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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 10,1996 PSA#1738

Defense 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)

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