SAM #15BFTD27Q00000003

FCI Fort Dix FY27 second-quarter halal food requirement

FCI Fort Dix is seeking a firm-fixed-price quote for halal foods for its inmate population during FY27’s second quarter. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Fort Dix. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named in the provided information. - Products requested: Halal prepared meals, luncheon meat, and bread items, including fish, beef, chicken, turkey, egg, and bologna products. The listed meal and luncheon-meat specifications include 15 products; only the chicken chow mein meal has a stated item quantity: 84 EA. Bread items identified in the earlier notice are hot dogs, hamburgers, and whole wheat items; their quantities are not provided. - Notable requirements: Halal certification is required, including compliant ingredients and handling and certification marking on individual packages. Substitutions are prohibited. Product-specific ingredient and composition limits apply to some meals. - Performance period: FY27 second quarter, a three-month period; delivery timing is to be specified. This is not identified as an annual subscription. - Updated notice: The latest notice removes the earlier special grouping of bread items 158–160 for award consideration. No other general scope change is stated.

Description

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Correctional Institution

Fort Dix, NJ

NOVEMBER 03, 2026

Re: 15BFTD27Q00000003 (HALAL)

Dear Offerors,

Enclosed is a solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, New Jersey, Contracting Office, for the acquisition of commercial items for our facility. This package contains all necessary information for you to submit to the government your price quotes for these items for consumption of the inmate population housed at FCI Fort Dix.

The Government shall award these items by line item to the lowest responsive/responsible offeror. All vendors awarded Purchase Orders must be registered in the SAM System (WWW.SAM.GOV) and

willing to accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) as a form of payment. Please pay close attention to the delivery date(s). Please quote only on those specified items. Do not change the specified item. Do not change the item description or the unit of issue. Do not use phrases such as “Minimum Award Amount”, “All or none”, or any other phrases that would limit the Government from awarding by line item. ANY CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION CAN RESULT IN THE GOVERNMENT, REJECTING THE PART OR ALL OF THE QUOTES SUBMITTED.

Please complete the Standard Form 1449 as such: Blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c. Please open the excel file and add only your company name below the highlighted area and only your unit price per item into the self-calculating excel document and return in excel format. Please complete and return the attached Contractor Information Sheet.

You MUST email the following: your quotes in excel format(company name must be listed), SF 1449 and Contractor Information Sheet to aaponteberrios@bop.gov and CC: to bvirgillo@bop.gov

with the subject line in all caps “15BFTD27Q00000003” no later than NOVEMEBER 15, 2026 @ 11:59 PM Eastern Time. NO OTHER METHOD OF MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF BID/QUOTE.

The following documentation shall be submitted: SF-1449 (SIGN BLOCKS 30 a b and c).

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEET BID SHEET (EXCEL FORMAT ONLY)

A receipt of your email shall be acknowledged by the Contract Specialist, Mr. Aponte. If you do not receive an email from Mr. Aponte acknowledging your receipt, it is your responsibility to follow up to ensure the Contract Officer has received your bid. Otherwise, your bid may be rejected post award.

All questions about quality, delivery, standard, so on may be addressed to Mr. ARDOLINE            

At  JARDOLINE@BOP.GOV . Sincerely,

Arturo Aponte-Berrios, Contract Officer

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