USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence
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Solicitation 15B21526Q000001 is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 311999 for the procurement of second quarter FY2026 subsistence items for the United States Penitentiary (USP) Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania. The contract covers the delivery of various food products, including fish fillets, applesauce, dry black beans, jelly, rice, and soy beef granules, with a performance period from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. Deliveries are required to be made between 6:00 AM and 1:00 PM EST on weekdays, excluding federal holidays, and must meet strict USDA FSIS labeling and quality standards, including a minimum expiration date of April 30, 2026. The Department of Justice evaluated 29 small business responses based on best value, utilizing a Go/No-Go rating for past performance regarding delivery timeliness and order accuracy before considering price. Awards are issued as Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Orders for values exceeding the $15,000 micro-purchase threshold, while values below this threshold are handled via Government Purchase Card transactions. All winning vendors must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management and comply with specific packaging requirements, such as the use of clear sealed bags for meat and 100 percent net weight labeling for fish.
General Info
Contract Value
$61,117.34Place of Performance
Waymart, PA, 18472, USASet-Aside
Awardee
RAINMAKER, INC.Award Issued Date
Timeline
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
In response to the above-mentioned solicitation, 29 responses were received from small businesses. The winning price quotes are listed under the vendor by line item as listed in the request for quote solicitation. This is only a result of the items from the abstract from USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence. It should be noted that the prices and vendor listed below consider the quoters who denied the award or failed to meet technical specifications of the product. Therefore, at this time, the vendors listed below informally accepted their awards.
Awards with total value over the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order. Awards with total value under the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Government Purchase Card transaction from the local food services department.
All quotes received by the submission deadline of December 5, 2025, 4:00 pm EST were considered. USP Canaan awarded quoted items to vendors that had a high past performance record, in accordance with FAR 12.203 regardless of the quotes with the lowest price as stated within the solicitation notice 15B21526Q00000001. The award was made based off best value as the solicitation stated. The Government made award(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer was considered to be the most advantageous to the Government.
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