Distilled Vinegar

Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI) issued a procurement opportunity for distilled vinegar through a competitive solicitation process for its Foodservice department. The contract, identified as GCI0001006, seeks to acquire 3,600 cases of distilled vinegar to be delivered F.O.B. Destination to Warehouse 1 - FDU Dry Storage located at 800 Abattoir Road in Milledgeville, GA 31061. The solicitation requires suppliers to include delivery costs within their line item pricing and submit comprehensive bid proposals. The procurement window was open from December 20, 2024, with a final submission deadline of December 31, 2024. Eight vendors participated in the bidding process, submitting proposals with consistent delivery timelines of approximately two weeks and standardized NET 30 payment terms. Evaluation criteria appeared to focus primarily on lowest total bid price, with no reported deviations from specifications or contract terms.

The procurement opportunity did not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The contract was ultimately awarded to Foods Galore Inc, which submitted the lowest bid at $8.22 per case, totaling $29,592.00 for the entire procurement. Other participating vendors included JNS Foods Inc, Shaver Foods LLC, Robbins Sales Co Inc, Advanced Commodities Inc, Siak Enterprise LLC, Good 2 Go Cafe, and Runna Ventures LLC, with bid prices ranging from the lowest at $29,592.00 to the highest at $52,200.00. The procurement was managed by Kesi Bates, who holds professional certifications as a GCPM and GCPCA, with Bobby Wiseman listed as the end user. Unsuccessful bidders were notified, and the Notice of Award specified that any protests must be submitted electronically to ross.barrineau@gdc.ga.gov.