SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Request for Information (RFI) for Fresh Bead Products support for DLA Troop to military customers in the state of California
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2020 8:32:39 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311
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- Contracting Office
- DIR OF SUB DLA TROOP SUPPORT PHILADELPHIA PA 19111-5096 USA
- ZIP Code
- 19111-5096
- Solicitation Number
- 311812
- Response Due
- 4/10/2020 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/25/2020
- Point of Contact
- BRENDA MADISON, Phone: 215-737-0738, Brenda Madison, Phone: 217-737-0738
- E-Mail Address
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brenda.madison@dla.mil, brenda.madison@dla.mil
(brenda.madison@dla.mil, brenda.madison@dla.mil)
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (�RFI�).� DLA Troop Support�s (�Agency�) Subsistence Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency�s fresh bread and bakeries items to the Department of Defense (�DoD;� Troop). There is no solicitation available at this time.� The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.� This RFI does not constitute a commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released.� Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked.� Please note that by responding to the instant Agency request, a potential offeror is not promised any future business with the Government.� The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future.� Background: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into indefinite quantity contract(s) fixed� price� Indefinite� Quantity Contract (IQC) for an� indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of specific supplies or services to� be furnished during a fixed period, with deliveries to be scheduled by placing orders with the contractor (FAR 16.540(a)). The duration of the contract is for a term of 36 months (three year period). Pricing for all items will have two separate pricing tiers and the pricing will remain firm fixed for each pricing tier. The first pricing tier shall begin on the award date and be for a 24 month period (July 5, 2020 � July 2, 2022). The second pricing tier shall be for the following 12 month performance period (July 3, 2022 � July 1, 2023). The effective period for any contract resulting from this solicitation shall be from July 5, 2020 until July 1, 2023 (�IQC�) with a commercial firm(s) to supply fresh bread and bakery products to military customers in California. These include various fresh baked breads, minimum 16 ounces per loaf and various fresh baked rolls, minimum 6 per package. Freshness requirements will be as follows: 1. Bread, Cakes, Doughnuts, Muffins, Pies and Rolls must be delivered no more than 24 hours after baking. Following a non-bake day, these items must be delivered no more than 72 hours after baking. 2. Brown and Serve Rolls must be delivered within 36 hours after production. 3. Bakery products shall include mold inhibitors of the proper level as allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (�FDA�). 4. Commercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the individual items. When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified above may render an offeror�s proposal technically unacceptable.� This will consist of DoD/Troop customers in California primarily focusing on the DLI Monterey and Main Gallery NAS Lemoore areas. After soliciting, the Agency intends to make two award.� Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items for each Group on which it offers.� Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award.� Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal for each Group it has chosen to propose on.� Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation�s requirements and free from any deficiencies. Proposed contract ordering period is July 5, 2020 to July 1, 2023. If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond using the attached questionnaire. We appreciate, and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on Wednesday April 10, 2020.� Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Brenda Madison, Contract Specialist, Brenda.Madison@dla.mil.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05607805-F 20200403/200401230148 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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