Chicken livers

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Food Service is soliciting bids for a one-year contract to procure frozen chicken livers for institutional food service. The procurement requires 90,000 pounds of chicken livers to be delivered in six equal installments of 15,000 pounds each, with specific delivery dates spanning from June 8, 2020, to April 8, 2021. Deliveries must be palletized, shrink-wrapped in full truckloads, and sent to the SCDC Food Service Warehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. Vendors are required to specify approved brands, which include House of Raeford, Gold Kist, Sanderson Farms, Golden Goodness, Koch, Gess, CP Foods, Mar-Jac, Pilgrim's Pride, Tyson, Marshall Durbin, and Mt. Aire, with strict requirements that only listed brands can be shipped. Bids must be submitted in sealed packages and received by June 2, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., with award notification scheduled for June 5, 2020. Pricing must be submitted as a unit price per pound, and vendors must possess a state vendor number obtained through www.procurement.sc.gov.

The contract opportunity includes provisions for South Carolina resident vendor preferences and end-product preferences for South Carolina or United States manufactured goods, which vendors can claim with specific qualification requirements. All chicken livers must be new and frozen in dry pack format, with no ice-packed products accepted. A state vendor number is mandatory for bid submission, and vendors must register through the state procurement website. The award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with the contract becoming effective upon final award notification. While no specific budget range is provided, the procurement is structured to ensure competitive pricing and adherence to state procurement regulations. The solicitation does not explicitly mention set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but it does provide opportunities for local and domestic vendors through its preference mechanisms.