June 2025 Meat & Cheese - DOC-PE - Addendum No. 1 - Specification Revisions Date Issued: 05/06/25 Your r

The State of Louisiana's Office of State Procurement is soliciting bids for a meat and cheese procurement for the Department of Corrections (DOC) Prison Enterprises-Wakefield facility through Invitation to Bid (ITB) number 3000024708. The procurement covers multiple meat and cheese product categories, including chicken leg quarters, turkey necks, breaded chicken breast fillets, turkey bologna, ham, frankfurters, roast beef, ground beef, chicken gizzards, and whole and sliced cheese, with quantities ranging from 100 to 80,000 pounds. All products must meet USDA and FDA requirements, have processed dates within 90 days of delivery (120 days for Pollock), and comply with Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry grading and certification programs. The bid is scheduled to open on May 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM CST, with all products required to be delivered to the Wakefield facility by Thursday, June 5, 2025. Deliveries must occur between Monday and Thursday from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm, with no Friday deliveries permitted. The state intends to award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder meeting specifications, with the right to reject individual line items and award on an individual or grouped basis.

The solicitation includes several procurement preferences that could benefit certain vendors, specifically Louisiana business workforce preferences, Louisiana product preferences, and United States manufacturing preferences. Vendors can receive preferential consideration if their products are produced in Louisiana or the United States, with cost differentials allowed (up to 10% for Louisiana products and 5% for US-manufactured products). Bidders must be registered in the LaGov system and can submit bids electronically through the Louisiana Procurement and Contract Network (LaPac), with a W-9 form required for newly registered vendors. Payment will be processed electronically using either the LaCarte procurement card (for purchases under $5,000) or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Pricing must include all transportation, freight, inside delivery, unpacking, assembly, and debris removal. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the procurement covers a wide range of meat and cheese products for the DOC Prison Enterprises facility, suggesting a potentially significant contract value. The solicitation emphasizes open competition and compliance with various federal and state regulations, including anti-discrimination and accessibility provisions.