2nd Quarter National, Kosher and Halal Food FY 2027

Updated Nov 3, 2026

Solicitation from the Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, for work in Brooklyn, New York. Due Nov 16, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 13 days left.

Bid documents (7)

• COVER LETTER 112 KB
• DELIVERY INFORMATION SHEET 82 KB
• FY 27 2nd QTR Halal Specifications v2 19 KB
• FY 27 2nd QTR Kosher Specifications v2 21 KB
• FY 27 2nd QTR National Specifications v2 35 KB
• FY27 2ND QTR National and Religious Combined Synopsis Clause and Provisions 163 KB
• Vendor Information 126 KB

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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: New York Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR part 12 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation number is 15BBR027Q00000004 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

Please read through its entirety. Solicitation is for 2nd Quarter National, Kosher and Halal Food FY 2027. For a list, descriptions, and total quantities of all items, refer to attached document.

The NAICS for this requirement is 311999. TERMS OF DELIVERY ARE F.O.B. DESTINATION TO: MDC Brooklyn Food Service Warehouse Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 4 185 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205 The MDC Brooklyn Food Service Department will place orders that must be delivered beginning the week of January 04, 2027 and ends January 25, 2027, unless otherwise specified on product specification section.

Delivery will be made Tuesday – Thursday from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm. Please specify delivery schedule on solicitation. Upon Award, the Food Service Warehouse must be contacted prior to delivery for approval or adjustments in delivery schedule.

The following delivery contact is Mr. Dylan Cagnard at [email protected] / (347) 893-3926. *Vendor(s) who submit a quote concur that the delivery date can be met. *If awarded, all items must be delivered with an invoice. * Evaluation factors are past performance, price, and delivery time. Best value determination method will be used to make awards. Quoter(s) are advised the government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards.

The government will award to the responsible quoter(s) whose quote is conforming to the solicitation. Do not change case counts, unless specified, or your quote will not be considered. Do not provide a Unit Price past the 4th decimal point for your quote or that line item will not be considered.

All quotes must be clear. The Government reserves the right upon inspection to reject items if they are damaged or not to the specifications as listed in the solicitation. All certified religious diet items must be marked "kosher parve" or “certified halal” on the package or the product will be refused.

All certified religious diet items offered in the resulting contract must be certified by an accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency from the United States or Canada and documentation confirming certification must be provided. Certification agencies include: OU - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; OK - Organized Kashrus Laboratories; Star K, KOF K; KAJ K'hal Adas Jeshurun; OKS Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision; OV Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis; CRC - Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada; CRC - Chicago Rabbinical Counsel; or Kosher Overseers of America.

Certified Halal items will be certified by a Halal Certification Agency. Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided. All non-frozen and perishable foods must be delivered between 34 degrees F to 41 degrees F. Please review the “Award Delivery Information – RFQ” document attached to the Solicitation for more information regarding delivery requirements. The completed package should be returned no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 16, 2026.

Vendors shall submit signed and dated offers to Jonathan Cogtla,Contract Specialist [email protected] by email ONLY. Fax, hand delivered, or mail-in quotes WILL NOT be accepted. Vendors shall submit quotes in the excel format using column E to populate the amount per unit Be sure to complete all information requested on page #1 of the quote sheet attachment.

Information will be posted to the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website: sam.gov.

All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, cancellations, award letter and low quote(s) 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. The anticipated award date is on or about November 24, 2026.

Questions "clarity only" will be answered by e-mail only (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All vendors must be completely registered in the System for Award Management, sam.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

Contracting contact

• Jonathan Cogtla · [email protected]
• Dilena Infante · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 311999, a business counts as small if it has no more than 700 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for all other miscellaneous food manufacturing work, who also hold Bureau of Prisons contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• Shaver Foods LLC $22.4 million in this trade
• Pueblo Trading Co Inc $8.3 million in this trade
• The Smooth Sailing Group LLC $6.7 million in this trade
• L.A. Foods, LLC $4.4 million in this trade
• Rainmaker, Inc. $3.7 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Federal Bureau of Prisons awarded $3.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Naphcare LLC, Mckesson Corporation and Motorola Solutions, Inc.. See what Bureau of Prisons is buying now.

Who can bid: Small Business set-aside

Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.

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All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 18 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 311999), 4 posted in the last 7 days; 72% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, Agricultural Marketing Service and Defense Logistics Agency. Most of the work with a stated place is in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 14 days.

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Coming up in this trade

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Recent awards in this trade

• MANY AWARDS Joint Base MDL NJ $1.0 million · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Oct 29, 2026
• The Smooth Sailing Group LLC $22,391 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Oct 14, 2026
• VARIES Brooklyn NY $0 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Oct 8, 2026
• G.E.R.J Logistic Services LLC $131,259 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sep 1, 2026
• Multiple Vendors Oakdale LA $510,529 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sep 1, 2026

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