Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Aug 26, 2026·Responses due Sep 5, 2026

FCI ATLANTA 1ST QUARTER FY2027 CERTIFIED DIET

Bureau of Prisons · FCI ATLANTA

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
311991
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B30126Q00000026
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
8940
Place
Atlanta, GA, USA
Contact
Leonora Butler (l3butler@bop.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B30126Q00000026 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 26, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 18, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026, middle of the range Sep 28, 2026.
Measured from 67 past solicitations at Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons with NAICS 311991 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 26, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

Enclosed is a combined synopsis/solicitation package prepared by the Federal Bureau of Prisons Acquisition office. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution Atlanta GA intends to issue combined synopsis/solicitation 15B30126Q00000026. This solicitation is for the acquisition of CERTIFIED DIET (KOSHER & HALAL) food products for our facility. Our physical location is Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta, 601 McDonough BLVD SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. This package contains all the necessary information for submitting a request for quote for evaluation. 100% restricted for sm… (show all)

all businesses. Food Service reserves the right to make weekly adjustments on quantities and schedule, if needed, based on institutional needs. The contract type is a firm-fixed price. The Government intends to make an all or none award on the kosher meals but reserves the right to make multiple awards on the remaining items. The government will award to the responsible quoter whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, with past performance and price considered equally. In submitting the request for quote, please consider all information provided herein. Carefully follow all instructions located in the solicitation package concerning the content, format and submission of your quote. All potential bidder(s) are advised that this solicitation includes the clause FAR 52.212-4 for commercial items. Bidder(s) should include their Unique Entity ID (UEI) number in their offers. As of October 2012, all vendors participating shall be registered in the SAM website www.sam.gov. The contracting Officer will verify registration in the SAM database prior to award by entering the potential awardee's UIE number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in this clause may result in elimination from consideration for award. As of January 1, 2005, all potential bidder(s) are required to complete the annual Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), which should be completed at http://orca.bpn.gov. This information is included in this solicitation in the provision FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to bidder(s) - Commercial Items. Once you have completed the ORCA requirement, you are no longer required to submit 52.212-3 Offers Representations and Certifications with your quote. Failure to complete either of these registration procedures outlined in this solicitation, may result in elimination from consideration for award. The government reserves the right to award item by item, or in groups of items, or in aggregate, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. Excess items over the exact quantity ordered will be returned at the contractor's expense or retained without compensation to the contractor. Offers shall be received on or before the deadline of September 4th, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The only method of receipt is Email: l3butler@bop.gov, pacrowell@bop.gov and tpooler@bop.gov. Once your quote has been received, I will respond via email stating "Received". If you do not receive a response, please verify the status of your submission via email. Please do not submit quotes to any other email other than those listed above. Quotes received after the deadline will not be considered. Please be sure to have read the cover letter, solicitation, specifications and delivery schedule, if the answer is addressed in those documents you will not receive a response. If you are bidding alternate packaging and/or specifications it must clearly be marked and show what the differences are. You will be responsible for providing the correct prices to match our units of measurement. If you do not supply an item or meet the attached delivery schedule it will be noted as a performance issue. All quoted prices should not have more than two (2) decimal points. All orders over $15,000.00 will be placed on SF-1449. All orders under $15,000.00 will be placed on a Government purchase card unless otherwise authorized by the contracting officer. All Government purchase card and SF-1449 transactions are fill or kill. The evaluation factors are past performance and price. Past performance will be rated higher than price. The Government will award to the responsible bidder(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government. Goods are to be delivered from October 01, 2026 through October 15th, 2026, Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. 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. The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Leonora Butler, Supervisory Contract Specialist, 601 McDonough Blvd. SE, Atlanta, GA 30315, email l3butler@bop.gov or Plato Crowell, Procurement and Property Specialist, email pacrowell@bop.gov. Completed quotes should be e-mailed, (E-mail Preferred) to l3butler@bop.gov, pacrowell@bop.gov and kheatrice@bop.gov . Actual awards will be made on or by September 15th, 2026. Please contact the Food Services Warehouse Worker Foreman Ms. Blair at cx1blair@bop.gov, for all questions pertaining to specification requirements and delivery at 404-635-5100 Ext.1637 or Food Service Assistant Mr. Rogers 404-635-5100 Ext. 1638 m6rogers@bop.gov.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 311991.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ROCKY STEP FARM LLC1$100KSep 18, 2026
BASSETT DAIRY PRODUCTS INC1$65KSep 25, 2025
East Baking Company1$41KSep 25, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Bureau of Prisons (BOP) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Prisons (BOP) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.