The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons is forecasting a recompetition for quarterly food purchases in the third quarter, specifically for subsistence, dairy, kosher, and meat products. This Total Small Business set-aside procurement will be conducted as a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated solicitation release date and award date of April 1, 2025. The contract will fall under NAICS code 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and product or service code 8945 (Food, Oils and Fats).

The estimated award value ranges from $225,001 to $250,000, with the place of performance located in Lexington, Kentucky. For inquiries and additional information, interested parties should contact Jodi Dize at jdize@bop.gov or the Bureau of Prisons Small Business Program mailbox at bop-adm-smallbusinessprogram-s@bop.gov. The contracting office responsible for this procurement is 15B109–FMC Lexington.

This opportunity represents a recompetition of Indefinite Delivery Contract 15BFA024D00000006, which was awarded to Sanford Federal, Inc. (doing business as Far Group) on December 1, 2023. The incumbent contract had a potential ceiling value of $783,250 with a performance period extending through November 30, 2028, structured as a base year plus four option years. While the original contract scope involved solid waste removal services at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, this forecasted recompetition appears to focus on food supply services at the Lexington facility.

Quarterly Food Purchase 3rd Qtr

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