USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence
Award Notice from FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS • JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. Place of performance: PA. Industry: NAICS 311999 • PSC 8945.
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In response to the above-mentioned solicitation, 29 responses were received from small businesses. The winning price quotes are listed under the vendor by line item as listed in the request for quote solicitation. This is only a result of the items from the abstract from USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence . It should be noted that the prices and vendor listed below consider the quoters who denied the award or failed to meet technical specifications of the product. Therefore, at this time, the vendors listed below informally accepted their awards. Awards with total value over the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order. Awards with total value under the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Government Purchase Card transaction from the local food services department. All quotes received by the submission deadline of December 5, 2025, 4:00 pm EST were considered. USP Canaan awarded quoted items to vendors that had a high past performance record, in accordance with FAR 12.203 regardless of the quotes with the lowest price as stated within the solicitation notice 15B21526Q00000001 . The award was made based off best value as the solicitation stated. The Government made award(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer was considered to be the most advantageous to the Government.
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This is an Award Notice for “USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence” under Bureau of Prisons (Federal Prison System), solicitation 15B21526Q00000001. The buy was competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) under PSC 8945 and NAICS 311999, and the Government reports 29 small-business responses by the December 5, 2025 4:00 pm EST deadline. Awards were made on a best-value basis with emphasis on high past performance (citing FAR 12.203), not strictly lowest price. The agency indicates awards over $15,000 will be issued as Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase orders, while awards under $15,000 will be placed via FFP Government Purchase Card transactions by the local food services department.
Procure subsistence/food items for USP Canaan (FY26 2nd Quarter) by awarding line items to small-business vendors using a best-value approach that weights past performance, with awards executed either as FFP purchase orders (>$15,000) or as FFP Government Purchase Card transactions (<$15,000).
- Provide subsistence/food supply items for USP Canaan (FY26 2nd Quarter) as quoted in the RFQ line items
- Meet technical specifications of each product line item (non-compliant items/vendors were excluded per the notice)
- Support order placement and invoicing/payment via two paths: FFP Purchase Order for totals above $15,000; Government Purchase Card transactions for totals below $15,000
- Demonstrate strong past performance for similar commercial-item food/subsistence supply (past performance was a key best-value discriminator)
- Quote by line item exactly as required in the RFQ (the award was determined at the line-item level per the notice)
- Product technical specification compliance evidence for each quoted line item (to avoid elimination for failing to meet specs)
- Past performance documentation emphasizing high performance record for similar subsistence/food supply (explicitly referenced in award rationale)
- Pricing structured for Firm-Fixed Price execution (FFP) consistent with BOP approach described in the notice
- Ability to accept and process Government Purchase Card transactions for awards under $15,000 (explicit purchasing method stated)
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- Attachment contents (line-item list, winning vendors, and winning prices) from the linked award abstract file
- Specific place of performance/delivery location details for USP Canaan orders
- Period of performance dates for FY26 2nd Quarter subsistence deliveries
- Delivery frequency, ordering cadence, and any minimum order quantities by line item
- Product technical specifications and acceptable equivalents/substitution rules
- Evaluation criteria details beyond the stated emphasis on past performance/best value
- Any packaging, labeling, food safety, or cold-chain requirements tied to the subsistence items
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