Attachment 1 - Inbound and Outbound Order Data 10062024.xlsx

This document is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeking feedback on a potential future solicitation for Third-Party Logistics (3PL) services to support the storage, transport, and distribution of food products for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).

The RFI requests respondents to propose a 3PL distribution model that can accommodate dry, refrigerated, and frozen food products, with multiple warehouses and/or regional distribution solutions to support timely deliveries and exceptional customer service across the contiguous United States and its territories. Respondents are asked to address documented program challenges, recommend contract incentives, identify data requirements for a future solicitation, suggest quality assurance/control and performance metrics, recommend system integration requirements, and propose contingency plan elements to ensure supply chain resilience. Responses to the RFI are due by November 4, 2024, and questions should be submitted by October 15, 2024. AMS may use the responses to inform a future solicitation but does not guarantee that a contract will result from this market research.