SOLICITATION NOTICE
89 -- Menu bag proposal for Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE)
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Troop Support - Subsistence, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-5096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 19111-5096
- Solicitation Number
- MRE_Menu_Bag
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2011
- Point of Contact
- Peter D LaVerghetta, Phone: (215)737-7502
- E-Mail Address
-
Peter.Laverghetta@dla.mil
(Peter.Laverghetta@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Menu bag proposal for Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE): The research proposal shall include the following: Research different materials (resin formulation, etc.) Research differing design concepts (size, shape, footprint, etc.) Design/produce easy opening feature at top of menu bag Provide estimate of related total cost/efficiency savings Evaluate box style pouches for replacement of the current tube style outer meal bags Describe potential commercial applications that would make more vendors available to produce new design bag and/or create competition Evaluate improved cube utilization in a move from a tube type design (current bag) to a box style pouch configuration Evaluate and estimate if filling efficiencies, improved cube utilization and/or packing, less damage to other surrounding products could come about from changes recommended Describe use of available existing commercial equipment that is not military-unique in the formation and manufacturing processes for this bag Review and evaluate any other new concepts to potentially replace the current outer meal bags Describe potential recyclable or degradable opportunities for the bag design (bio-based materials, etc.) Administrative: Report is to be provided to DTS-FTGA, 700 Robbins Ave., Phila., PA 19111-5092 within 180 days of contract award. Questions can be directed to Joe Fedeli, Industrial Specialist Phone: (215) 737-8460 Email: joe.fedeli@dla.mil Contract issues and billing should be directed to Pete LaVerghetta Phone: (215) 737-7502 peter.laverghetta@dla.mil Both Joe Fedeli and Pete LaVerghetta are located at the address listed above. Funding for this effort is $30,000.00 Current specifications may be found at: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/support/specs/acrs/m032.pdf
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DLA/J3/DSCP-H/MRE_Menu_Bag/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02537245-W 20110818/110817000703-fa9590deceff577673393667bccd8ff3 (fbodaily.com)
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