Attach 3_Market Research Survey.pdf

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MARKET RESEARCH

COMPANY NAME:

CAGE CODE:

# OF EMPLOYEES:

POINT OF CONTACT:

PHONE:

E-MAIL:

1. Would you be interested in bidding and delivering Full Line Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Items to the attached customer listing to ALL customers?

Yes No

a. If YES, please provide brief description on how/why you would be able to service all customers.

Produce Long Term Contract: The Government is conducting a new round of market research for Full-line of United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Grade Number 1 or better quality Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (“FF&V”) products to Non-Department of Defense (DoD) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) School customers, Maui, in the State of Hawaii Zone.

There are two attached Excel files.

Attachment 1 – Schedule of Items is an estimated usage report for a 12 month period of the contract.

Attachment 2 – Delivery Schedule-Customer List is a list of all the proposed delivery points and customers.

If interested, please answer the questions below, as well as provide any additional feedback/comments you may have.

Maximum Ceiling for 5 years (27 Oct 2024 - 26 Oct 2029): $7,000,000.00

For questions, feel free to contact:

Jasielle Castro, Contract Specialist, Email: jasielle.castro@dla.mil

Kirk Moser, Contracting Officer, Email: kirk.moser@dla.mil

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b. If NO, would you be able to service any of the listed customers? If so, which ones?

If not interested at ALL, please indicate below

c. What would be your firm’s minimum dollar delivery requirement, if any?

d. Is your firm a Full Line Fresh Fruits & Vegetables vendor/wholesaler?

Yes No

e. Have you done business with the Federal Government in the past? If yes, when, how long, and what areas?

f. Are you registered in SAM.GOV( https://www.uscontractorregistration.com/ ) AND do you maintain a valid PACA license?

Yes

g. Is your firm a small or large business (small businesses have <500 employees)?

Small Business Large Business

Yes No

No https://www.uscontractorregistration.com/

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Please e-mail all responses and feedback to Jasielle Castro, Contract Specialist, jasielle.castro@dla.mil; Kirk Moser, Contracting Officer, kirk.moser@dla.mil by August 28, 2024

We appreciate your time and consideration for replying to the questionnaire!

2. Are there any items listed on the Schedule of Items (Attachment 1) that you are not able to offer?

If yes, list items by Government Item Number (Attachment 1, Column A) below.

3. Please provide any additional comments/information about your company that you feel may be beneficial to help us better understand your firm’s capabilities to deliver to all the customers listed.

Also, indicate your firm’s ability to use the Internet based systems FFAVORS for cataloging, invoicing and ordering.