FCI MANCHESTER FY26 4TH QTR MEAT/SUBSISTENCE REQUIREMENT
Contact and place of performance
Andre Cawood
Manchester, KY 40962
USA
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institute, Manchester June 3, 2026 (i) This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitati...
View more(v) The following items are required
(vi) The following items are required
(vii) TERMS OF DELIVERY ARE F.O.B. DESTINATION TO:
FCI Manchester
805 Fox Hollow Rd
Manchester, KY 40962
The date of delivery is 30 days after receipt of order. See delivery schedule.
Any subsequent award will require acceptance in the form of a signature by the contractor 48 hours after the signed purchase order has been delivered to the contractor.
Food is a vital part of the orderly running of the operation of a Federal Prison. In accordance with FAR 13.004 (b), this contracting officer has determined this acquisition appropriate to require acceptance in writing.
(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.
(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
The Government anticipates and intends to make MULTIPLE awards based on pricing per line item.
Awards will be made to the responsible Quoter(s) whose quote conforms to the requirements and is determined to provide the best value to the Government, considering the evaluation factors outlined below.
(1) Price - The government will evaluate the Quoter’s proposed price to ensure it is fair and reasonable;
(2) Past Performance – This evaluation factor is a Go/No Go evaluation.
The Government will evaluate past performance based on the following criteria. Any documented instances of late deliveries or missing items, as well as discussions with other Contracting Officers (COs) about past performance, will be factored into the evaluation process.
The evaluation of past performance will be a Go/No-Go determination as follows:
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.
(x) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and
Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025), is applicable to this acquisition.
(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition.
(xii) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025)
(DEVIATION FEB 2025), applies to this acquisition.
_X_ (4)52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).
_X_ (5)52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
_X_ (9)52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).
_X_ (12)52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
_X_ (18) (i)52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).
_X_ (26) (i)52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jan 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
_X_ (31)52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).
_X_ (32)52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2025)( E.O. 13126).
_X_ (36)(i)52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).
_X_ (39)(i)52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
_X_ (48)(i)52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).
_X_ (55)52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) ( E.O. 13513).
_X_ (59)52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).
_X_ (61)52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
_X_ (9)52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).
(xiii) The selected Quoter must comply with the additional contract clauses and provisions
The full text of the referenced FAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/FAR or by Andre Cawood, Contract Specialist, by email to [email protected]
(xiv) Not applicable to this solicitation.
(xv) The completed solicitation package must be returned no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 16th, 2026.
(xvi) Vendors shall submit quotes only to:
No fax, hand delivered, or mail-in quotes will be accepted. Please be sure to read the solicitation, cover letter, quote sheet, clauses and provisions and delivery schedule. If the answer is addressed in those documents you will not receive a response.
Quotes MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close.
Any and all information will be posted to the General Services Administration, SAM.Gov website: www.sam.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, awards and cancellations will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation.
***Question Submission: Interested quoters must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by email only, no phone calls please.
The email addresses to send questions to are:
“System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include:
Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.”
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Manchester, is requesting quotes for meat and subsistence requirements for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 under solicitation number 15B11026Q00000009. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside designated as SBA SBA and is classified under NAICS 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing and PSC 8945 FOOD, OILS AND FATS. The government intends to issue multiple firm-fixed-price awards to responsible vendors whose quotes provide the best value based on price and a go/no-go evaluation of past performance factors, including delivery timeliness and order completeness.
Contractors are required to deliver commercial food items to Manchester, Kentucky, with terms established as F.O.B. destination. The performance period requires delivery within 30 days after the receipt of an order, and the selected vendors must provide written acceptance of any award within 48 hours of receiving a signed purchase order. The response deadline for this solicitation is June 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Submissions must be sent via email to Contract Specialist Andre Cawood. The notice includes three attachments: a delivery schedule for subsistence, meat, and kosher requirements, a requirements worksheet, and the formal solicitation document.
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