Specifications include, but are not limited to: The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security - Division of Administrative Services (WVDAS) is soliciting bids on behalf of West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (WVDCR) to establish an open-end catalog contract for food, beverage, and paper goods supplies. Items are to be ordered by and delivered to each of the facilities listed on Exhibit A attached. The State Legislature enacted W.Va. Code § 19-37-2, which states that “beginning July 1, 2019, all state-funded institutions, such as schools, colleges, correctional facilities, governmental agencies and state parks, shall purchase a minimum of five percent of its fresh produce, meat and poultry products from in-state producers: Provided, that such produce, meat and poultry products can be grown or is available from in state producers.” Vendor must report with each order any fresh produce, meat and poultry products that are supplied to the ordering entity that originated from producers in the State of West Virginia. Vendor must also notify ordering entities of any fresh produce, meat, and poultry available on contract that originated from producers in the State of West Virginia. It will not be considered a breach of contract for an agency to procure fresh produce, meat, or poultry from other sources outside of this contract in order to comply with the statutory mandate. Upon agency request, Vendor must provide agency with any reports necessary to allow agency to meet the annual reporting requirements associated with the above-referenced State Code.
