Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Prisons · USMCFP SPRINGFIELD
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
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Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
15B41427Q00000001
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
31199
Product service code
8945
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 24, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
MO
Contracting contact
bbuchanan1@bop.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 31199 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ONLY; REQUIREMENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE SOLICIATION, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED AS PRESCRIBED BELOW. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED DURING THIS PERIOD. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, intends to issue a solicitation 15B41427Q00000001 for the requirements of Quarterly Subsistence/Spices/Kosher/Meat. The contractor shall adhere to the delivery schedule established in the solicitation. Estimated delivery date will be no earlier than, October 01, 2026 (see Delivery Schedule and Delivery Information Clauses). Deliveries will be made to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, 1900 West Sunshine Street, Springfield, Missouri, 65807. The Government reserves the right upon award to make a formal single or multiple awards. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 311999. The solicitation is restricted to 100% small business, FOB Destination, and is a firm-fixed price contract. The Government will award to the responsible contractor(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is considered to be most advantageous to the Government based on price related factors and past performance per FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The solicitation will be available on or about/after August 13, 2026 and will be distributed solely through the General Service Administration Federal Business Opportunities website at https://sam.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirements that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management, (SAM), database prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The anticipated cutoff date for receipt of quotations is on or about August 24, 2026. The Government reserves the right to make payments using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), or Government purchase card (GPC). Payment will be made using the GPC for awards less than $15,000.00. For awards $15,000.00 or greater, payment will be made using EFT. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Bradley Buchanan, Procurement & Property Specialist at the email referenced in this posting.
Contact
Point of contact
Bradley Buchanan
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
bbuchanan1@bop.gov
Secondary
dramsey1@bop.gov
Submit questions
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