NYS OMH Cook Chill Production Center

NYS OMH Cook Chill Production Center, doing business as Cook Chill Production Center, is a U.S. State Government entity based in Orangeburg, New York, that specializes in the preparation and delivery of pre-prepared meals using cook-chill food service methodologies to federal healthcare facilities. The organization operates its primary production facility in Montrose, New York, and is registered in SAM.gov with a UEI of D9DSB4C8KMW5, with its registration active through December 3, 2026. As a division of the New York State Office of Mental Health, the Cook Chill Production Center has established itself as a specialized provider of meal preparation and delivery services to the federal government, particularly serving the Veterans Affairs system in the Hudson Valley region.

NYS OMH Cook Chill Production Center has demonstrated its capabilities through multiple federal contract awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VISN 2), all focused on cook-chill food delivery services. The entity received a purchase order dated December 15, 2023, valued at $335,307.64 for cook-chill prepared food items with a completion date of September 30, 2024, which included modifications to extend service. Subsequently, a delivery order was awarded on November 1, 2024, with a ceiling value of $379,000.00 for continued cook-chill Hudson Valley services, maintaining performance through October 31, 2029. Most recently, the contractor received another delivery order on November 1, 2025, valued at $350,000.00 specifically for Year 1 cook-chill food delivery services to VA Hudson Valley. All of these awards are firm-fixed-price contracts with no set-aside designations, and all deliveries are made twice weekly in disposable containers to the Castle Point and Montrose VA Medical Centers, with key personnel maintaining required HACCP and ServSafe certifications. The contractor operates as a prime awardee with no identified subcontractors in its federal award history.

NYS OMH Cook Chill Production Center holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, valued at $2,009,375.64, which was awarded on November 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2029. This five-year ordering period contract provides the umbrella vehicle under which the previously described delivery orders are issued and represents the agency's commitment to the contractor's cook-chill food delivery capabilities for the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System serving both the Castle Point and Montrose Medical Centers. The IDC specifies performance at the contractor's Montrose facility with delivery to locations in both Montrose and Wappingers Falls, New York, and maintains the same operational requirements regarding twice-weekly prepared meal deliveries in disposable containers and personnel certifications. To date, two firm-fixed-price delivery orders have been executed under this IDC vehicle, with the potential for additional task orders through the contract period. The VA's original Special Notice posted in June 2024 indicated the agency's intent to award this contract on a sole-source basis, acknowledging the contractor's demonstrated capability in cook-chill food service methodologies and its existing operational relationship with VISN 2, though the notice invited expressions of interest to evaluate competitive procurement options.