Meat/Subsistence, Bread, Religious items USP Lee QTR4 FY26

This contract solicitation, numbered 15B11726Q00000014, is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5 for the procurement of meat, subsistence items, bread, and religious diet products for the U.S. Penitentiary Lee in Pennington Gap, Virginia, covering the period from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026. Deliveries are to be made FOB destination to the facility located at Lee County Industrial Park/Hickory Flats Road, with weekly scheduled deliveries for bread and milk coordinated directly with the Food Service Administrator. The contract requires adherence to strict food safety and labeling standards, including compliance with USDA FSIS policies, 21 CFR regulations for bread enrichment and dairy identity, and kosher certification standards verified by visible hechsher markings; products labeled as “under religious exemption” will be rejected. All items must be fresh, frozen where required, packaged in new, clean materials using approved specifications—such as 2-mil polyethylene bags for meat portions and sealed 5- to 40-pound containers for dairy—and must not be processed and packaged more than 90 days prior to delivery. The solicitation specifies a wide range of line items including kosher chicken wing meals, liquid eggs, whole milk, dry beans, coffee, and holiday pies, with quantities ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of units, though pricing details remain blank as this is a pre-award RFQ issued under a firm fixed-price structure. Offerors must be registered in SAM with an active Unique Entity ID and CAGE code and must self-certify as a small business in accordance with NAICS code 311999. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to j1shuler@bop.gov and jprice@bop.gov by the deadline of May 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time; faxed or mailed submissions are not accepted. Respondents are required to provide complete representations and certifications through ORCA, including small business status, whistleblower rights acknowledgments, and cybersecurity compliance statements. Additional requirements include full compliance with DOJ security protocols: all personnel must complete annual privacy and cybersecurity training, sign NDAs and IT Rules of Behavior, and use HSPD-12 compliant authentication if accessing systems. Contractors must also supply a current Software Bill of Materials per M-26