The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (DOJ BOP) is seeking a vendor to provide fresh produce to the FCC Coleman facility in Florida. The solicitation is a Small Business Set-Aside, and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The required items include various types of fruits and vegetables, such as apples, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, and bananas. The successful bidder will be required to deliver the produce to the FCC Coleman Food Service Warehouse. The period of performance varies depending on the option, with the base period being 5 days and the option periods being 5 days or approximately 1 year.
Some key requirements for the produce include:
• Apples: fresh, 125 CT, eating, yellow, sweet, golden delicious, US fancy grade, US no 1 gr, or US early gr
• Cabbage: fresh, U.S. No. 1 Green, heads of cabbage of one variety or similar varietal characteristics
• Carrots: fresh, Topped, US no 1 gr and US no 1 jumbo gr, US std for gr
• Lettuce: fresh, US No 1, CID A-A-20316, Type II lettuce, Style B chopped iceberg lettuce, shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots
• Bananas: fresh, 120 ct. yellow variety, maturity level to ensure ripening, green tip, min 1 1/8 in. dia, min 5.5 fingers/hand
The buyer will evaluate the offers based on price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance.