FCC Yazoo City FY 26 3rd Qtr Quarterly Subsistence

The contract award pertains to the supply of packaged food products and subsistence items to the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi, under Fiscal Year 2026 for the third quarter. The contract is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 311999 designating it as Other Food Manufacturing. The procurement is managed by the Department of Justice through its FCC Yazoo City office, and performance is required at the same location in Yazoo City, MS. The contract includes detailed specifications for a wide array of food items such as ground beef, pork roast, chicken, fish fillets, dairy, bread, and beans, each with precise packaging, labeling, preservation, and quality standards. Packaging must use sealed clear 1-mil plastic bags, and products must meet U.S. Grade specifications and federal labeling laws including allergen disclosure and ingredient listing per USDA FSIS guidelines. Shelf life and temperature controls are strictly enforced, particularly for frozen products which must be delivered in a frozen state with defined minimum remaining shelf life. The contract incorporates numerous mandatory Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses covering ethics, whistleblower protections, supply chain security, labor standards, and compliance with executive orders on minimum wage and paid sick leave. It enforces prohibitions on sourcing from restricted entities including Kaspersky Lab, ByteDance, and other covered foreign suppliers under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. The contractor must comply with stringent privacy and security protocols aligned with DOJ, NIST, and FISMA requirements, including handling personally identifiable information only on government systems, flowing down security obligations to subcontractors, and undergoing annual security training. Labor compliance includes adherence to the Service Contract Labor Standards and Executive Order 14026 on minimum wages. Invoicing must avoid personally identifiable information, and payment terms include accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. All offered products must originate from the United States or Canada, be inspected per federal standards, and conform to Commercial Item Descriptions for items such as cheese, milk, and frankfurters. The award basis is trade-off, prioritizing overall advantage to the government with price and non-price factors considered, though specific evaluation weights and criteria are not detailed in the documentation. Full compliance with labeling, sourcing, and delivery requirements is strictly enforced by the FSA/Chief Dietitian, with nonconforming items subject to rejection.