FCI Leavenworth QTR 2 Kosher Solicitation
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Leavenworth, under the Department of Justice, has issued multiple Notices of Award for Religious/Kosher Diet supplies for the 2nd Quarter of FY 2026 at FCI Leavenworth, KS. These awards, made under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, followed a competitive process where 9 responses were received. Awards were based on high past performance records in accordance with FAR 12.203(a)(2), not solely on the lowest price. This is a notice of award only and does not constitute a contract.
Scope of Award
The awards cover a wide range of Kosher food items, including:
- Beverages & Mixes: Instant Kosher Coffee, Kosher Fruit Flavored Drink Powder.
- Condiments & Spreads: Kosher Vegetable Juice, Margarine, Mayonnaise, Tartar Sauce, Tomato Catsup, Fruit Jelly, Peanut Butter.
- Meals & Proteins: Kosher Tuna, various Kosher Meat meals (Beans and Franks, Chicken Wing, Chicken Cacciatore, Turkey Cutlet, Meatloaf, Hawaiian Meatballs, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Chicken Chow Mein), Kosher Parve meals (Fish Fillet, Pasta with Vegetable Protein Meat Sauce), Kosher Dairy meals (Cheese Omelet, Spanish Omelet, Vegetable Protein Lasagna), and Kosher Bologna Luncheon Meat.
- Breakfast Items: Kosher Cereal, Instant Plain Oatmeal.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Award Notice
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Quotes Submission Deadline: November 24, 2025, 7:00 AM CST
- Award Notice Published: February 12, 2026
Evaluation & Award Basis
FCI Leavenworth considered all nine quotes received by the deadline. Awards were made to vendors demonstrating a high past performance record, as stipulated in FAR 12.203(a)(2), rather than strictly adhering to the lowest price. Past performance information was gathered from various government and non-government sources.
Awarded Vendors
- BP Food Services: Kosher Coffee, Fruit Flavored Drink Powder.
- Elwood International: Kosher Vegetable Juice, Margarine, Mayonnaise, Tartar Sauce, Tomato Catsup, Fruit Jelly, Peanut Butter.
- Mina Holdings LLC: Kosher Tuna.
- LA Foods: Various Kosher Meat, Parve, and Dairy meals, Kosher Bologna Luncheon Meat.
- JNS Foods: Kosher Fish Fillet Meal, various Kosher Meat meals, Kosher Vegetable Protein Lasagna Meal, Kosher Cereal, Instant Oatmeal.
Important Note
This notice serves solely as an award notification and does not represent a new contract opportunity.