SPE30020R0018 - Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Milk and Dairy Products for DLA Troop Support to Military Customers in Washington.
Solicitation SPE300-20-R-0018 is designed to place Market Ready Fresh Milk and Dairy items, all fully competitive, on contract(s) for various Department of Defense (“DoD”) customers in the Washington Zone. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price IQC with EPA applied to Class I fluid milk items and firm-fixed price with two pricing tiers for all other items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from June 21, 2020 to June 17, 2023.
The solicitation contains one group:
Group 1: McChord AFB; and Ft. Lewis, WA
All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA BSM internet Bid Board Systems (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil If not registered; prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to reviewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation. RFP’s are in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, prospective offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The software is available free at http://adobe.com
It is anticipated the solicitation will be closing on April 14, 2020. Prospective offerors may request a copy by emailing Hweon “Harrison” Lee at hweon.lee@dla.mil. or Susan Williams at susan.m.williams@dla.mil
SPE30020R0018 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence
3/13/20, 8:11 AM Request for Information (RFI) for Milk and Dairy Products for DLA Troop Support to Military Customers in Washington.
Dear Valued Suppliers:
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 milk and dairy products 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) (“IQC”) with a commercial firm(s) to supply milk and dairy products to military customers in Washington. Acceptance of supplies awarded under this solicitation will be limited to fresh products. All products delivered under this contract must conform to the following freshness requirements. Fluid dairy products and other dairy products shall have sufficient remaining shelf life commensurate with good commercial practice. Each container, carton, etc. shall have visible, legible and understandable “sell-by-date” or equivalent. Commercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the individual items. The various milk and dairy products may include:
Milk, whipping cream (fresh), cream (fresh), and half-and-half (fresh), ice milk mix, fresh (soft serve), milk shake mix, fresh (direct draw), buttermilk and eggnog must be delivered with a minimum 10 days after life chocolate milk must be delivered with a minimum 10 days shelf life remaining;
Whipping cream (ultra-pasteurized), half-and-half (ultra-pasteurized) and cream (ultra-pasteurized) must be delivered with a minimum 14 days shelf life remaining;
Cottage cheese, cultured and acidified, normal and extended shelf life must be delivered with a minimum 14 days shelf life remaining
Sour cream must be delivered with a minimum 21 days shelf life remaining
Yogurt must be delivered with a minimum of 18 days shelf life remaining
Ice cream must be delivered with a minimum 120 days shelf life remaining
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 Washington primarily focusing on Ft. Lewis; McChord Air Force Base activities. After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one 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 June 21, 2020 to June 17, 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 request for information are requested back by the close of business on February 28, 2020. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Hweon Lee, Contract Specialist, Hweon.lee@dla.mil, Susan Williams, Contracting Officer, susan.m.williams@dla.mil.
SPE30020R0018 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence
2/14/20, 12:24 PM