SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Prototype Sample Preparation
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- 0010912342
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Issa J. Shawki, Phone: 5082336187
- E-Mail Address
-
issa.j.shawki.ctr@mail.mil
(issa.j.shawki.ctr@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Contracting Command APG, Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Combat Feeding Directorate, intends to award a firm fixed price contract under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) only one responsible source to EnWave Corporation located at 425-744 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1A5, Canada for Prototype sample preparation. The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Combat Feeding Directorate, intends to award a firm fixed price contract to EnWave Corporation because the equipment to remove a cerain amount of water from food ingredients is a patented vacuum microwave system. EnWave is the only contractor that is capable of producing the quality and quantity of the specific products. Requirements: The Contractor shall conduct research to prepare intermediate moisture food samples. General Requirements: The contractor's primary focus shall be to: (1) To prepare a range of intermediate moisture food products using lab and pilot scale vacuum microwave dryers. (2) To conduct trial to prepare the product as close as possible to the requestor's requirements. Specific Requirements: The product shall be dried to the target moisture, packed in high barrier plastic pouches with oxygen scavenger packs and sent to the client for evaluation. Activities will include product preparation, initial moisture testing, REV drying, final moisture testing, packaging and cleaning. Products to be prepared are: (1) whole egg based chewy snack pieces: 50 lbs; (2) meat-based chewy snack product: 50 lbs; (3) dairy-based chewy snack products: 50 lbs; (4) Fruit/veggie-based chewy snack products: 20 lbs This is not a Request for Quotes. No solicitation package is available. Any responses to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government to compete or not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 311999. Inquiries and responses may be sent to John Shawki, Contract Specialist, via email at issa.j.shawki.ctr@mail.mil no later than 23 May 2017 @ 12:00. Contracting Office Address: ACC-APG- Natick (SPS), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA 01760-5011 Point of Contact(s): John Shawki, 508-233-6187
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The place of performance will be at the contractor's facility., United States
- Record
- SN04501329-W 20170511/170509235056-238cc4f81691c3cb2ba5a7fc625f147d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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