August 2026 Meat & Cheese - DOC-PE

The State of Louisiana, Office of State Procurement, is soliciting bids on frozen meat and cheese products for the Louisiana Department of Corrections Prison Enterprises-Wakefield facility, with bids due July 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time and mandatory delivery on or before August 6, 2026.

Louisiana preference provisions apply: Louisiana products and products further processed in Louisiana carry cost-increase caps of 10% and 7% respectively, and U.S.-manufactured products carry a 5% cap. The solicitation includes 36 line items spanning approximately 273,000 pounds of meat products (chicken leg quarters, ham, sausage, ground beef, pork, and fish portions) and 220 cases of cheese (whole loaf and sliced).

All meat and poultry products must be processed within 90 days of delivery (120 days for fish products), meet USDA and FDA labeling requirements, and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry grading and certification standards. Chicken products must be solidly frozen with no evidence of defrosting or refreezing, delivered blast-frozen with ice pack parts not exceeding 10 degrees Fahrenheit upon truck arrival. All products must arrive palletized on standard 40-inch by 48-inch non-throwaway pallets and packed in plastic-lined boxes with packing dates marked on the upper right-hand corner.

All unit prices must be quoted F.O.B. Destination, including transportation, freight, inside delivery, unpacking, and debris removal. Delivery is scheduled Monday through Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., excluding Fridays and holidays; vendors must contact the Wakefield plant manager 24 hours prior at 225-342-6793. The State reserves the right to award individual line items to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, with lines 2 and 36 (cheese) awarded on a grouped basis. Bids must be submitted online through the LaGov system or in person at the Office of State Procurement. Vendors must be registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State for contracts exceeding $25,000 and hold current GSA no-suspension certification for bids of $25,000 or more.