USP MARION - Q4 FY26 KOSHER

The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Correctional Institution Marion, is soliciting bids under solicitation number 15B409Q00000008 for the procurement of 500,000 fitted bed sheets made from linen and/or cotton blend fabric with a minimum 200-thread count, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside as defined by FAR 19.5. The solicitation, posted on May 7, 2026, requires offers to be submitted via the Unison Marketplace portal by May 21, 2026, and allows staggered delivery within 60 days of award. The contract is structured as an open market procurement with support for Blanket Purchase Agreements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts, though no formal contract type such as FFP or IDIQ is specified. Pricing is submitted as a single lump sum for the full quantity, with evaluation primarily based on past performance as documented through vendor activity cards in the marketplace, and price as the deciding factor in reverse auction scenarios, implying a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach. The place of performance is Marion, Illinois, with all deliveries expected at the FCI Marion location. Vendors must be registered small businesses and may self-certify as Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business, or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, with affirmative certifications triggering additional reporting obligations. Submission requires Form 10 in PDF format, solicitation documents in Word or PDF, and an Excel listing of line items, adhering to Unison Marketplace templates. No explicit packaging, inspection, or acceptance criteria are defined beyond the product specifications, and no formal contract clauses, COTR, COR, or PCO contacts are identified in the documentation. Payment and invoicing processes are not specified in terms of government systems like WAWF, and no accounting codes (TAS, AAC, ACRN) or payment office details are provided. Vendors are required to pay a 3.88% marketplace fee on the awarded amount, but direct government remittance instructions for contract payments are omitted. The procurement leverages an online platform for bid submission and vendor performance tracking, with no physical or formal inspection protocols outlined, and all quality assurance derived from compliance with the stated product specifications and post-delivery vendor activity notes.