Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Prisons · FDC PHILADELPHIA
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
15B21726Q00000012
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
311991
Product service code
8940
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Philadelphia, PA
Contracting contact
bvirgillo@bop.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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FDC PHILADELPHIA FY27 1ST QTR KOSHER SYNOPSIS: The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center Philadelphia, intends to issue solicitation 15B21726Q00000012 for the acquisition of Kosher products. This shall be a requirements type contract with firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination with full delivery by DECEMBER 31, 2026. Deliveries will be made to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center, 700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. The Government reserves the right to award to responsible vendor(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. Past performance will be considered approximately equal in value to price. Past Performance (poor past performance, failure to deliver awarded items in the past, not meeting required specifications, etc.), may result with the vendors quotes being considered as a non-responsible vendor. Please include shipping in all pricing. PLEASE READ THE COVER LETTER AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING YOUR OFFER PROPERLY. The solicitation will be made available on or about AUGUST 13, 2026 and will be posted to the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website www.SAM.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up to date information about this solicitation. Faith based and community based organizations can submit offers/ quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The anticipated date of receipt of quotes is AUGUST 26, 2026 8:00 am EST. Payment will be made using the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) or purchase card. Each vendor is required to be registered in www.SAM.gov complete with representations and certifications. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Brian Virgillo, Contracting Officer, located at the Federal Correctional Institution, PO box 38, JBMDL NJ 08640, (609) 723-1100 x5153. Complete offers will only be accepted in Excel format and emailed to , the anticipated date of award is SEPTEMBER 3, 2026. PLEASE DO NOT HAND WRITE PRICING ON THE EXCEL SHEET, THE SHEET AUTO POPULATES, EXCEL FORMAT WILL BE THE ONLY FORM ACCEPTED.
Contact
Point of contact
Brian Virgillo
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
bvirgillo@bop.gov
Secondary
AAPONTEBERRIOS@BOP.GOV
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