3. DELIVERY SCHEDULE-Subsistence.pdf

FPC ALDERSON DELIVERY SCHEDULE –

15B10127Q00000003

Requirement: Subsistence

FPC ALDERSON Food Service Department requires delivery of all products within 30 days after receipt of order

(ARO).

Deliveries must be made between the hours of 7:30 am and 2:00 pm EST. Federal holiday deliveries will not be accepted. Delivery schedules must be pre-arranged with the receiving warehouse.

Upon Award, the Food Service Warehouse must be contacted prior to delivery for approval or adjustments in delivery schedule. Delivery schedules will be strictly enforced. Failure to deliver within the established time frame will be considered as nonconformance to the terms of the contract.

• All items will be closely inspected.

• All deliveries to FPC Alderson must be fully palletized and strategically positioned within the transport vehicle to facilitate immediate offloading, as the facility lacks a dedicated loading dock. In accordance with institutional security protocols, staff are strictly prohibited from entering transport vehicles to rearrange or down stack freight; All awarded items must be staged for unobstructed, direct extraction via forklift or pallet jack. Failure to ensure that pallets are readily accessible from the vehicle’s exit point will result in the immediate refusal of the shipment at the vendor's expense.

• All non-frozen, perishable foods must be delivered between 34 degrees F and 41 degrees F.

• All canned goods must be delivered above 34 degrees F and not frozen.

• All frozen foods must be delivered at 0 degrees F or below. Any product that indicates prior thawing will be refused.

• All certified religious diet items must be marked with the Kosher Symbol on individual packages, or the item will be refused.

• Receipt of delivery may be conditional for a period of three (3) days in order to allow for adequate examination and testing.

• Some items may require thawing and cooking to determine specifications compliance.

• Items that fail to meet specifications will be refused.

• If the product is not accepted, in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (b), “The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price.”

• Items which are conditionally received, and found to be unacceptable, must be picked up at the vendors' expense within two (2) weeks of noncompliance notification.

• If the product is not picked up within two (2) weeks, it will be disposed of by warehouse staff.

Items must meet specifications as indicated on the solicitation and award.

All items will be closely inspected prior to acceptance.

See FAR 52.212-4 (b) Inspection and Acceptance.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.212-4?searchTerms=52.212-4

Contractor failure to meet delivery schedules without an excusable delay and/or failure to conform to contract specifications will negatively affect the contractor's history of past performance. Past performance information may be used by the Government to make future award decisions and/or may result in a finding that the quoter is not responsible for the award of future requirements.