E-Town Meats for Qrtly Oct- Dec 2023

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections is seeking a meat supplier for its Training Academy located in Elizabethtown, with a contract covering the fourth quarter of 2023 (October through December). The procurement opportunity, identified by State Local Contract Opportunity ID 660c8c213e524150140a1604, requires a vendor to supply beef, pork, and poultry products meeting specific product specifications outlined in the solicitation. The contract will service the DOC Training Academy at 1451 N. Market Street, Elizabethtown, PA, with a strict requirement that invoice units of measure must exactly match the issued purchase order. The solicitation was posted on August 29, 2023, with proposals due by September 12, 2023, covering the precise period from 10/01/2023 to 12/31/2023. Potential vendors must carefully review and comply with all detailed product specifications, with no alternative unit of measure acceptances permitted. The jurisdictions potentially involved include Cumberland County, Lancaster County, and Edie CDP.

While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly stated in the provided documentation, vendors should be prepared to demonstrate their capability to consistently supply high-quality meat products to a corrections training facility. The procurement covers multiple meat protein types, suggesting the need for a versatile and reliable supplier with robust supply chain management. No incumbent vendor information or specific budget range was disclosed in the original solicitation. Interested vendors should carefully review the complete solicitation documents to understand the full scope of requirements, product specifications, and submission guidelines. The contract appears focused on quarterly meat product procurement for a specific Department of Corrections training facility, indicating a targeted and precise procurement need with potential for ongoing business relationship if performance meets the department's standards.