Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Prisons · MDC BROOKLYN
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.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
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. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
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
15BBR027Q00000002
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
311812
Product service code
8920
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-14
Response deadline
Oct 26, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Brooklyn, NY
Contracting contact
jcogtla@bop.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 311812 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 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation number is 15BBR027Q00000002 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Please read through its entirety. This solicitation is for the MDC BROOKLYN FY27 BREAD REQUIREMENT. For a list, descriptions, and total quantities of all items, refer to the attached documents. The NAICS for this requirement is 311812. TERMS OF DELIVERY ARE F.O.B. DESTINATION TO: MDC Brooklyn 80 29th Street Brooklyn NY, 11232 The MDC Brooklyn Food Service Department will place one order for fresh baked bread (Produced no longer than 4 days prior to delivery/No frozen bread permitted) each week for delivery the following Tuesday between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM starting November 03, 2026, and ending March 31, 2027, unless otherwise specified on product specification section. MDC Brooklyn will receive deliveries every Tuesday of each week. In case of emergency addition orders will be place. Deliveries must be made each Tuesday between 7:00AM and 10:00AM, with the exception of Federal holidays. Alternate arrangements for deliveries which fall on Federal holidays will be as mutually agreed upon by both parties. Upon Award, the Food Service Department must be contacted prior to delivery for approval or adjustments in delivery schedule. ***Please read all attachments in it's entirety for Delivery Schedules*** *Vendor(s) who submit a quote concur that the delivery date can be met. * *If awarded, the items must be delivered with an invoice. * This is an "All or None" solicitation. Quoters must provide pricing for all line items listed in specification. Partial quotes will not be accepted. Any quote failing to price all items shall be deemed non-responsive and will be automatically disqualified. Quotes will be evaluated for award based solely upon total aggregate price for all items. Evaluation factors are price and past performance. Best value determination method will be used to make award. Quoter(s) are advised the government reserves the right to make single award. The government will award to the responsible quoter whose quote is conforming to the solicitation. Do not change case counts, unless specified, or your quote will not be considered. Do not provide a Unit Price past the 4th decimal point for your quote or that line item will not be considered. All quotes must be clear. The Government reserves the right upon inspection to reject items if they are damaged or not to the specifications as listed in the solicitation. All certified religious diet items must be marked "kosher parve" or “certified halal” on the package or the product will be refused. All certified religious diet items offered in the resulting contract must be certified by an accepted Orthodox Kosher certification agency from the United States or Canada and documentation confirming certification must be provided. Certification agencies include: OU - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations; OK - Organized Kashrus Laboratories; Star K, KOF K; KAJ K'hal Adas Jeshurun; OKS Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision; OV Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis; CRC - Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada; CRC - Chicago Rabbinical Counsel; or Kosher Overseers of America. Certified Halal items will be certified by a Halal Certification Agency. Quoters will include a letter of certification from the religious certification agency dated no more than 11 months from the date of the quote provided. All non-frozen and perishable foods must be delivered between 34 degrees F to 41 degrees F. The completed package should be returned no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on October 26, 2026. Vendors shall submit signed and dated offers to Dilena Infante Contracting Officer, by email to DInfante@bop.gov by email ONLY. Fax, hand delivered, or mail-in quotes WILL NOT be accepted. Be sure to complete all information requested on page #1 of the quote sheet attachment. Information will be posted to the General Services Administration Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.sam.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, cancellations, award letter and low quote(s) 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. The anticipated award date is on or about October 30, 2026. Questions "clarity only" will be answered by e-mail only (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All vendors must be completely registered in the System for Award Management, http://www.sam.gov prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.
Contact
Point of contact
Jonathan Cogtla
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
jcogtla@bop.gov
Secondary
DInfante@bop.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
