FY 2025 Q4 - Kosher & Halal Items

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, Texas is seeking to procure Kosher and Halal certified food items for their facility in Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4. The solicitation (15B50225Q00000059) covers 38 distinct line items including fish fillets, meat meals, omelets, cereals, condiments, and supplementary food products, all requiring strict religious dietary certification. Vendors must submit quotes by June 9, 2025, at 10:00 CT, including a Standard Form 1449, National/Kosher Menu Specifications Quote Sheets, and a current certification letter from a recognized religious certification agency. Potential contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. Evaluation will likely focus on compliance with detailed product specifications, religious certification standards, and ability to meet precise ingredient and packaging requirements.

The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS category 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing) with a size standard of 700 employees. Quantities of requested items vary significantly, ranging from 17 units of Certified Halal Chicken Cacciatore Meal to 360,000 units of Kosher Cereal. Delivery of awarded items is scheduled to begin July 1, 2025, with a final delivery date of July 18, 2025. The place of performance is Beaumont, Texas, with specific warehouse receiving hours limited to 7:00am-1:30pm, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed price basis, with potential for multiple deliveries within the specified date range. Vendors should note that failure to deliver awarded products may result in being deemed a non-responsible contractor and potential removal from the bidder's list.