Ground Beef & Beef Patties

Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI), operating under the State of Georgia Department of Community Affairs, issued a competitive procurement solicitation (GCI0001074) for ground beef and beef patties to be delivered to the FDU Cold Storage facility located at 800 Abattoir Road in Milledgeville, Georgia. The procurement required vendors to supply 80,000 pounds of ground beef and 80,000 pounds of beef patties, with all delivery costs included in line item pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis. This solicitation was designated as a single or multiple award opportunity, allowing the State to potentially select one or more vendors for contract performance. Suppliers were required to accept standard contract terms including NET 30 payment terms and 30-day delivery timeframes, with no deviations from specifications permitted. The solicitation closed on December 22, 2025, following an addendum extension issued on December 19, 2025 by procurement officer Kesi Bates (Kesi.bates@gdc.ga.gov). The bid tabulation was completed on December 24, 2025, with a Notice of Intent to Award issued on December 29, 2025, and a final Notice of Award posted on January 5, 2026. All award protests were required to be submitted electronically to ross.barrineau@gdc.ga.gov.

Six vendors submitted bids for this procurement, with Good Source Solutions Inc selected as the apparent successful offeror at a fixed contract amount of $173,600.00 for both ground beef and beef patties (total bid of $347,200.00). Three unsuccessful bidders—The Smooth Sailing Group ($452,800.00), Thaeta ($435,600.00), and Robbins Sales Co Inc ($541,600.00)—were rejected as they did not submit the lowest bids, while two additional vendors submitted no pricing. The documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions limiting organizational eligibility to respond to this solicitation. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors were referenced in the procurement materials. The award amounts are identified as estimates only, as this functions as an open agency contract with the potential for primary and secondary awardees, indicating that actual expenditures may vary based on the State's purchasing needs and usage patterns over the contract period.