Chicken Leg Quarters

The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Purchasing/Contracts Division is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the procurement of 120,000 pounds of chicken leg quarters for delivery to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon. The goods must consist of thigh and leg only, ready to cook, raw, and unflavored, with skin and bone in, targeting a weight of 10 ounces per quarter with a 2-ounce variance allowed. Delivery is required in three full truckloads of approximately 40,000 pounds each, with the first delivery within 30 days of order receipt and subsequent deliveries at 30-day intervals or as scheduled by warehouse staff. All products must comply with FDA and USDA standards, including Poultry Products Inspection Act and HACCP requirements, and must be U.S. Procurement Grade B or better with a minimum of six months shelf life remaining before the best-use-by date. Goods must be packaged in FDA/USDA-approved non-breakable commercial containers and palletized with a maximum pallet weight of 2,500 pounds. Pricing must be submitted on a per-pound basis with no more than four decimal places, inclusive of all transportation, fuel surcharge, and delivery charges on an FOB Destination basis. The deadline for clarification requests is March 17, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, with bid closing on March 26, 2026, at 9:00 AM PST. Bids must be submitted exclusively through the OREGONBUYS system; email submissions will be rejected as non-responsive. No bidders conference or site visit is scheduled.

ODOC applies a five percent preference for Oregon goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and a five percent preference for resident bidders headquartered in Oregon, with a maximum combined preference of ten percent that applies only for evaluation purposes by reducing the total submitted price. The previous award was made to Advanced Commodities in February 2026 at a historical purchase price of $0.683 per pound for a 40-pound case, while an earlier historical bid price was $0.6221 per pound awarded to JNS Foods as of July 2025. ODOC reserves the right to request samples, nutritional facts labels, product identification information, and imported goods documentation during the evaluation process. No protest rights are available under this solicitation per ORS 421.438(2) and OAR 291-164-0120(1)(a)(F). Payment is normally made within 30 days following delivery and acceptance or invoice receipt, whichever is later. Based on historical pricing of approximately $0.683 per pound and the estimated 120,000-pound annual requirement, the total contract value is expected to be approximately $81,960 annually.