Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Prisons · FCC OAKDALE
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
15B51827Q00000001
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
311812
Product service code
8920
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-12
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Oakdale, LA
Contracting contact
bhornsby@bop.gov
Market intelligence
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale, Louisiana, intends to issue solicitation 15B51827Q00000001, for the requirements of bread related items. This solicitation is restricted to 100% Small Business Set-aside, FOB Destination. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 311812. This solicitation is restricted to 100% Small Business, FOB Destination. The small business standard of 700 employees. Per Ms Dums, Food Service Administrator Bread schedule to be delivered each Monday 7:30am - 12pm. Ms Dumas will send quantities the week prior. This will start October 1, 2026. Deliveries will be made to Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale, Louisiana, (Food Service Warehouse) 2105 East Whatley Rd, Oakdale, LA 71463. Submission of Quotations Completed quotes may be submitted electronically via e-mail to bhornsby@bop.gov. All responsible sources must submit a typed quote on the attached specification sheet (BRQ, – SF 1449 -REQUEST FOR QUOTATION), which will be considered for award. Do not submit multiple quote requests. The date for receipts of quotes is no later than 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time on Friday, August 21, 2026. Quotes must be marked with the Solicitation Number (15B51827Q00000001) and include the Quoter’s Unique Entity Identifier for SAM. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make the contractor ineligible for award. Please type information so that it can be easily read All pricing must be good for 30 days beyond anticipated award date. This includes shipping as FOB Destination. Award In accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), focus on best value, the Government reserves the right to award item-by-item, or in aggregate. The award will be based on the quotes most advantageous to the Government, evaluating specifications, past performance, and price. Offeror must provide a firm-fixed price inclusive of all shipping and processing cost. Payments will be processed via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or may be by Government Purchase Card for awards of $15,000.00 or less. In accordance with the streamlined SAM.gov registration process under the RFO, all offerors must have an active registration and completed representations and certifications within the system at the time of quotation. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations (Aug 2005) are included in this announcement. Undelivered items are subject to cancellation. Failure to deliver within the established time frames will be considered as non-conformance under the terms of the contract. Please contact following staff regarding all questions pertaining to specification requirements and delivery at 318-335-4070 Jannisha Dumas, Food Service Administrator Ext. 2360 or Email: jmdumas@bop.gov (E-mail Preferred) Brandon Richardson, Assistant Food Service Administrator at 318-215-2840 Email: b2richardson@bop.gov Jeffrey Welch, Food Service Warehouse Worker Foreman Email: j5Welch@bop.gov
Contact
Point of contact
Blasia Hornaby
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
bhornsby@bop.gov
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