FY27 2ND QTR certified kosher for FCC butner

The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks certified kosher food products for the Federal Correctional Complex Butner through solicitation 15B10627Q00000003, with offers due November 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The acquisition is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 311991, with a 700-employee size standard.

Delivery is required December 21 through December 31, 2026, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Butner, North Carolina, and deliveries outside that window are not accepted. The attachment summary lists 33 line items totaling approximately 570,000 units. Award is anticipated December 18, 2026, on a firm fixed-price basis under FAR Part 12 and FAR 52.212-4, with evaluation based on price and past performance.

Items must be individually packaged with kosher certification marks and accompanied by kosher certificates at delivery, and they must comply with BOP National Menu Specifications, which contractors must obtain before quoting. Certified Religious Diet Items must be clearly marked or will be refused. Non-frozen perishables must arrive at 34°F to 40°F, frozen items at 0°F or below, and product showing prior thawing may be refused. Deliveries must be palletized unless warehouse staff approve otherwise. Receipt may be conditional for up to three days, and vendors must retrieve nonconforming items at their expense within two weeks of notification. Failure to meet the schedule or specifications without excusable delay will affect past performance ratings and may result in removal from future solicitations and findings of non-responsibility.

Offerors must be registered at www.ccr.gov. Questions must be submitted in writing to Andrew Merrill, Contract Specialist, at Amerrill@bop.gov, and all solicitation documents and amendments are distributed solely through SAM.gov.