Oatmeal Government Bids & RFPs

Delivery will be on or before July 15, 2026. Deliveries must be made between the hours of 7:00 am and 2:00 pm EST. Delivery will be on or before july 15, 2026.

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 $15,000 will be awarded with a firm-fixed-price (FFP) government purchase card transaction. Awards with total value over the micro purchase threshold of 15,000 will be awarded with a firm-fixedprice ffp purchase order.

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 price and past performance. 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

Quoters must demonstrate a consistent record of on-time deliveries and a track record of delivering complete and accurate orders. The quoter must demonstrate a consistent record of on-time deliveries.

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. Contractor failure to meet delivery schedules without an excusable delay and/or failure to conform to contract specifications will negatively affect the contractors history of pastperformance.

A history of substantial delivery delays or a pattern of incomplete or inaccurate deliveries will result in a o go determination, making the quoter ineligible for award. A history of substantial delivery delays will result in a nogo determination.

The delivery dates for all items must be between July 1, 2026, and July 15, 2026. Delivery outside of these time frames will not be accepted.

The bid notice states that payment will be made by the government according to the prompt payment act (31 ****) and regulations at 5 CFR part **** should be submitted to the address designated in the contract.

The bid notice implies a warranty by stating that 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 government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors are price and past performance, with a strong emphasis on past performance. 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. Offerors must have an active federal government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation and at the time of award.

The bid notice mentions that failure to comply with national menu specifications to include quantities will result in the quoted item not being considered for award. It also states that items which are conditionally received and found noncompliant must be picked up at the vendors expense within 2 weeks of noncompliance notification, and that any product that indicates prior thawing will be refused.

The bid notice states that failure to comply with national menu specifications to include quantities will result in the quoted item not being considered for award. It also states that substitutions to specifications in line items are prohibited, and changes to specifications will not be evaluated and therefore not considered for award. Do not change the case counts or the quote of the item will not be considered.

The period of performance for the items ranges from July 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026.

The bid notice states that payments will be made using the electronic fund transfer (EFT) or the government purchase card.

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 offeror's whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, with past performance and price consideration, prices being rated higher than past performance.

The acquisition is a 100% small business set aside and is restricted to offerors that meet the applicable small business size standard. 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.

Upon request, vendors may be required to provide samples of product quoted, prior to award.

The bid notice does not specify a delivery deadline for the products or services. The response to this RFI is requested by close of business on April 28, 2026.

The bid notice states that the agency intends to make one award per group, and offerors are required to propose on all items for each group they offer on. Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable. The contracting officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, and each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal for each group it has chosen to propose on, which shall be responsive to all requirements and free from deficiencies.

The bid notice states that specific quality requirements per item are included in the schedule of items attachment 1. When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified in attachment 1 may render an offeror's proposal technically unacceptable. If the items description in attachment 1 does not provide a specific quality grade, the minimum quality grade that is required to meet the terms of this solicitation is USDA grade number 1.