FY27 FCI LORETTO 2nd QTR Halal-Kosher
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15B20827Q00000004
- Agency
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Federal Correctional Institution Loretto
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940, United States
- Points of contact
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- Renasha Woods r3woods@bop.gov (256) 315-4181
- Erica Britton ebritton1@bop.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Prisons, through Federal Correctional Institution Loretto, seeks quotes for quarterly subsistence supplies of halal and kosher religious diet meals and condiments under RFQ 15B20827Q00000004, with quotes due November 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside.
Place of performance is FCI Loretto, 772 Saint Joseph Street, Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940. Delivery dates run January 1 through March 31, 2027, on a firm-fixed-price, FOB Destination basis, and pricing must include shipping and processing costs. The delivery schedule file describes a single shipment during the week of January 4, 2027, between 7:00 am and 1:00 pm EST, pre-arranged with the Food Service Warehouse upon award. The kosher quote sheet lists 20 line items, and the halal specification sheet lists 11 meal items totaling approximately 1,242 units.
Technical requirements are strict. Every kosher package of condiments and specialty items must bear the kosher hechsher, and halal luncheon meat packages must carry halal certification symbols. No specification substitutions are accepted. Non-frozen perishables must be held at 34 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit, canned goods above 34 degrees Fahrenheit, and frozen foods at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Shipments must be palletized. Products showing evidence of prior thawing are automatically rejected, and the Government may conditionally receive items for up to three days for inspection. Nonconforming supplies must be repaired, replaced, or reperformed at no increase to contract price.
Award will go to responsible vendors whose offers conform to the solicitation and are most advantageous to the Government, and the Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards. Quotes are evaluated on price and past performance, and poor past performance or failure to deliver may result in a finding of non-responsibility. Offerors must maintain active SAM registration, keep Representations and Certifications current or submit a completed copy with their quote, and sign the RFQ. Payment is by Electronic Funds Transfer or Government Purchase Card for awards under $15,000. Quotes go by email to ebritton1@bop.gov and r3woods@bop.gov, or by mail to E. Britton, FCI Loretto, P.O. Box 1000, Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630. The NAICS code is 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, and the PSC is 8940, Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations.
Notice text
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto, PA intends to issue solicitation 15B20827Q00000004 for the requirements of:
QUARTERLY SUBSISTENCE – Halal-Kosher.
Terms are FOB Destination with delivery dates will begin January 1, 2027 and end March 31, 2027. Deliveries will be made to Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto, 772 Saint Joseph Street, Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government reserves the right upon award to make a formal single or multiple awards. The Government will award to responsible vendor(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation, and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. Quotations will be evaluated on price and past performance. Past Performance (poor past performance, failure to deliver awarded items in the past, not meeting required specifications, etc.), may result in the vendors quotes being considered as a non-responsible vendor. Please include shipping in all pricing. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. Per FAR 52.212-3, please ensure your Representations and Certifications are current in SAM.gov; if not, a completed copy of your representation must be included with your quote. Offerors must provide a firm-fixed price inclusive of all shipping and processing costs. ANY CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION CAN RESULT IN THE GOVERNMENT, REJECTING PART OR ALL OF THE QUOTES SUBMITTED.
The solicitation will be made available on or about; November 6, 2026 and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.sam.gov. 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.
Please sign Request for Quotation lines 13,14, 15 and 16.
EMAIL QUOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED and must be sent to: ebritton1@bop.gov and r3woods@bop.gov no later than 12:00 P.M. EST, November 17, 2026. Also, can be mailed to the attention of E. Britton, PPS, FCI Loretto, P.O. Box 1000, Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630.
Payment will be made using the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or the Government Purchase Card for awards of less than $15,000.00.
The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is E. Britton, Property and Procurement Specialist, located at FCI Loretto, 772 Saint Joseph Street, Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940, and phone number (814) 471-1414 and R. Woods, Contract Specialist.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery Schedule Halal-Kosher.docx | DOCX document | |
| 15B20827Q00000004 Halal-Kosher Solicitation.pdf | ||
| Synopsis -Halal-Kosher.docx | DOCX document | |
| Kosher Religious Diet Specifications FY27 QTR2.pdf | ||
| Halal Specifications FY27 QTR2.pdf |
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