Utah Public Procurement Place U3P #RR27-105

Utah DOC second-market food products and delivery

The State of Utah is seeking multiple suppliers to source and deliver second-market foods for Utah Department of Corrections facilities. - Government buyer: State of Utah Division of Purchasing, for the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC). - Scope: Multiple contracts for surplus, short-dated, misbranded, overstock, seasonal, closeout, and other marketable secondary food products. Items may be frozen, refrigerated, fresh, or shelf-stable. - Market basket: 13 food products are listed for each of two regions: Salt Lake and Utah County, and Sanpete County/Gunnison. Products include battered fish portions, three varieties of old-fashioned cake donuts, plain omelets, vegetable egg rolls, fully cooked breaded chicken patties, fully cooked chicken/beef meatballs, bran muffins, kosher cheese tortellini, kosher pasta with garden vegetables, kosher vegetarian stew, and halal beef stew. No purchase quantities or part numbers are specified. - Brands and vendors: No required food brand, manufacturer, or OEM is identified. ACME Corp appears only as an illustrative example. Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation, including their subsidiaries and affiliates, are prohibited sources for offered goods, components, or services. - Delivery and product requirements: Vendors must serve UDC correctional facilities in Salt Lake City, Gunnison, Ogden, West Valley City, and Orem. Expected delivery lead time is 7–14 days after an order. Prices must include shipping, handling, and transportation to destination; fuel surcharges are not allowed. Substitutions require prior approval. - Supplier information and food safety: Proposals must identify brands, case packaging and sizes, case minimums, pricing, domestic-origin status, and kosher or gluten-free status. Suppliers must provide inventory tracking, expiration-date management, and real-time availability; comply with applicable FDA, Food Safety Modernization Act, Utah food-safety, and federal food laws; and support recalls, damaged-product replacement, and required product credits. Domestic-origin certification is required when a product lacks country-of-origin labeling. - Pricing and term: Anticipated contract duration is five years. Pricing must be guaranteed for three months; quarterly adjustments may be considered with documentation and approval. No contract value is provided, and actual order quantities are not specified.

Description

The Utah Department of Corrections is seeking proposals to establish multiple contracts for second-market food products supporting correctional food service operations. Products may include surplus, short-dated, overstock, misbranded, seasonal, and other marketable food items, with fresh, frozen, refrigerated, and shelf-stable goods delivered to specified Utah facilities. Vendors must meet food safety and regulatory requirements and provide delivery, inventory, product information, and pricing details; pricing must be guaranteed for three months. The anticipated contract term is five years, and subsequent orders will be placed through competitive quote requests among awarded contractors.

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