FY25 4th QTR National and Kosher Food
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15BBR025Q00000017
- Agency
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Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8945 Food, Oils And Fats
- Place of performance
- Brooklyn, New York 11232, United States
- Points of contact
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- Brian Rodriguez b2rodriguez@bop.gov (718) 840-4130
- Dilena Infante dinfante@bop.gov (718) 840-4200
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, a Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons facility, is seeking to procure national and kosher food items for the 4th Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 through a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation encompasses 81 line items of various food products, including canned goods, meats, cereals, and other essential food items, with a specific focus on kosher and halal dietary requirements. Vendors must provide detailed documentation, including religious certification from approved agencies like OU (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations) for kosher items. The government will evaluate quotes using a best value determination method, considering past performance, price, and delivery time. Quotes must be submitted electronically to Dilena Infante at Dinfante@bop.gov by May 23, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, with an anticipated award date of June 2, 2025.
The solicitation is set aside for total small business participation and covers food delivery to the MDC Brooklyn Food Service Warehouse located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Delivery is strictly scheduled for the weeks of July 1-18, 2025, with deliveries accepted only on Tuesdays through Thursdays between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm. While specific contract value is not disclosed, the procurement involves approximately 26,281 units of kosher items and additional national food products. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with stringent requirements, including temperature controls (34-41 degrees F for non-frozen foods) and precise packaging specifications. The government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards and will reject items that do not meet the specified kosher or halal certifications, packaging requirements, or quality standards.
Notice text
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation number is 15BBR025Q00000017 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Please read through its entirety. Solicitation is for 4th Quarter National and Kosher Food FY 2025. For a list, descriptions, and total quantities of all items, refer to attached document.
The NAICS for this requirement is 311999.
TERMS OF DELIVERY ARE F.O.B. DESTINATION TO:
MDC Brooklyn
Food Service Warehouse
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 4
185 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205
The MDC Brooklyn Food Service Department will place orders that must be delivered beginning the week of July 01, 2025 and end July 18, 2025, unless otherwise specified on product specification section. Delivery will be made Tuesday – Thursday from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm. Please specify delivery schedule on solicitation. Upon Award, the Food Service Warehouse must be contacted prior to delivery for approval or adjustments in delivery schedule. The following delivery contact is Mr. Dylan Cagnard at dcagnard@bop.gov / (347) 893-3926.
*Vendor(s) who submit a quote concur that the delivery date can be met.
*If awarded, all items must be delivered with an invoice. *
Evaluation factors are past performance, price, and delivery time. Best value determination method will be used to make awards. Quoter(s) are advised the government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards. The government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose quote is conforming to the solicitation. Do not change case counts, unless specified, or your quote will not be considered. Do not provide a Unit Price past the 4th decimal point for your quote or that line item will not be considered. All quotes must be clear. The Government reserves the right upon inspection to reject items if they are damaged or not to the specifications as listed in the solicitation. All certified religious diet items must be marked "kosher parve" or “certified halal” on the package or the product will be refused. All certified religious diet items offered in the resulting contract must be certified by an accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency from the United States or Canada and documentation confirming certification must be provided. Certification agencies include: OU - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; OK - Organized Kashrus Laboratories; Star K, KOF K; KAJ K'hal Adas Jeshurun; OKS Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision; OV Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis; CRC - Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada; CRC - Chicago Rabbinical Counsel; or Kosher Overseers of America. Certified Halal items will be certified by a Halal Certification Agency. Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided. All non-frozen and perishable foods must be delivered between 34 degrees F to 41 degrees F. *** Please review the “Award Delivery Information – RFQ” document attached to the Solicitation for more information regarding delivery requirements. *** The completed package should be returned no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 23, 2025. Vendors shall submit signed and dated offers to Dilena Infante, Contract Specialist Dinfante@bop.gov by email ONLY. Fax, hand delivered, or mail-in quotes WILL NOT be accepted. Be sure to complete all information requested on page #1 of the quote sheet attachment. Information will be posted to the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.sam.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, cancellations, award letter and low quote(s) 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. The anticipated award date is on or about June 02, 2025. Questions "clarity only" will be answered by e-mail only (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All vendors must be completely registered in the System for Award Management, http://www.sam.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.
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