Fresh Produce

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS DOCCS) Office of Nutritional Services is seeking responsive, responsible, suppliers of fresh produce on a weekly basis (carrots, celery, onions, peppers, cabbage, potatoes, garlic, and bean sprouts.) Vendors will be evaluated and pre-qualified by DOCCS. Upon final approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), mini-bids to solicit pricing from approved vendors will be conducted on a weekly basis, and awards will be made using the spot-buying process. Vendors do not need to submit short-term pricing as part of the pre-qualification process. Only AFTER final OSC approval will vendors be asked to submit weekly pricing for items actually required during this multiple-year contract period. PLEASE NOTE THAT VENDORS DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT FIXED PRICING TO BE HELD THROUGH THE END OF THE MULTIPLE-YEAR CONTRACT TERM. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Before making contact, please read and comply with information in the following links regarding State Financial Law Sections 139-J and 139-K which regulates communication and lobbying during the entire bid process. Please review the Authorized Contact(s) for thus solicitation in the bid document.  https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl   Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 30% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date: Applications / proposals continously accepted Contract term: 09/29/25-12/14/26 County(ies): All NYS counties Location: NYS DOCCS Food Production Center. Building 50 Evans Drive, Rome, NY 13440 Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: N/A