Price Optimization RFI AMD01.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

AMD01- The purpose of this modification is to:

A. Update Point of Contact email address.

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Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is seeking information from industry to assist with the development and planning of a potential new requirement.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

1. Overview/Purpose/ Description of Procurement

DeCA is seeking a retail price and promotion optimization tool to enable retail price analysts to set retail prices while maintaining balance more efficiently and effectively between patron savings and margin goals and support forecasting and informed decision making for annual promotions planning. DeCA operates 236 commissaries worldwide for the Department of Defense (DoD) with a legislative responsibility to provide commissary patrons with baseline savings as compared to commercial grocery prices. DeCA’s mission is to provide members of the military services and their families with an effective and efficient network of commissaries worldwide for the resale of groceries and household products at the lowest practical price and highest quality.

2. Scope of Effort

The DeCA has a need for a retail price and promotion optimization capability in the form of an AI powered Software as a Solution (SaaS) operating on a FedRAMP compliant cloud environment compatible with all common web browsers.

3. Technical Characteristics

The solution should include, but is not limited to, supporting the following key areas:

1. Consume, employ and allow for updates to the DeCA full item assortment catalog and all relevant data and attributes such as, but not limited to, Item UPC, Case GTIN, Brand Code, Vendor Number, Vendor Name, Item Description, RSL Code, Base Unit Cost, Future Cost, Future Cost Date, Current Retail, Future Retail, Future Retail Date, and Cost Adjustments based on Adjustment Type.

2. Interface directly with DeCA Enterprise Business Systems (EBS).

3. Consume, employ, and allow for regular updates to the DeCA defined product assortment merchandising hierarchy (major department, sub-department, major category, subcategory and segment) and the category manager and merchandising specialist assigned.

4. The solution shall consume, employ, and allow for regular updates to the DeCA defined regional cost zones, price zones and store zones.

5. Consume, employ, and allow for weekly updates to the DeCA defined product assortment retail price families.

6. Consume, employ, and allow for updates to the DeCA defined special program indicators such as, but not limited to, Known Value Items (KVI), Everyday Low Price (EDLP), Your Everyday Savings (YES), and user defined product groupings.

7. Consume and employ DeCA sales transaction logs (TLOGs) and sales movement data aggregated by store by day.

4. Requested Information Please include in your response the following:

1. Please describe in detail the capabilities that the product(s) can deliver for each required technical characteristic (key areas) mentioned above.

2. Is the solution commercially available and what customers currently use the solution?

RESPONSE GUIDELINES:

Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. Submissions cannot exceed 10, single spaced, 12-point type with at least one-inch margins on 8 1/2” X 11” page size.

The response should not exceed a 5 MB e-mail limit for all items associated with the RFI response. Responses must specifically describe the contractor’s capability to meet the requirements outlined in this RFI. Oral communications are not permissible. SAM.gov will be the sole repository for all information related to this RFI.

Companies who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses via email no later than October 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm (EST) to pamela.yusko@deca.mil, raymond.post@deca.mil, and melyssa.d.lafontaine.civ@mail.mil .

INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS:

DeCA representatives may choose to meet with potential offerors and hold one-on-one discussions. Such discussions would only be intended to obtain further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, including any development and certification risks.

DISCLAIMER:

This RFI is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this synopsis. The mailto:pamela.yusko@deca.mil mailto:raymond.post@deca.mil mailto:melyssa.d.lafontaine.civ@mail.mil

Government will not reimburse companies for any costs associated with the submissions of their responses.

All information contained in the RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3, “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes”, is incorporated by reference in this RFI. The Government does not intend to pay for information received in response to this RFI. Responders to this invitation are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. This RFI will be the basis for collecting information on capabilities available. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received in this RFI that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned nor will receipt be confirmed. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.