Perishable Food

The state of Pennsylvania, specifically through the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy located in Frackville, is seeking a vendor to provide perishable food products for institutional procurement. This contract opportunity, posted on April 18, 2017, with a response deadline of April 26, 2017, involves supplying a comprehensive range of food items including meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, and frozen vegetables. The procurement is targeted at supporting the nutritional needs of the correctional facility, with the primary delivery location being 301 Morea Road, Frackville, PA 17932. While specific evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the opportunity description, vendors would likely be assessed on factors such as product quality, pricing, delivery reliability, and ability to consistently meet institutional food service requirements. The contract appears to be a standard food supply procurement for a state correctional facility, with the geographical jurisdictions of Somerset County and Franklin Borough potentially playing a role in vendor selection or local economic considerations.

The contract opportunity documentation does not explicitly specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged business enterprise requirements, or specific restrictions on vendor participation. There are no incumbent vendor details provided in the available information, nor are there clear indications of specific technological infrastructure integration requirements. The procurement appears to be a straightforward food supply contract for a correctional institution, suggesting that qualified food service distributors with experience in institutional procurement would be suitable respondents. While no specific budget range is disclosed, institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities typically involve substantial annual procurement values, potentially ranging from several hundred thousand to over a million dollars depending on the facility's population and specific nutritional requirements. Vendors would need to demonstrate capability in large-scale, consistent food product distribution, adherence to institutional food safety standards, and ability to meet the diverse nutritional needs of a correctional facility population.