Food Order Government Bids & RFPs

The first event covered by the PWS is anticipated to be on 09 June 2026.

The government will award a single firm-fixed-price contract and only services meeting the NDU's requirements will be considered for award.

Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award.

The bid notice states that any proposal received after the close date and time will not be considered. The close date and time is May 20, 2026, at 02:00:00 PM CT.

The bid notice mentions proposal evaluation criteria within the RFP document, but does not explicitly state the award criterion in a single sentence. Please review the RFP document for details.

The bid notice states that if a bid is not completed correctly and submitted prior to the deadline, your company will not be an approved vendor. It also requires several certifications and forms to be completed and attached to the response.

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The bid notice specifies a question cutoff date of May 13, 2026, at 02:00:00 PM CT for submitting questions, but does not explicitly state a deadline for challenging the bid.

The anticipated delivery of awarded items will be throughout the quarter: July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026. Bread will be shipped weekly as designated on the weekly request. Bread and eggs delivery time will be no later than 10:00 AM on Mondays, or the Friday prior if Monday is a federal holiday. Dairy will be delivered on Tuesdays no later than 7:30 AM, or the Monday prior if Tuesday is a federal holiday.

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. 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.

The government will award to responsible vendors whose offer conforms to the solicitation and are considered to be most advantageous to the government. Past performance will be considered approximately equal in value to price. The best value determination method will be used to make award for this requirement.

The government will award to responsible vendors whose offer, conforms to the solicitation, and are considered to be most advantageous to the government. Only quoters receiving a go rating under the past performance factor (timeliness of deliveries and order accuracy) will be considered eligible for award.

If you cannot provide items that you were awarded, performance will be affected and may affect future awards. Failure to provide product meeting the specification or of poor quality (i. e. molded, stale, etc. ) will result in the order being cancelled and awarded to the next offeror that meets the requirements.

The bid notice states that quotes are due no later than 5:00 PM CST, Wednesday, 20 May 2026. The performance period for the catered meals is from 28 May to 11 June 2026.

The bid notice states that he government will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government. The following evaluation factors will be used: technical acceptability and price.

The bid notice states that he contracting officer shall award contracts for subsistence only to those prospective contractors that meet the general standards in **** and are approved in accordance with agency sanitation standards and procedures. It also mentions that any catered meal vendors submitting quote meal prices well below the known commercial marketplace pricing structure is determined as not qualified and eligible to receive an award due to high risk of failure to perform. Additionally, offerors must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).

The contractor shall deliver the full order of dog food requested within seven (7) calendar days of receiving an order. In emergency situations, emergency orders shall be delivered within 48 hours of order placement.

This requirement will be a 100% total small business set aside.

Any damaged bags that allow air to enter, severely damaged cans, or other unacceptable conditions shall be identified on the invoice shipping manifest and will be replaced at no additional cost to the government. Any shipments with evidence of rodent or pest damage or contamination, shall result in the entire order being rejected and shall be immediately replaced at no additional cost to the government.