Chicken (rebid)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has issued a rebid solicitation (5400025129) for procuring chicken products for its Food Services Division. The procurement seeks two specific chicken products: Chicken Leg Quarters and Miscut Chicken Breast, with estimated quantities of 1,000,000 pounds at $0.65 per pound and 400,000 pounds at $1.30 per pound, respectively. The Chicken Leg Quarters must be fresh, USDA or state inspected, individually packed in ice, with pieces averaging 9 to 13 ounces, while Miscut Chicken Breast must be boneless, skinless, with specific requirements including "No Antibiotics Ever," "Cage Free," and "Hatched, Raised and Harvested in the USA." Deliveries are required weekly in full truckloads to the SCDC Food Service Warehouse at 4422 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina, with quantities varying based on inmate population. The bid opening was scheduled for April 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., with award notification planned for April 17, 2023. The resulting contract will have an initial one-year term with options to renew for four additional one-year periods.

The solicitation is issued under procurement exemption provisions for perishables and is not protestable. Vendors must be registered with the State of South Carolina and submit brand names with manufacturer cut sheets, including size and nutritional content information. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned, and preferences do not apply due to the total potential contract value exceeding $500,000. Vendors failing to deliver by 1:00 p.m. on the required delivery date will be considered in default, with a ten-day cure period. Failure to cure will result in SCDC sourcing the product on the open market and invoicing the vendor for price differences, which could render the vendor a non-responsible bidder for future bids until all open market invoices are paid. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the estimated quantities suggest a potential contract value of approximately $950,000 for the initial year (1,000,000 pounds at $0.65 and 400,000 pounds at $1.30).