Meats-chicken (REBID)-canceled

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued a solicitation for chicken meat products, specifically seeking two primary line items: Chicken Leg Quarters and Miscut Chicken Breast. The procurement targeted 1,000,000 pounds of Chicken Leg Quarters at a maximum price of $0.65 per pound, to be packed in 40-pound cases with individual ice packing, and 400,000 pounds of boneless, skinless Miscut Chicken Breast at a maximum price of $1.30 per pound, packed in 40-pound boxes with CO2 gas flushing. All products must be fresh and bear USDA or state inspection, with weekly deliveries to the SCDC Food Service Warehouse at 4422 Broad River Road in Columbia, South Carolina. Bidders were required to submit brand names and manufacturers' cut sheets including size and nutritional information. The original bid opening was scheduled for April 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., with award notification planned for April 25, 2023. The contract was designed with an initial one-year term and options for four additional one-year renewals, with pricing to remain fixed unless approved adjustments were made after the sixth month.

The solicitation was issued under procurement exemptions for perishables, rendering it non-protestable and making state resident vendor preferences inapplicable. State vendor registration was mandatory for participation. The Miscut Chicken specification included specific requirements for cage-free chicken raised without antibiotics, with products required to be hatched, raised, and harvested in the USA. Vendors were subject to strict delivery requirements, with deliveries after 1:00 p.m. considered in default and potentially resulting in SCDC purchasing from the open market and invoicing the vendor for price differences. The total potential contract value exceeded five hundred thousand dollars. Notably, the solicitation was ultimately canceled on March 29, 2023, via Amendment #1 due to an administrative error, with no award being issued. The procurement was specifically for the SCDC Food Services Main Warehouse, located at 4530 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina.