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This announcement is for a pre-solicitation of a requirements-type contract to provide dietary supplements, tube feeding products, thickeners, and pre-thickened beverages. The National Acquisition Center intends to post a Request for Proposals on or around May 1, 2020 on beta.SAM.gov seeking proposals for standardized products across four categories. Proposals will be due on or around May 27, 2020 and evaluated using lowest priced, technically acceptable criteria. The resultant contract will have a one-year base and four one-year option periods. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center will be the contracting agency. This pre-solicitation provides an overview of the anticipated RFP and advises interested parties to monitor the website for amendments.
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RFP 36E79720R0029 Category II: Therapeutic Tube Feeding Products Attachment B
Category
II
Therapeutic Tube Feeding Products
Item # All items Must be able to be served as an oral feeding.
II-1
Basic (1.0 Cal) Tube Feeding w/ fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-2
Basic (1.0 Cal) Tube Feeding w/o fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-3
Standard (1.2 Cal) Tube Feeding w/o Fiber, Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-4
Standard (1.2 Cal) Tube Feeding w/ Fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-5
High Calorie (1.5 Cal), Tube Feeding w/o Fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-6
High Calorie (1.5 Cal) Tube Feeding w/ Fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-7
High Calorie (2.0 cal) Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Good Taste
II-8
Diabetic Formula (1.0 Cal) Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Good Taste
II-9
Diabetic Formula (1.2 Cal) Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Good Taste
II-10
Elemental (peptide based), Low Fat* (< 25% of Total Cal) Formula for Oral and Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Mild or Unflavored, Acceptable Taste.
II-11
Elemental (peptide based), High Calorie (1.3-1.5 cal/ml), Low Fat* Formula for Oral and Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Mild or
Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
II-12
Very High Protein (Wound Healing) Formula w/ Fiber for Oral and Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Mild or Unflavored, Acceptable
Taste
II-13
Very High Protein (Wound Healing) Formula for Oral and Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Mild or Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
II-14
Inflammation Modulating Formula with Fish Oil and No Added Arginine for Oral or Tube Feeding, Liquid, Ready to Use, Mild or
Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
II-15
Inflammation Modulating Formula with Fish Oil and Added Arginine, 1.5 cal/ml, Tube Feeding; Liquid, RTU, Mild or Unflavored, II-16
Renal (Dialysis) Formula for Oral or Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use, Flavored or Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
II-17
Peptide-based, 1.0 cal/mL, Very High Protein Liquid with EPA/DHA, RTH, Mild or unflavored, acceptable taste
II-18
Blenderized, Plant based (1.0-1.3 cal)Tube Feeding; Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-19
Blenderized, Plant based, Peptide based Tube feeding (1.5 cal) Liquid, Ready-to-Use
II-20
Blenderized, Whole Food, Modular Tube Feeding Supplements
Special Notes:
1 All products must be shelf stable.
2 All products are subject to sensory evaluation.
Attachment B - Cat II Tube Feeding Products- Descriptions and Required Samples March 2020 Final Page 1 of 1
RFP 36E79720R0029
Category III: Therapeutic Specialty and Modular, Oral and Tube Feeding Products
Attachment C
CATEGORY
III
Therapeutic Specialty & Modular, Oral & Tube Feeding Products
III-1
Elemental (100% Free Amino Acids), Very Low Fat (< 10% of Total Calories) Formula for
Oral and Tube Feeding; Liquid or Powder, Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
III-2
Nutritional Hepatic Formula for Oral or Tube Feeding; Liquid or Powder, Mild or Unflavored, Acceptable Taste
III-3
Renal (Pre-Dialysis) High Calorie Nutritional Drink, Acceptable Tasting Liquid, Ready to Use
III-4 Renal (Dialysis) High Calorie Nutritional Drink, Acceptable flavor, Ready to Use
III-5
Protein (Module) Supplement, Powder, Indiv Portion & Bulk Pack OR Indiv Portion only-
PDCAAS 100%
III-6
Protein (Module) Supplement Liquid, Individual Portion & Bulk Pack OR Individual Portion only- PDCAAS 100%
III-7
Vegan Protein (Module) Supplement, Liquid or powder, Indiv Portion & Bulk Pack OR Indiv
Portion only- PDCAAS >50%
III-8
Protein (Module) Supplement, Liquid, Indiv Portion & Bulk Pack OR Indiv Portion only-
PDCAAS 25-99%
III-9
Therapeutic Amino Acid Dose Modular - Arginine with/or without Glutamine; Powder, Flavored or Unflavored, Oral or Tube Feeding Product
III-10 Therapeutic, Glutamine Modular Dose; Powder, Unflavored, Oral or Tube Feeding Product
III-11
Therapeutic Protein Modular Plus Amino Acid Dose - Arginine with/or without Glutamine;
Liquid, Flavored or Unflavored, Oral or Tube Feeding Product
III-12 Fiber Enhancing Product, Liquid, Individual & Bulk Containers, Shelf Stable
III-13 GUAR or Pectin Based Product - Powder, Flavored, Individual Packets or Bulk
III - 14
SOLUBLE FIBER * Diarrhea management: Pectin Based Product - Powder, Flavored, Individual Pkts
III-15
Therapeutic MCT oil
III - 16 Oral Rehydration drinks
III - 17 Immunomodulating Oral Supplements
III - 18 Pre-operative Carbohydrate Loading Supplement
All products must be shelf stable.
All products subject to sensory evaluation.
Item III-5 and III-6: Must have a PDCAAS of 100%.
Attachment C - Cat III Specialty and Modular Products - Descriptions and Required Samples March 2020 Page 1
RFP 36E79720R0029 Category IV: Beverage Thickener and PreThickened Products Attachment D
IV
Beverage Thickeners and Pre-Thickened Nutrition Products
Items # 1-10Shelf Stable Item # 11 Frozen
IV-1
Instant Beverage Thickener, Modified Starch Powder, No Taste, Easily Dissolved, Bulk & Individual Portion Pack
IV-2
Instant Beverage Thickener, Gum-Based Powder, No Taste, Easily Dissolved, Bulk & Individual Portion Pack
IV-3 Instant Beverage Thickener, Gum Based Gel, No Taste, Easily Dissolved, Bulk & Individual Portion Pack
IV-4
Coffee Instant Beverage Thickened Powder (easily dissolved), Individual Portion Pack for IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3–
Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good Taste
IV-5
Pre thickened Coffee, Ready-to-serve, Individual and/or Bulk Portion Pack for IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3– Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good Taste
IV-6
Pre-thickened Tea, Ready-to-Serve, Bulk and/ or Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3– Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good taste
IV-7
Tea Instant Beverage Thickened Powder, Easily Dissolved, Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI level 2- Mildly Thick or level 3 –
Moderately Thick, Good Taste
IV-8
Pre-thickened Water, Ready-to-Serve, Bulk and Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3– Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good Water Taste
IV-9
Pre-thickened Water, Lemon Flavored, Ready-to-Use, Bulk and Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI level 2- Mildly Thick or level 3 –
Moderately Thick, Good Water Taste
IV-10
Pre-thickened 2 % Milk (Dairy/Drink), Ready-to-Serve, Bulk and Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3–
Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good Milk Taste, minimum natural milk flavor
IV-11
Pre-thickened Juice, Ready-to-Serve, Bulk and Individual Portion Pack, IDDSI levels 2- Mildly Thick and 3– Moderately Thick formerly known as Nectar and Honey consistencies. Good Taste
FROZEN PRODUCT
IV-12
Pre-thickened IDDSI level 3– Moderately Thick formerly known as Honey consistency, Shake, Frozen, Vanilla Flavored, Ready-to-
Serve, Good Taste
All except item # IV-12 are shelf stable, Thickened Shake is frozen. Product.
All products proposed for Category IV must be packaged with IDDSI labeling and must pass the syringe gravity flow test intended to confirm the beverage flow levels measured from 0 –4. 0-
Thin, 1- Slightly Thick, 2- Mildly Thick, 3 – Moderately Thick and 4 – Extremely Thick.
Attachment D - Cat IV Beverage Thickener and PreThickened Products March 2020 1 of 1
RFP 36E79720R0029 Category I: Therapeutic Oral Nutritional Products Attachment A
I
I-1
I-2
I-3
I-4
I-5
I-6
I-7
I-8
I-9
I-10
I-11
I-12
I-13
I-14
I-15
I-16
I-17
I-18
I-19
Therapeutic Oral Nutritional Products
#1-12 Shelf Stable Products #13-18 Frozen Products
Items: # 1-12 SHELF STABLE
Basic (1-1.1 cal) Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
High Calorie (1.5 cal) Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
Dense Calorie (2.0 cal) Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, Individual Serving Size
Dense Calorie (2.0 cal) Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, Bulk Pack
Basic Nutritional Drink Mix; Powder, Ready-to-Mix, Flavored, Good Taste, Bulk Pack
High Protein Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
Diabetic Nutritional Drink with Fiber; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
Plant Based Nutritional Drink; Liquid, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
Clear Liquid, High Calorie, No added Arginine, Nutritional Drink Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste. Ready to Serve
Juice with Fiber, Ready-to-Serve, Good Taste, Individual Serving
Items: # 13 - 19 FROZEN
Nutritional Shake (1.5-1.7 Cal), Frozen, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, Individual Cartons and Bulk, if available
High Calorie (2.0 Cal) Nutritional Shake; Frozen, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, Individual Cartons
Oral Gelatin protein Supplement, Individual Portions
Oral Gelatin protein Supplement, Individual Portions, Sugar Free
Nutritional Shake (1.5-1.7 Cal), Frozen, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, No Sugar Added, Individual Cartons and
Bulk, if available
Nutritional Shake (1.5-1.7 Cal), Frozen, Ready-to-Serve, Non Dairy, Flavored, Good Taste, Individual Cartons and Bulk, if available
High Calorie (2.0 Cal) Nutritional Shake; Frozen, Non-Dairy, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste, Individual Cartons
Item I-17: Frozen Pudding-like Treat must thaw to a IDDSI level 3 – Moderately Thick OR level 4 – Extremely Thick formerly known as honey or pudding-like consistency. All products proposed must be packaged with IDDSI labeling and must pass the syringe gravity flow test intended to confirm the beverage flow levels measured from 0 –4.
Nutritional Frozen Pudding-like Treat, Ready-to-Serve, Flavored, Good Taste
High Calorie, Protein Enhanced Cookie; Pre-Baked, Frozen, Individually Wrapped, Good Taste and Texture
Attachment A - Cat I Oral Nutritional Products - Descriptions and Required Samples March 2020 Page 1 of 1
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