Ready-to-Eat Pouched Meal Packaging

The contract is for the flexible pouch packaging of fully cooked, ready-to-heat meals with permanent application of OU-D kosher certification labeling and food-safe sealing, ensuring compliance with dietary standards and safety requirements. The work must be performed at the designated place of performance in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, with a NAICS code of 326199 indicating miscellaneous plastic product manufacturing, and is set aside exclusively for total small business participation under SBA guidelines, meaning only small businesses that qualify as small under the specified size standard can compete. The packaging must maintain the integrity of the meals throughout handling, storage, and distribution while meeting all regulatory standards for kosher certification and food safety. The solicitation is categorized as a subcontract under the Department of Justice’s USP Hazelton, though details regarding point of contact or full agency address are not provided. The opportunity was posted on July 1, 2026, and bidders must adhere to all specifications for packaging materials, certification labeling permanence, and sealing methods to ensure product shelf stability and consumer safety. No formal solicitation number is listed, but the contract can be accessed through the provided SAM.gov link, and interested parties must be prepared to demonstrate small business eligibility as well as technical capability to produce and label kosher-certified, ready-to-heat meals under the stringent conditions outlined.