Project Information

Bid Title

Procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

Issuing Agency

FHI 360

Location

District of Columbia

Published Date

Jan 15, 2026

Closing Date

Jan 22, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

FY26-EpiC-RUTF-524-01152026-001_RFQ_02

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Project Description

Procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
RFQ No.: FY26-EpiC-RUTF-524-01152026-001_RFQ_02

Issue date: 15 Jan, 2026
Closing date: 22 Jan, 2026

Solicitation file(s):
FY26-EPIC-RUTF-524-01152026-001.pdf (228 KB)

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Request for Quote (RFQ)

Solicitation Title:

Solicitation Number:

Date of Issue of RFP:

Date Quote Due:

Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

FY26-EPIC-RUTF-524-01152026-001

January 15, 2026

2:00pm Eastern (USA) January 22, 2026

Method of Submittal:

Respond via e-mail with attached document in MS Word / pdf format.

Submit Quote To:

Todd Bachman: Senior Director – Global Procurement Services

tbachman@fhi360.org

Bhagawan Shrestha: Project Director

bhshrestha@fhi360.org

Merina Baidya: Senior Procurement & Operations Manager

mbaidya@fhi360.org

Trishna Govil: Project Manager

tgovil@fhi360.org

Heather Knorr: Program Officer

hknorr@fhi360.org

Quote Validity:

The Vendor agrees to hold the pricing in its offer firm for 60 days from the date specified for the

receipt of offers unless another time is specified in the addendum of the RFQ.

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performance of services, or issuance of invoices in connection with this purchase order

establishes Supplier’s agreement to the Terms. The Terms may only be modified in writing

signed by both parties.

All bidders/suppliers are responsible for carefully reviewing each attachment and following any

instructions that may be relevant to this procurement.

About FHI 360:

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people everywhere can access the opportunities they need to lead full, healthy lives. Our staff of

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one of few remaining nonprofits that maintains a healthy federal funding portfolio. The organization

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Background

To procure Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for the EpiC Nepal project. This is urgently needed

in Nepal by March 2026; therefore, we need to procure this item as soon as possible.

Please see the technical specifications below:

S.No Name of Item

Number of

Cartons

Number of

Sachets per

Carton

Total Quantity (No.

of Sachets) of RUTF

1

Ready-to-use therapeutic 10,000

150

food (RUTF)

1,500,000

Provide unit pricing for Sachets

Quantity = 1,500,000

Unit Cost = ___________________________

Extended Cost = _____________________

Provide transportation cost to delivery location in Kathmandu, Nepal

Transportation Cost INCOTERMS = DAP: ______________________________

The consignee address is:

Family Welfare Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population

Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal

Additional Requirements:

 Shelf life of 24 months from date of manufacture

 No refrigeration required

 Certificates of Analysis (CoA), Certificate of Origin (CoO) of the offered batch/lot should be

provided prior to shipping the items

 WHO GMP certification of manufacturing company should be provided prior to shipping the

items

Specification of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food

General Description:

Therapeutic spread, sachet 92g/CAR-150 Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) paste, is a high- energy

fortified food used for the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM.) Each 92g sachet contains

approximately 500 calories, vitamins and minerals.

Intended Use:

During the period of SAM treatment, RUTF is the sole source of food, except for breast milk in the case

of breast-fed infants. It is ready to eat, directly from the sachet; does not require cooking, mixing or

dilution. RUTF paste is portion controlled: each sachet has the same nutritional value for control and

monitoring of dietary intake.

Target Population:

Children identified as having Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), for children aged 6 to 59 months with

severe wasting without medical complications and with appetite.

Product Description:

RUTF is a smooth, homogeneous, thick paste containing ground peanuts, sugar, oil, milk powder and

vitamin and mineral premix. It is squeeze out of sachet and given to the infant or child directly.

Nutritional composition per 100 g of RUTF paste

Nutrition composition

Moisture content

Water activity

Energy

Proteins*

Lipids

n-6 fatty acids

n-3 fatty acids

Trans-fatty acids

Free (added) Sugar

Requirements

2.5% maximum

0.6 maximum

2176-2301kJ

520-550 kcal

10-12% total energy

13-17g/100g

2.5-3g/100kcal

45-60% total energy

26-37g/100g

5-7 g/100kcal

3-7% total energy

1.7-4.3 g/100g

330 mg-780 mg/100 kcal

1-2.5% total energy

580-1530 mg/100g

110-280mg/100kcal

<3% total fat

1.1g/100g

0.20g/100kcal

<20% of total energy

<28g/100g

<5g/100kcal

Remarks

Minerals per 100g or 100 kcal of RUTF paste:

Nutrition composition

Sodium

Potassium

Calcium

Phosphorous*

Magnesium

Iron

Zinc

Copper

Selenium

Iodine

Requirements (Should be either in g or

kcal)

Minerals per 100

Minerals per 100g

kcal

290 mg maximum

56 mg

1100-1600 mg

200-308 mg

300-785 mg

55-151 mg

300-785 mg

55-151 mg

80-235 mg

10-14 mg

11-14 mg

1.4-1.8 mg

20-40 micrograms (µg)

70-140 micrograms

(µg)

15-45 mg

1.8-2.7 mg

2.0-2.7 mg

0.25-0.35 mg

3.6-8 μg

13-27μg

Remarks

* Expressed in terms

of non-phytate

Phosphorus

Vitamins per 100g or 100 kcal RUTF paste:

Nutrition composition

Vitamin A (Retinol

Equivalent)

Vitamin B1(Thiamine)

Vitamin B2(Riboflavin)

Vitamin B3(Niacin)

Vitamin B5(Pantothenic

acid)

Vitamin B6(Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B7(Biotin)

Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)

Vitamin

B12(Cyanocobalamin)

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)

Vitamin D

(Cholecalciferol)

Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol)

Vitamin K (Phytonadione)

Requirements (Should be either in g or kcal)

Vitamins per 100 g

> 0.8-1.6 mg

Vitamins per 100

kcal

145-308μg

> 0.5 mg

>1.6 mg

>5 mg

> 3 mg

0.09 mg

0.29 mg

0.91 mg

0.55 mg

>0.6 mg

>60µg

>200 µg

>1.6 µg

0.11 mg

11µg

36 µg

0.29 µg

> 50 mg

15-22 µg

9 mg

2.7-4.2 µg

>20 mg

15-30 µg

3.6 mg

2.7-6 µg

Remarks

Request for Proposal

5

January 2026

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 311340Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing

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