This is a solicitation for the 4th quarterly food items subsistence for FY2026 by the Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The contract type is firm-fixed price and it is a 100% small business set-aside. Contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). Offers must be submitted by 10:00 AM EST on May 27, 2026. Payments will be made via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or government purchase card. All items will be inspected, and receipt of delivery may be conditional for up to three days for examination and testing. Failure to meet specifications or delivery schedules will negatively affect past performance. Vendors may be required to provide samples prior to award.
The bid notice specifies delivery schedules that must be abided by every vendor. Schedule 1 requires all items in one shipment between July 1, 2026, and August 31, 2026. Schedule 2 requires splitting total quantities into two equal shipments, with the first between July 1-21, 2026, and the second between August 1-22, 2026. Schedule 3 has item-specific schedules starting delivery on the first working day of the quarter, Monday, July 3, 2026, and deliveries may vary according to the need for the item. The bid notice states, The anticipated date of award is June 10, 2026. and The solicitation will be made available on or about May 15, 2026, and will be posted through sam website, home sam. gov. The quote, signed by an individual authorized to bind the offer, must be submitted to the address contained within the solicitation posting by 10:00am eastern standard time with a due date of May 27, 2026.
The bid notice states, Payments will be made using electronic fund transfer eft. and The government reserves the right to utilize the government purchase card for all transactions with a total order not exceeding 15, ****.
The bid notice states, mdc guaynabo will award the responsible vendors whose offer is the most advantageous to the government. the government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the government by responsive, responsible offerors.
The bid notice states, his acquisition is a 100 smallbusiness setaside and is restricted to offerors that meet the applicable smallbusiness sizestandard. and he federal acquisitionregulation far **** requires all contractors seeking or currently doing business with thegovernment to be registered with the system for award management sam prior to award. It also mentions, faithbased and communitybased organizations have the right to submit quotesequally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.
The bid notice states, performanceduring this 4th quarter fy2026 july 1, 2026 september 30, 2026, if delivery schedules are not adheredto it will be noted as a performance issue and your delivery may be rejected if it is too early or may be reawarded if it is late. this quarter all items must meet specifications, or they will be rejected, and it willbe noted as a performance issue and will be reawarded to the next lowest bidder. if you have performanceissues they will be considered when future awards are given. contractor failure to meet delivery scheduleswithout an excusable delay andor failure to conform to contract specifications will negatively affect thecontractors history of past performance.
The bid notice states, upon request, vendors may be required to provide samples of product quoted, prior to award.
The bid notice states, missing, changed, or incomplete data will result in the elimination of your quote from further consideration. and prospective quoters are cautioned against discussing the preparation of their quote or any technical questions with government technical personnel. the circumstances of such contact, when verified, shall result in nonconsideration of the quote. It also mentions, failure to complete the representations and certifications can result in nonconsideration of yourquote.