Clarifications for SAM.gov FCC TERRE HAUTE BREAD NOV26

FCC TERRE HAUTE BREAD NOV26-SEP27

Notice ID: 15b41826Q00000015
10/13/2026
The quotation submission deadline will be extended until Friday, October 16, 2026 by 11:00am eastern standard time. If you need to resubmit, please re-complete the attached request for quote, if necessary, dated September 18, 2026. Please email any updated quotes to [email protected] and [email protected].
Offerors with similar specification questions may have had their questions combined if the administrative contracting office determined one question and answer would satisfy similar inquiries.

Clarification Questions and Answers
1. The price list for sliced bread (CLIN 0003) suggests a price schedule for 71,258 loaves of bread will the separate Statement of Work is estimating 71,268 loaves of bread.
Answer: The program area is requesting quotations for 71,258 loaves.

2. What must be included with the quote beyond the SF 1449 (blocks 17a, 30a-c), pricing and package size?
Answer: Under section 1 of the schedule of supplies / services, the unit price and amount must be input. This price must include the total cost, which includes shipping and delivery.

3. How will a quoter with no past performance record be evaluated, and may a supplier's or bakery's past performance be considered?
Answer: Quoters with no past performance may not be evaluated as favorable or unfavorably. Refer to the Revolutionary Far Overhaul section 15:305(a)(2)(v)

4. What is the delivery frequency, days and hours? 11/01/2026 is a Sunday. Line 0003 shows 71,258 loaves in the schedule and 71,268 in the SOW. Which is correct?
Answer: The contractor will provide a monthly supply and delivery of fresh bread for a period of 11 months. The deliveries must be made within 48 hours of baking.

5. Are quantities firm or estimated?

Answer: The quantities are firm.

6. The solicitation identifies both products as 12-count packages. One of our prospective commercial bakery suppliers manufactures and distributes the required bun products in 8-count packages. Would 8-count packages be acceptable if we provide the same total number of individual buns required by the solicitation and the products otherwise meet the applicable specifications? Answer: 8 count is the minimum the requiring program will accept as long as the total quantities equate to the solicited requirement.

7. The Statement of Work identifies the sliced-bread requirement as 24-slice loaves. Our prospective supplier has proposed a 22-ounce enriched white bread loaf