The Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Prisons at FCI McDowell, is seeking bids for kosher meal provisions as part of RFQ 15B12226Q00000003 for the second quarter of FY 2026. Offerors must provide products with a minimum 90-day shelf life and adhere to specific requirements, including completing Representations and Certifications via www.sam.gov and ensuring compliance with FAR regulations. The procurement emphasizes the importance of past performance and delivery schedules, with bids evaluated based on these criteria along with socio-economic status and overall price. Interested bidders must submit their proposals by 9:00 A.M. EST on December 18, 2025, and can direct inquiries to Joe Riffe at jriffe@bop.gov or by phone at 304-436-7386.

2nd Qtr FY 26 Kosher RFQ.pdf

This government Request for Quote (RFQ) from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI McDowell, solicits offers for commercial products and services, specifically 

Kosher 2nd Qtr FY 26 Abstract FINAL.pdf

The FCI McDowell facility in Welch, WV, is soliciting bids for kosher and halal meal provisions. The evaluation criteria prioritize past performance and delivery schedule, followed by socio-economic status, overall price, and delivery schedule. Bidders must meticulously calculate and annotate prices, especially if their case counts differ from the posted quantities, to ensure their bids are accepted. Failure to do so, or issues with expired products or unmet specifications, will result in the bidder being placed on a 

Kosher 2nd Qtr FY 26 LETTER.doc

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, issued RFQ 15B12226Q00000003 for Kosher products. Submissions are due by 9:00 A.M. EST on December 18, 2025. All delivered products must have a 90-day shelf life. Offerors must complete Representations and Certifications via www.sam.gov, comply with FAR 52.204-7 and FAR 52.204-6, and complete specific blocks on SF 1449. Awards will be made by line item to the lowest responsive/responsible bidder, with prices FOB destination and deliveries to FCI McDowell Warehouse weekly as needed. Any changes to the solicitation may result in bid rejection. Completed packages can be mailed, hand-carried, faxed to 304-436-7389, or emailed to jriffe@bop.gov. Questions can be directed to Joe Riffe at 304-436-7386.

Evaluations will be based upon past performance, socio-economic status, overall price and delivery schedule. Greater emphasis will be placed upon past performance and delivery schedule. In addition to your price, if your quatities such as case count differ from what is posted, please do the calculations to match what your price would be as if you were delivering what is posted. Also post your actual case count and price as well.  If the calculations are not done adn annotated on the bid sheet, your line item bid price will not be accepted.  Due to numerous items that have attempted delivery with expired dates or not meeting specification, etc......We will document those items and you will be listed on a do not award list for the following quarter.  Meaning, if you submit a bid on future solictations and you have past performance issues, the entire bid will be void.  Past performance issues can encompass numerous issues.  if our warehouse rejects any item, please be respectful and pick said item(s) up.  Unpleasnt communciation means we will not be communicating the following quarter..............ALL BIDS MUST HAVE CASE COUNT OR WEIGHT ON BID.

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