Meals SOW.docx

COVID-19 FEMA Region 1 – VT Meals SOW BOC Code: 2663 Food – Disaster-related 624230 Emergency and Other Relief Services Set-aside: N/A

Offerors shall comply with the attachment titled, "Notice to Offerors".

FEMA Region 1 is requesting quotes for NON-MRE type meal packages. Award will be based on Best-Value to the government. Price will not necessarily be the deciding factor. Quality of meals, delivery timetable, and past performance will all be considered when making award and will all be equally weighted.

Meal Requirements:

255,000 meals are being requested by the state of Vermont. The meals must be evenly split: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This breakdown is outlined below under “Line Items”. Each meal shall equate to at least 500 calories (1,500 calories b/w Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner). Meals are to include but not limited to [Breakfast - a fruit and/or vegetable, shelf stable milk, and grain], [Lunch - a protein, fruit, shelf stable milk, vegetable and grain] and [Dinner – a protein, fruit, vegetable, shelf stable milk, and grain]) and shall be in shelf-stable form with at least a 30-day shelf life from delivery. Evidence of this shall be included with vendor proposals.

Additional Meal requirements:

Meals must meet the following parameters; Protein…20% - 25% of each meal, Carbs…45% - 65% of each meal, Fats…25% - 35% of each meal, Sodium – 0-1000 MGs, Saturated Fats – less than 13 Grams. Also, No nuts, saltines, pudding, or plastic fruit cups. Minimize candy Entrees – tuna, chicken, turkey, beef stew, pasta with and without meatballs, mac and cheese. Complements – assorted vegetables, potatoes, protein meal/replacement bars, crackers, bread sticks, butter.

Dessert – cookies All proposals shall include pictures and detailed descriptions of proposed meal options in order to be considered for award.

*PROPOSALS MUST PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL DETAILS

Delivery Timetable:

Timeline: Please be sure to include delivery timeline for all deliveries. The first truckload of meals should begin to arrive no later than SEVEN (7) days after award. If your firm can deliver faster, please indicate this on your timeline. All deliveries should arrive as soon as possible.

Past performance:

Your record will be checked using multiple federal vendor systems. Please also include three references. You may simply provide a reference or add details of similar contracts performed at the federal, state, or local level.

LINE ITEMS for quoting:

Line Item 004 – Shipping for all meals to:

12 Forge Parkway, Unit 2, Franklin, MA 02038 _________________________

TOTAL COST of Proposal: __________________________________________

All Proposals shall be sent to Ryan.Colgan@fema.dhs.gov by 12:00 PM EST on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.