This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items for special dietary foods and food specialty preparations. The solicitation is a 100% small business set aside. Items will be awarded individually, and more than one item may be awarded to a single contractor. Evaluation factors are price and past performance. Vendors with a poor past performance record will not be considered. Delivery is FOB destination to FCI La Tuna, Anthony, Texas. All deliveries must be palletized unless prior arrangements are made. Non-frozen, perishable foods must be delivered between **** degrees F. Canned goods must be delivered above 36 degrees F and not frozen. Frozen foods must be delivered at 0 degrees F or below. Any product indicating prior thawing will be refused. All certified religious diet items must be marked with the kosher symbol. Items that fail to meet specifications will be refused. All items must be dated. Delivery hours are 7:30 am - 1:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Substitutions to specifications are prohibited. The government reserves the right to reject damaged items or items not to specifications. Quotes must indicate solicitation number, technical description, terms of warranty, price, and discount terms. Quotes must include acknowledgment of amendments, if any.
The period of performance for most items is July 1, 2026, to July 15, 2026. The bid notice states, All deliveries must be palletized unless prior arrangements were agreed to by FCI La Tuna warehouse staff and or material handlers no side loaded pallets.
The bid notice states, The government will pay the contractor as follows upon the submission of commercial invoices approved by the contracting officer. Specific payment terms are detailed in section I, Payments, of the contract clauses.
The bid notice states, The contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.
The bid notice states, FCI La Tuna will award quoted items to vendors that have a high past performance record regardless of the quotes with the lowest price. Quotes from vendors without poor past performance represent the best value when compared to any lower priced quotes.
The solicitation is a 100% small business set aside. Any quotes from large businesses will not be considered. Vendors must have a high past performance record.
The bid notice mentions, Items which are conditionally received and found noncompliant, must be picked up at the vendors expense within 2 weeks of noncompliance notification. It also states, Items that fail to meet specifications will be refused.
The bid notice states, Substitutions to specifications in line items are prohibited ex. , case counts. Changes to specifications will not be evaluated and therefore, not considered for award. It also mentions, Do not change the case counts or the quote of the item will not be considered.
