Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as combined synopsis and solicitation
USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence
15B21526Q00000001
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, Usp Canaan. All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.
Awarded
$61,186.16 on the award notice, December 22, 2025, contract 15B21526P00000042
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
In response to the above-mentioned solicitation, 29 responses were received from small businesses. The winning price quotes are listed under the vendor by line item as listed in the request for quote solicitation. This is only a result of the items from the abstract from USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence. It should be noted that the prices and vendor listed below consider the quoters who denied the award or failed to meet technical specifications of the product.
Therefore, at this time, the vendors listed below informally accepted their awards. Awards with total value over the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order. Awards with total value under the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Government Purchase Card transaction from the local food services department. All quotes received by the submission deadline of December 5, 2025, 4:00 pm EST were considered.
USP Canaan awarded quoted items to vendors that had a high past performance record, in accordance with FAR 12.203 regardless of the quotes with the lowest price as stated within the solicitation notice 15B21526Q00000001. The award was made based off best value as the solicitation stated. The Government made award(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer was considered to be the most advantageous to the Government.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Apex Food Group, LLC
- UEI
- PJEDNGGLDHG6
- CAGE
- 7JDF7
- Vendor location
- Little Rock, AR
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000032, purchase order
- Obligated
- $17,779.10
- Actions
- 1 between December 17, 2025 and December 17, 2025
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- C.J. Foods, Inc.
- UEI
- HQK3DCZR9V21
- CAGE
- 3KPF9
- Vendor location
- Estero, FL
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000034, purchase order
- Obligated
- $13,764.91
- Actions
- 3 between December 17, 2025 and February 4, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- J & B Sales, Inc.
- UEI
- DNM8HYMF2M53
- CAGE
- 5TLJ1
- Vendor location
- Rock Hill, SC
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000035, purchase order
- Obligated
- $40,237.41
- Actions
- 2 between December 17, 2025 and March 13, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Mina Holdings LLC
- UEI
- NJWUS8RJAGX8
- CAGE
- 905Z1
- Vendor location
- Harrisburg, PA
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000036, purchase order
- Obligated
- $46,752.50
- Actions
- 2 between December 17, 2025 and January 22, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- North Star Imports, LLC
- UEI
- CB67WJHP34K9
- CAGE
- 6S9R0
- Vendor location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000037, purchase order
- Obligated
- $39,950.00
- Actions
- 1 between December 17, 2025 and December 17, 2025
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Shaver Foods LLC
- UEI
- KZ6RQ2GPDXG3
- CAGE
- 3D0D6
- Vendor location
- Fayetteville, AR
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000038, purchase order
- Obligated
- $53,769.20
- Actions
- 3 between December 17, 2025 and February 13, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Universal Poultry Products Inc.
- UEI
- CN3HG4NTLM19
- CAGE
- 7GW46
- Vendor location
- Weston, MA
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000039, purchase order
- Obligated
- $33,406.00
- Actions
- 2 between December 22, 2025 and February 4, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Mullen Marketing LLC
- UEI
- HVE7G6JGK9K6
- CAGE
- 4SGW1
- Vendor location
- Dickson, TN
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000041, purchase order
- Obligated
- $19,040.00
- Actions
- 1 between December 22, 2025 and December 22, 2025
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Rainmaker, Inc.
- UEI
- H8TEL1GKWJ24
- CAGE
- 58KX1
- Vendor location
- Oakland Park, FL
- Contract
- 15B21526P00000042, purchase order
- Obligated
- $61,117.34
- Actions
- 2 between December 22, 2025 and February 13, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
- Match
- award number 15B21526P00000042 equals the contract number; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
November 21, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice fab9c6f40486498fa2f08717a2832214
December 23, 2025
Award notice, originally combined synopsis and solicitation
Awarded to RAINMAKER, Inc. Oakland Park for $61,186. SAM.gov, notice f55040ffc2fe4b98ae217fb22392fafa
Points of contact
- Joseph Kozuchjkozuch@bop.gov5704888132
- Chris Fickencficken@bop.gov5704888031