SCI Forest Pork

The state and local contract opportunity, identified by ID 66d5ddd1323913d9c80ab5f0, involves pork deliveries for the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Forest located in Forest County, Pennsylvania, specifically within Marion Heights Borough. The procurement is focused on securing pork product deliveries for the fourth quarter of 2015, specifically covering October, November, and December. The solicitation was initially posted on August 13, 2015, with a response deadline of August 28, 2015. Potential bidders are required to utilize the Pennsylvania Supplier Portal to submit their proposals, following the detailed instructions provided in the attached Bidder Instruction Guide. The guide comprehensively outlines the process for searching solicitations, viewing detailed opportunity information, registering interest, creating responses, and submitting proposals electronically.

While specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, vendors must carefully review the Bidder Instruction Guide to ensure compliance with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania procurement protocols. The solicitation appears to be a standard procurement for institutional food service provisions, targeting pork product deliveries for a state correctional facility. No incumbent vendor information or specific budget ranges are directly referenced in the available documents. Potential bidders will need to access the full solicitation details through the Pennsylvania Supplier Portal to understand complete qualification requirements, evaluation criteria, and potential contract award specifications. The compact timeline between posting and response deadline (approximately 15 days) suggests an expedited procurement process for these quarterly pork product deliveries.