Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Item Description.docx

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks: Contractor shall provide non-personal services and deliver to the Government Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Bread/Salad Dressings.

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services and deliver to the Government Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Bread/Salad Dressings.

5.2. The contractor shall provide every two (2) days or as scheduled by the COR a supply of fruits, vegetables, bread products, and salad dressings to the Comando Aéreo del Norte Base, Flores, Petén. The estimated number of personnel to be supported is approximately 180-225.

5.2.1 The Contractor shall provide the KO and the COR a standard order form and a list of available items to order each week. The Contractor shall provide the list one (1) week prior to contract start date to the KO and COR and once a week thereafter to the COR throughout duration of the contract. All fruits and vegetables will be ordered utilizing whole case concept.

5.2.2 The KO or COR will provide the contractor an order for each week’s request at least one (1) week in advance of the required delivery date. The KO and / or GR will provide the contractor the requirements and frequency of deliveries to Comando Aereo del Norte Base, Florez, Peten.

5.2.3 The Contractor shall provide products from the list below. The order will be delivered every two (2) days. The government understands that certain items are seasonal. All items will be ordered by weight as required every three days to support meals based on availability and meal requirements. Delivery schedule to start on 13 May 2022.

a. Fresh fruits:

1. Apples – Red Delicious or granny smith – U.S. Fancy grade standards, mature but not overripe, clean, fairly well formed, and free from decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, soft scald, freezing injury, visible water core, and broken skins.

2. Bananas No excessive bruising, evidence of chilling or freezing, over ripeness.

3. Oranges – naval or Valencia. U.S. Fancy grade standards - mature, well colored, firm, well formed, of smooth texture, and which are free from decay. No broken skins which are not healed, hard or dry skins, exanthema, growth cracks, dryness or mushy condition, and free from injury caused by bruises, split, rough, wide or protruding navels, creasing, scars, oil spots, scale, skin breakdown, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material disease, insects or mechanical or other means.

4. Pears - U.S. no 1 grade standards consists of pears of one variety which are mature, but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, clean, fairly well formed and free from decay. No internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, worm holes, black end, and from damage caused by hard end, bruises, broken skins, limb rubs, hail, scars, drought spot, sunburn, sprayburn, stings or other insect injury, disease, or mechanical or other means.

b. Summer seasonal fresh:

1. Cantaloupes - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of cantaloupes of one type which are mature and have good internal quality but are not overripe or soft or wilted. In addition, which are well formed, well netted, free from decay, wet slip and sunscald, and free from damage caused by liquid in the seed cavity, sunburn, hail, dirt, surface mold or other disease, aphis or other insects, scars, cracks, sunken areas, ground spot, bruises, or mechanical or other means.

2. Honeydew - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of honeydew or honey ball type melons which are mature, firm, well formed, which are free from decay, and free from damage caused by dirt, aphis stain, rust spots, bruises, cracks, broken skin, sunscald, sunburn, hail, moisture, insects, disease, or other means.

3. Nectarines - U.S. Fancy consists of nectarines of one variety, which are mature, but not soft or overripe, well formed, clean, and free from decay. No broken skins which are not healed, worms, worm holes, and free from injury caused by bruises, growth cracks, hail, sunburn, spray burn, scab, bacterial spot, scale, split pit, scars, other disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

4. Watermelons Watermelons - Basic requirements: Mature, Fairly well formed, Not overripe, Decay, Sunscald, White heart, Free from damage by any means

c. Salad Items.

1. Cucumbers - U.S. Fancy grade standards consists of cucumbers which are well colored, well formed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, and free from decay, sunscald, and from injury caused by scars and from damage caused by yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material, freezing, mosaic or other disease, insects, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means.

2. Onions, yellow dry, peeled - Similar varietal characteristics, except color when designated as a specialty or mixed pack; mature; firm; and, well shaped.

3. Radishes, fresh, red - U.S. No. 1 grade standards consists of radishes of similar varietal characteristics the roots of which are clean, well formed, smooth, firm, tender, and free from decay and free from damage caused by freezing, growth cracks or air cracks, cuts, pithiness, disease, insects, or other means. Bunched radishes have tops, which are fresh, free from decay, and free from damage caused by freezing, seed stems, yellowing or other discoloration, disease, insects, or other means.

4. Spinach, iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce fresh, ready-to-use (prepackaged spinach or lettuce mix is not acceptable) - plants of similar varietal characteristics which are fresh, well developed, well-trimmed, and which are free from decay, and free from damage caused by seed stems, broken, bruised or discolored leaves, tip burn, wilting, foreign material, freezing, dirt, disease, insects, mechanical or other means

5. Tomatoes - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of tomatoes of similar varietal characteristics which are mature but not overripe or soft, clean, fairly well formed; which are free from decay, sunscald, and freezing injury, and free from damage caused by bruises, cuts, shriveling, puffiness, catfaces, growth cracks, scars, disease, insects, moldy stems, skin checks, or other means

6. Lemons, fresh - U.S. No. 1 grade standards consists of lemons, which are mature, firm, well formed, fairly smooth. Must be free from decay, contact spot, internal evidence of, unhealed broken skins, hard or dry skins, exanthema, growth cracks, internal decline, red blotch, membranous stain or other internal discoloration. Also free from damage caused by bruises, dry or mushy condition, scars, oil spots, scale, sunburn, hollow core, skin breakdown, melanoses, dirt, or other foreign material, other disease, insects or other means.

7. Salad dressing, assorted, light or regular (blue cheese, French, Italian, ranch, and thousand islands) assorted individual packets or containers. No container larger than 16 fluid ounces can be provided.

5.2.4 Estimated delivery amounts.

The Contractor shall provide products from the list below. The order will be delivered as per GR request. The government understands that certain items are seasonal.

1. Fresh fruits.

2. Salad Items.

(a) Cucumbers, 2 lb. per 50

(b) Onions, yellow dry, peeled, 2 lb. per 50

(c) Radishes, fresh, red, 1/2 lb. per 50

(d) Spinach, fresh, ready-to-use, 2 lb. per 50

(e) Tomatoes, 6 lb. per 50

(f) Lemons, fresh, 2 lb. per 50

(g) Salad dressing, assorted, light or regular (blue cheese, French, Italian, ranch, and thousand islands) issue, 150 individual 7/16 oz packages.

3. Sliced Bread

(a) Rye, 5 lbs per 50 soldiers

(b) White, 5 lbs per 50 soldiers

(c) Wheat, 5 lbs per 50 soldiers

(d) Raisin, 5 lbs per 50 soldiers

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