FDC Houston 1st QTR FY26- Food Service- KOSHER
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 15B51726Q00000002
- Agency
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Federal Detention Center Houston
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8945 Food, Oils And Fats
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77002, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Prisons - Federal Detention Center (FDC Houston) is soliciting quotes for kosher food service items under solicitation number 15B51726Q00000002 for the first quarter of FY 2026. The procurement requires vendors to provide a comprehensive range of kosher-certified food products, including sardines, cereal packets, oatmeal, farina, vegetable juice, potato chips, condiment packets, instant coffee, milk products, sugar substitutes, and pastries/desserts, with each item requiring individual packaging and kosher certification hechsher markings. The contract will be structured as firm-fixed price with FOB Destination shipping terms, and vendors must maintain their quoted prices for 60 days after solicitation close. Evaluation will be based on price and past performance, with the government emphasizing that vendors with poor delivery history or performance issues may be disqualified in favor of those with strong past performance records. The deadline for quote submissions is August 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, with quotes to be submitted electronically to dcruz-ayala@bop.gov and m2khan@bop.gov.
This procurement is designated as a 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) with a size standard of 700 employees. The solicitation involves substantial quantities including 480 units of an unspecified item, 240 kosher sardines, 160,000 kosher cereal packets, 8,000 kosher instant oatmeal packets, 165,000 kosher instant milk packets, 145,000 kosher milk servings, and 200,000 kosher sugar substitute packets, among other items. Deliveries must be completed between October 1, 2025, and October 24, 2025, to the Food Service Warehouse located at 15431 W. Vantage Parkway, Houston, Texas 77032. The government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards and may process payments via Electronic Funds Transfer or Government Purchase Card at the procurement office's discretion. No incumbent contractors or specific budget ranges are mentioned in the solicitation materials.
Notice text
The Federal Bureau of Prisons - Federal Detention Center (FDC Houston) is issuing a solicitation, 15B51726Q00000002, for 1st QTR FY 26 KOSHER line items. Shipping will be FOB Destination. Deliveries will be from October 1st, 2025, to Oct 24th, 2025. Deliveries will be made to the Food Service Warehouse at 15431 W. Vantage Parkway, Houston, Texas 77032. Please include solicitation number 15B51726Q00000002 on subject line when emailing. The contract type is firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right upon award to make single or multiple awards. The evaluation factors are price and past performance. The Government will award to the responsible offer(s) whose offer, conforms to the solicitation, and is most advantageous to the Government. Failure to deliver within the established time frame will be considered as non-performance under the contract terms. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site www.sam.gov. The deadline for receipt of quotes is on or before August 28th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, Email (dcruz-ayala@bop.gov) and (m2khan@bop.gov). Quotes received after closing date and time will not be considered. Quoted prices must remain good for 60 days after close of the solicitation. Each offeror is required per 52.212-3 to complete their representations and certifications via the online Representation and Certification Applications (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Faith Based and Community Based Organizations (Aug 2005) are included. NOTE: ALL ITEMS MAY BE PAID VIA Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD at the discretion of the procurement office. SEND BANKING INFORMATION FOR PAYMENT. Blank pages are unnecessary. The Contracting Officer will verify registration prior to award by entering the potential awardee's UEI number at www.sam.gov database.
*Vendor shall return the completed RFQ document and bid sheets when making submissions. Failure to do so will result in the vendor being considered non-responsive and the bid being discarded. *
Evaluation Factors are price and past performance. Venders who submit a quote concurs that delivery dates will be met, unless otherwise noted. Vendors should not quote on items which cannot be delivered for any reason.
Past performance: A record of poor performance due to failure to deliver items within the expected delivery time period, requests to remove an item from a signed purchase order on previous awards, requests to disregard or cancel a signed purchase order, or poor quality may result in a poor performance rating. FDC Houston will award quoted items to vendors that have a high past performance record IAW FAR 13.106-2(4)(ii) regardless of the quotes with the lowest price. Quotes from vendors without poor past performance represent the best value when compared to any lower priced quote(s).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 15B51726Q00000002 1st QTR FY26- Food Service- KOSHER.pdf | ||
| 1st Qtr Food Service Synopsis KOSHER FY26.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FDC Houston 1st QTR FY26- Food Service- KOSHER | Award Notice | |
| FDC Houston 1st QTR FY26- Food Service- Subsistence | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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