NJ and FL Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI)

Title: In‐Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows at Four Commissary Location in New Jersey and Florida.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMAITON ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS. THIS NOTICE IS BEING POSTED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS WHO MY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE

THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.

RESPONSES ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS AN OFFER OR PROPOSAL.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Sales Directorate is seeking potential sources and information in anticipation of a requirement to provide In‐Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for four Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissary locations.

DeCA commissaries are Government‐owned and operated facilities designed to operate similar to commercial retail supermarkets, providing food items and other merchandise for resale to active‐duty and retired military, and their families at a cost savings compared to the same or similar products sold in the commercial retail markets.

The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking qualified contractors for In‐store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for four Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissary location at:

Florida DeCA Commissary Locations: Jacksonville NAS, MacDill AFB, and Mayport NS

New Jersey DeCA Commissary Locations: McGuire AFB

Currently, the period of performance for the contract is projected to consist of a base period of 24 months and three 12‐month option periods.

All seafood products will be procured only from Government approved sources. Approved sources are those approved by the U.S. Army Public Health Command (APHC) and posted on the APHC website.

Instructions on how to become approved are found on the APHC website –

• https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx

• Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/default.aspx

• U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, the Caribbean Area and South America Directory External Link

• Appendix B: Initial Sanitation Audit Requests For The United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, The Caribbean, And The Pacific Region (Excluding Korea)

How to Participate:

Interested parties are invited to submit a written response letter on a company letterhead with the following required information:

a. Entity Name:

b. Entity Address:

c. Authorized Company Point of Contact (POC):

d. POC Phone Number:

e. POC E‐mail address:

f. Interested parties must be SAM registered in order to do business with the Government and provide the following:

SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier:

NAICS Code:

CAGE Code:

TAX Identification Number (TIN):

g. Similar Government Contracts/Projects past and current information (Contract Number and Agency Name):

h. A short statement or a description of past or current seafood Government or Commercial contract or service that shows the necessary skills to successfully perform to PWS standards (see attachment – PWS):

i. Interested in providing service for all 4 commissary locations? If not, please provide locations of interest:

j. Questions to the Government to define the requirement, if any:

RESPONSE DEADLINE AND DeCA POC CONTACT INFORMATION: Interested parties are required to submit their written responses no later than 3:00PM EST on Friday, May 3, 2024 to the following people (Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist):

Merchandising Specialist:

Ms. Brie Crum Email: brie.crum@deca.mil

Contracting Officer:

Virginia Kim Email: virginia.kim@deca.mil

Contracting Specialist:

Jasmine Wooten Email: jasmine.wooten@deca.mil

NO hard copy responses are allowed. Only email responses are acceptable and shall be addressed to all DeCA POCs for this notice – the Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist.

Email Subject line shall read: Seafood REQ Interested Party – [Add Company Name].

Submittals will not be returned to the responder.

It is the responsibility of the interested party to follow up with the Contract Specialist listed above to ensure your response was received prior to the time and date specified.