Q4 Pt. 2 - Kosher/Halal Items

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is seeking quotations for various kosher and halal food items to be delivered to the FCC Beaumont, TX institution. The required items include fish fillet meals, beans and franks meals, chicken wing meals, and other meals, all of which must be certified as kosher or halal by an accepted certification agency. The meals must meet specific nutritional and packaging requirements, including being made with non-metallic packaging, having a three-compartment tray, and being heat sealed directly to the tray with clear plastic. The vendor must provide a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided. • The meals must be frozen or shelf-stable products. • The meals must be packaged in a three-compartment tray with one large compartment and two smaller compartments. • The meals must be certified as kosher or halal by an accepted certification agency. • The vendor must provide heating directions for various wattage microwaves or oven heating. • The meals must meet specific nutritional requirements, including containing carrots, corn, peas, green beans, and lima beans with not more than 40 percent by weight of each ingredient.