USP McCreary FY27 2nd QTR Halal, Certification Required
Updated
Solicitation from the Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, for work in Pine Knot, Kentucky. Due Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 7 days left.
| Solicitation number | 15B12027Q00000001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons |
| Office | Usp Mccreary |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (311999) |
| Product or service code | 8940 |
| Place of performance | Pine Knot, Kentucky |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (7 days left) |
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Bid documents (2)
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Kentucky Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution (USP) McCreary, intends to issue Request for Quotation (RFQ) 15B12027Q00000001 for the acquisition of Certified Halal Meals. This acquisition is being conducted as a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 311999 and will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price award. All products shall be delivered FOB Destination to USP McCreary, 330 Federal Way, Pine Knot, Kentucky 42635.
Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations that qualify as small business concerns are encouraged to submit quotations. Award will be made to the responsible offeror or offerors whose quotation represents the best value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to make award on an item-by-item basis, by groups of items, in the aggregate, or to make multiple awards if determined to be in the Government's best interest.
Quotations will be evaluated based on compliance with the required specifications, past performance, and price. Offerors are responsible for ensuring they can meet all solicitation requirements and specifications as written. No substitutions, alternate items, or alternate packaging will be accepted.
Vendors should not submit a quotation unless they can provide products that fully comply with the specifications identified in the solicitation. Products that do not meet the required specifications may be rejected upon delivery. Offerors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov and must ensure all applicable representations and certifications required by FAR 52.212-3 are current and complete.
In addition, offerors shall submit a current Halal Certification Letter covering all products quoted. Failure to provide the required certification documentation with the quotation may result in the offeror being ineligible for award. The solicitation will be posted exclusively to SAM.gov, and interested vendors are responsible for monitoring the site for the solicitation, amendments, and any additional information.
Quotations shall be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than November 11, 2026, 12:00 pm EST. Late quotations will be handled in accordance with applicable solicitation provisions. All questions regarding this requirement must be submitted by email.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Orders exceeding $15,000 will be paid through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Orders at or below $15,000 may be paid using a Government Purchase Card.
Brooklyn Nelson Procurement and Property Specialist [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Brooklyn Nelson · [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.
All open Small Business set-asides.
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 24 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 311999), 10 posted in the last 7 days; 79% 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 Kentucky, New Jersey and Oklahoma. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 days.
All open all other miscellaneous food manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
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
From the award notices agencies publish.