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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 10,1996 PSA#1738Defense Personnel Support Center, 2800 S. 20th Street, Phila., PA
19145-5099 89 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), PRIME VENDOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE
SUPPORT-EUROPEAN REGION SOL SP0300-97-I-1797 POC Contact: Gordon F.
Ferguson, Contracting Officer at (215) 737-7522 or Richard Faso,
Project Manager at (215) 737-4211 or LTC Vernon Taylor, USA Chief of
Overseas Prime Vendor at (215) 737-3331. This Request for Information
(RFI) is not a formal Request for Proposal, and the Government will not
pay for any information received under, or associated with this RFI.
The Defense Personnel Support Center's Subsistence Prime Vendor Program
is interested in your comments regarding a Prime Vendor for food and
beverage support on behalf of the U.S. Armed Forces in the European
Region. The Government intends to establish a Prime Vendor program
throughout continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the Azores,
Greenland, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Persian Gulf. These areas
may be divided into independent "zones" or consolidated into a single
"zone". Important elements of a European Prime Vendor Support Program
include go to war requirements (surge) and support to U.S. Naval Ships.
There is also the possibility of distributing fresh fruit and
vegetables (FF&V) to military Commissary stores and troop feeding
facilities. The FF&V would not be purchased by Prime Vendor. The
current level of U.S. Military personnel in the European theater is
approximately 100,000 and it is our best estimate at this time that the
annual estimated dollar value for this program will be $100,000,000.
Contracts will be firm fixed price, indefinite quantity. We anticipate
a long-term arrangement. At this point we are considering the
following operational scenarios: The Prime Vendor owning and managing
the inventory consisting of U.S. products, providing direct delivery
from their own distribution facility to the customer. In addition, the
Prime Vendor will be responsible for establishing a European
distribution facility. In another potential scenario, Government
facilities would be made available, on a lease basis, as distribution
centers, for use by Prime Vendor. Still another possible scenario is a
U.S. based Prime Vendor providing products to a European based
distribution facility for shipment to the customer. Aside from the
above, the Government will entertain other methodologies, so you are
encouraged to submit any that you have in mind. The Prime Vendor may
ship supplies on privately contracted U.S. Flag ocean carriers or
Government provided ocean carriers. Again, feel free to suggest other
methods as well. Under any scenario, the Government will require
delivery to the end-user (customer) within 48 to 72 hours after an
order is placed. It is anticipated that a Subsistence Prime Vendor
Interpreter (SPVI), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ordering system
will be used. A Fill Rate of at least 98% will be requried. We are
aware of the lack of detailed information contained herin; however, we
appreciate your best estimates of the facilities (number of locations
and size in square feet and cubic feet), as well as the overall cost
required to perform the mission. If a Request for Proposals (RFP)
results, Best Value Source Selection procedures will be the method of
evaluation. DPSC will select the successful awardee(s) based on an
intergrated assessment of a technical and a business proposal. In this
acquisition, technical is moreimportant than price. Proposals will be
required to demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirement
and provide a detailed plan of execution. Written comments, suggestions
and ideas regarding the European Prime Vendor Acquisition Project, that
contain propritary information, will be treated as confidential, and
for Government use only. Please provide your responses by close of
business January 7, 1997 to the following address: DPSC, 2800 South
20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145; Attn: DPSC-HFOE, Gordon F.
Ferguson. (0341) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0258 19961210\89-0002.SOL)
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