Condiments - Relish & Worcestershire Sauce

Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI), operating under the jurisdiction of Barrow County, issued a competitive procurement solicitation (GCI0001043) for condiments, specifically Worcestershire sauce and relish, to be delivered F.O.B. Destination to Warehouse 1 - FDU Dry Storage at 800 Abattoir Road, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061. The procurement sought 672 units of Worcestershire sauce and 1,152 cases of relish, with delivery costs required to be included in all line item pricing. This was structured as a single or multiple award procurement, allowing GCI to select one or more vendors based on competitive bidding. The solicitation closed on June 16, 2025, with nine vendors submitting responses; evaluation criteria focused on competitive pricing with all responsive vendors offering NET 30 payment terms and 2-week delivery timelines. No deviations from specifications, addenda acknowledgments, discounts, or exceptions to contract terms were noted by responding vendors. The bid tabulation was completed on July 9, 2025, and the Notice of Award was issued on July 10, 2025.

The procurement documentation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises or other specific organizational categories. Two vendors were ultimately awarded contracts: Shaver Foods LLC received a fixed contract amount of $2,476.32 for Worcestershire sauce at $3.685 per unit, and Worc Sauce Siak Enterprise LLC received a fixed contract amount of $28,707.84 for relish at $24.92 per case, representing the lowest responsive bids submitted during the competitive process. Five unsuccessful offerors—Robbins Sales Co Inc, National Food Group, JNS Foods Inc, SecureAxis Solutions LLC, and The Smooth Sailing Group—were rejected as non-low bids. The total estimated procurement value across both awarded contracts is $31,184.16, though all award amounts are noted as estimates only due to the open agency contract structure. Protests to the awards must be submitted electronically to ross.barrineau@gdc.ga.gov. Procurement Officer Kesi Bates, GCPM, GCPCA, can be contacted at Kesi.bates@gdc.ga.gov for additional information regarding this procurement.