrive at 34–40 degrees Fahrenheit; frozen foods at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. All deliveries must be palletized and wrapped. The Government reserves the right to adjust quantities with one week's notice. Performance issues, including missed delivery dates or specification failures, will be documented and may adversely impact future award decisions. Bids must be submitted through the Unison marketplace. The NAICS code is 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing); PSC is 8945 (Food, Oils And Fats).