The Bureau of Prisons seeks a contractor to provide harvest services for vegetable crops at its UNICOR Farm in Lompoc, California. The procurement requires the contractor to harvest, grade, pack, and transport mature broccoli, celery, and jalapeno peppers from approximately 380 to 450 acres of planted crops while maintaining strict quality control standards and providing all necessary labor, materials, and equipment. The solicitation is estimated to be released on April 1, 2025, with an anticipated award date of July 1, 2025.

The estimated award value ranges from $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract structure with a base period plus one option period. Harvesting operations are scheduled to occur over multiple cycles from September 2024 through September 2025. The contract will be performed in Lompoc, California, and inquiries should be directed to Contracting Officer Tiffani Balestrini at tiffani.balestrini@usdoj.gov or (570) 547-1990. This is a total small business set-aside opportunity available bureau-wide.

This recompete builds upon the existing indefinite delivery contract 15UC0C24D00000404, which was awarded to incumbent contractor Velazquez Packing, Inc. on January 1, 2024, with a contract ceiling value of $1,393,726.80 and ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. The prior contract similarly required the contractor to harvest broccoli, celery, and jalapeno peppers from the BOP's UNICOR Farm in Lompoc, supporting the facility's vegetable production through contracted labor services.

Velazquez Packing, Inc.

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