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This document is a Special Notice for a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for Third Party Logistic (3PL) firms to provide transportation, storage, and distribution of food for AMS's nutrition assistance programs, including the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).

The RFI seeks information from 3PL firms to enhance future requirements for services such as receiving food products, storing inventory, fulfilling orders for scheduled deliveries, and interfacing with USDA's ordering system. AMS is interested in proposals for 3PL distribution models that could support quality, on-time deliveries and exceptional customer service, while addressing program challenges like insufficient distribution system resilience and limited technology integration. AMS requests information on contract incentives, data requirements, quality assurance/control and performance metrics, system integration needs, and contingency planning to ensure supply chain resilience. Written responses to the RFI are due by November 4, 2024, and AMS will host a virtual Q&A session on October 21, 2024 for interested parties to submit questions in advance.

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Subject: Special Notice for Third Party Logistic (3PL) Firms for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution of Food for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – Request for Information – Announcement of Question and Answer Session

POC: Nick Skarzynski, Contract Specialist, AMS Commodity Procurement Program, Phone (404) 562-5862, Email: Nicholas.Skarzynski@usda.gov

THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE FOR A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED

FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMMITMENT

BY THE GOVERNMENT, NOR IS IT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR OFFERS. RESPONSE

TO THIS RFI IS VOLUNTARY.

SAM Notice ID 12-3J14-Notice-25-002

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Procurement Program welcomes all interested parties to join a Question and Answer Session related to the Special Notice for Third Party Logistic (3PL) Firms for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution of Food for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – Request for Information. The session will be held virtually via Zoom. Respondents are asked to both register and submit questions in advance.

Date: October 21, 2024 Time: 02:00 PM EST – 03:30 PM EST Zoom Link:

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItduygrj0qG2J1miXfiIft7wKj4nAYEog#/registration

Written questions in response to this RFI that are intended to be addressed during the Question and Answer Session should be sent by e-mail to the attention of Nick Skarzynski, Contract Specialist at nicholas.skarzynski@usda.gov by October 15, 2024. AMS will make every attempt to provide answers to questions in sufficient time for respondents to incorporate new information into their response to this RFI. However, AMS may be unable to respond to questions that are received late. Please include “Special Notice for Third Party Logistic (3PL) Firms – Request for Information” in the subject line of any email correspondence. AMS will post answers to questions on the System for Award Management website (SAM.gov).

mailto:Nicholas.Skarzynski@usda.gov mailto:nicholas.skarzynski@usda.gov

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