# SAM #36C25727Q0072

Fresh bread and bakery-product deliveries for Central Texas VA campuses

**Buyer:** VA Contracting Office 17
**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25727Q0072
**NAICS:** 311812, 424430

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a supplier for recurring fresh-bread deliveries to Central Texas Veterans Health Care System campuses in Temple and Waco.
- **Government buyer**
  - Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Nutrition & Food Service; Network Contracting Office 17.
  - Buyer contact identified in the attachment: Maria Orosco-Hofmann.
- **What is requested**
  - Fresh white and whole-wheat or whole-grain sandwich bread, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, cinnamon-swirl bread, hoagie rolls, and Texas toast.
  - Quantities below aggregate the base period and four option periods as printed in the schedule. Products have no listed part numbers, and no specific bread manufacturer or vendor is named.
- **Delivery and product requirements**
  - Recurring deliveries to the Temple and Waco campuses, at least weekly and by 11:00 AM on an agreed delivery day.
  - Products must have at least seven days of shelf life remaining at delivery. Specifications include minimum loaf/package weights, sliced formats, and a minimum of 2 grams of dietary fiber per slice for the whole-wheat/whole-grain bread.
- **Notable schedule discrepancies**
  - The Waco Option 2 whole-wheat/whole-grain quantity is printed as “1,3000”; the aggregate below preserves it as 13,000, although the SOW estimate is 1,300.
  - A Temple Option 1 hoagie-roll line appears as an additional 204 packages, while the SOW estimate is 408. Both schedule entries are included in the aggregate.
- **OEMs and potential alternatives**
  - No OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation. Potential competing manufacturers include Flowers Foods, Bimbo Bakeries USA, and Lewis Bakeries.
- **Contract period**
  - One base year plus four one-year option periods; the Government may extend services for up to six additional months.

### Description

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This RFQ is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).
All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and http://search.certification.sba.gov  This will be verified.  
Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting offers for:  Bread
Delivery for the Central TX Health Care System in Temple, TX in accordance with the Statement of Work.  Proposed Period of Performance: 12/01/2026 to 11/30/2027 plus four (4) option years.   
Offeror shall submit offers directly via email to Maria Orosco-Hofmann, Contract Specialist, at Maria Orosco-Hofmann@va.gov. Subject line of e-mail shall be  Quote 36C25727Q0072   Bread Delivery  by Due Date/Time specified in Block 8 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449 of the solicitation.

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