7313 Meat Jan To Mar Dsh Fy26

This is to provide meat items to Danville State Hospital for the months of Jan, Feb and March 2027.

Meat and Meat Products

The commodity listings cover the following items:

• Fresh beef: beef for stew (cubes), beef cubes fabricated, ground beef fine grind, ground beef patties, beef top round cooked, beef round top uncooked, beef cubed steak special, beef sandwich steaks, beef chipped steaks, Italian meatballs, seasoned beef for Salisbury steak.
• Fresh veal: diced veal, ground veal, veal and beef patties.
• Lamb: lamb pattie fabricated.
• Fresh pork: pork ham outside trimmed tied, ground pork, ground pork patties, pork loin chops center cut, pork chops center cut boneless, pork steak fabricated, diced pork, pork cubes fabricated.
• Cured and fully-cooked pork products: ham, boneless (cured & smoked) fully cooked.

Inspection

All meat and meat products must be processed or manufactured in plants operated under the Meat and Poultry Inspection program of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or under an inspection program approved by that agency. The official inspection legend and plant number must appear on all shipping containers and/or individually packaged items.

Delivery

Deliveries shall be made on the dates and at the times specified in the contract. Chilled items shall be delivered at not higher than 40oF (4.4oC) and show no signs of mishandling. Frozen items shall be delivered at internal temperatures not higher than 10 F (-12.2 C), be solidly frozen and show no evidence of defrosting, refreezing, freezer burn, dehydration, or mishandling.

Quantities

Quantities listed are estimates only and may be increased or decreased in accordance with the actual requirements of the facility.

Submission

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Brands

Any brand or product identified in a specification will be the only brand(s) accepted. Bidder must circle product/brand being bid for each item when submitting bid. Products and brands not previously approved by the Food Specification Committee will not be acceptable.

Other requirements

• If the facility requires metal detection, proof such as the processor/manufacturer's AQL procedure must be provided with the bid.
• Vendors must have no unpaid laboratory fees in order to be eligible for award.
• The facility may cancel any quantity of an order by providing notice at least 15 days prior to a scheduled delivery date and will only pay the vendor for those products actually accepted by the Department.