Muscle Government Bids & RFPs

The proposal due date is July 7, 2026, at 3:30 p. m. , Central Time.

The question submission deadline is June 29, 2026, at 4:30 p. m. , Central Time.

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.

The bid notice states that deliveries will be 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Deliveries must be made between 7:00 am and 2:00 pm CST, and federal holidays will not be accepted. Delivery schedules must be prearranged with the receiving warehouse.

The bid notice indicates that payment will be made by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Awards with a total value over the micro-purchase threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order. Awards with a total value under the micro-purchase threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a firm-fixed-price (FFP) government purchase card transaction from the local food services department. 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 bid notice incorporates FAR ****, which includes a warranty clause. Specifically, paragraph 'o' 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 that awards will be made to the responsible quoters whose quote conforms to the requirements and is determined to provide the best value to the government, considering the evaluation factors outlined: 1. Price, and 2. Past Performance (Go/No-Go evaluation based on timeliness of deliveries and order accuracy/completeness).

The bid notice states that this acquisition is set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code for this requirement is **** with a small business size standard of 700 employees. Offerors must be responsible quoters whose quote conforms to the requirements.

The bid notice mentions that failure to meet delivery schedules without an excusable delay and/or failure to conform to contract specifications will negatively affect the contractor's history of past performance. Past performance information may be used by the government to make future award decisions and/or may result in a finding that the quoter is not responsible for the award of future requirements.

The bid notice states that quotes must be good for 30 calendar days after the close of the solicitation.

The delivery period of performance is from July 1, 2026, to July 15, 2026, with deliveries requested by July 15, 2026, as stated in the solicitation: period of performance: **** **** delivery schedule: delivery description: delivery number: 1 delivery requested by: ****.

The bid notice states that Payments will be made using electronic funds transfer eft or via government purchase card for awards of $15,**** or less.

The bid notice indicates that The government will award to the responsible quoter s whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the government based on best value. It further specifies that best value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: price, and past performance, this is an all or none quote vendors should quote all items, to be considered most advantageous to the government based on best value. quality, comparison with other offers, and administrative shipping cost with past performance that does not pose a risk to the government being the most important.

The solicitation requires that The federal acquisition regulation far **** requires all contractors seeking or currently doing business with the government to be registered with the system for award management sam prior to award. It also states that the award will be made to esponsible quoter s.

The period of performance for deliveries is from July 1st, 2026, to September 30th, 2026. Milk will require weekly deliveries, and bread items will require biweekly deliveries. The bid notice states, any delivery that is not within this timeframe can be refused, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations.

The bid notice states, Payment will be made using electronic funds transfer EFT through a purchase order or utilizing a purchase card.

The bid notice states, The government will award to the responsible offerors whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, are considered to be most advantageous to the government, with both past performance and price considered.

The bid notice states, The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. It also mentions that All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management SAM database.

The bid notice states, We reserve the right to request a sample of product prior to award for perishable items.