FMC Rochester 4th Qtr Subsistence

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Solicitation number
15B41225Q00000001B
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Rochester, Minnesota 55904, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota, is seeking to procure various subsistence products through a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation. The procurement encompasses over 96 distinct line items of food products, including kosher and non-kosher meats, cheeses, vegetables, grains, condiments, and prepared meals, with specific requirements for packaging, quality, and certification. The government intends to make multiple fixed-price awards to the lowest-price offerors who conform to all solicitation requirements, with past performance being significantly more important than cost in the evaluation process. Quotes must be submitted via email to Greg Visser by June 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time, and any quotes received after the deadline will not be considered. The solicitation emphasizes strict adherence to National Specifications for food, with bulk dry goods required to be in 50lb bags or smaller and no line item substitutions permitted.

The contract is 100% set aside for small businesses with a NAICS code of 311999 and a size standard of 700 employees. Delivery times are restricted to 8:00am to 11am and 12pm to 2:30pm CST, excluding federal holidays, with a requirement that deliveries be made within 4 weeks of award or risk cancellation. Some frozen items will be delivered to MCS LLC, a contract freezer company located in Rochester, Minnesota, which requires a 24-hour delivery notice. Individual credit card orders will be used for purchases under $10,000, while purchase orders will be issued for amounts over $10,000. The government reserves the right to award by line item or in aggregate, and vendors must include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number in their offers. Delivery will be to the Federal Medical Center Rochester at 2110 E Center St, Rochester, MN 55904, with specific delivery instructions and a contact number provided for any delivery-related issues.

Notice text

Dear Vendor:
Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, Contracting Officer for the acquisition of various subsistence products. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote for evaluation.
In submitting the request for quote, vendors should consider all information provided herein. Please carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format and submission of your quote. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to date information about this solicitation.
Offerors should include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardees’ UEI number into the SAM database.
Delivery times are 8:00am to 11am and 12pm to - 2:30pm CST except on federal holidays; no reservations are needed for delivery. Please call 507-424-7323 for any issues concerning delivery. Any deliveries not made within 4 weeks of award will be canceled and awarded to the next lowest bidder.  Note that some frozen items will be identified in the line item as going to our contract freezer company.  Our contract freezer is MCS LLC.  The address is 7447 Dresser Drive NE Rochester, MN 55934. Contact # is Mike McGuire at 507-251-3863.

The freezer contact requests a 24hr notice prior to deliveries and his delivery hours are 9:30am to 3:30pm. The email is minnesotacoldstorage@gmail.com.
The Government intends to make multiple fixed price awards to the offerors (bidders) offering the lowest price and who conform to all requirements of the solicitation. Individual credit card orders will be issued for all orders under $10,000 and purchase orders will be issued for orders over $10,000.  The Government reserves the right to award by line item or in aggregate.   
Each offeror/bidder shall carefully read and review each line item offered for bid, paying close attention to the size of the container, description and number of units of issue, etc., requested prior to offering your price.  No line item substitutions are accepted.  All line items must adhere to the National Specifications for food set forth by Central Office.  Bulk dry goods are required to be in 50lb bags or smaller.   Any items deemed non-conforming will be refused and shipped back at the vendor's expense. Per FAR 12.206 Past performance will be used in determining awards for this solicitation.  In accordance with FAR 15.304 (c)(5)(e) past performance will be valued (1) Significantly more important than cost or price.    
Offers shall be received on or before the deadline of June 3, 2025 @5:00 PM. Central Standard Time, via email.

 
Greg Visser, Contract Specialist
FMC Rochester
2110 E Center St
Rochester, MN 55904
Email: gvisser@bop.gov


Please do not submit quotes to any location other than the one listed above. Quotes received after the deadline will not be considered

Files

File Type Posted
RFQ 15B41225Q00000001.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
FMC Rochester 4th Qtr Subsistence Award Award Notice
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation

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