Description
The Missouri Department of Corrections is soliciting bids to supply a variety of pre‑prepared side‑dish food items for resale in offender canteens across its Central and Eastern Region commodity warehouses. The contract covers five product lines—macaroni and cheese, Spanish‑style green olives, egg crystal mixes, precooked brown rice, and instant mashed potatoes—with estimated total quantities of roughly 13,300 units. Vendors must submit a hard‑copy bid package and an electronic pricing response by the September 17, 2026 deadline. The award will be a blanket purchase agreement effective upon award and running through December 21, 2027. Alternate product lines may be proposed where permitted.
• Products: prepared and preserved foods (mac & cheese, olives, egg crystals, rice, mashed potatoes)
• Estimated quantities: 5,598 mac & cheese, 881 olives, 975 egg crystals, 1,979 rice, 4,926 mashed potatoes
• Contract period: award date through 12/21/2027 (≈15 months)
• Submission deadline: 2:00 PM CST, 17 Sept 2026
• Delivery: to Central & Eastern Region commodity warehouses (FOB, freight terms not specified)
• Mandatory hard‑copy bid with signed cover page; electronic pricing must match hard‑copy prices
• Contact: Lisa Graham, Procurement Specialist, (573) 526‑6611, [email protected]