RFI FFV (MEXICO FY27).pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

TROOP SUPPORT

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111-5092

This is a request for information (“RFI”). The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

DLA Troop Support’s Outside the Continental United States (“OCONUS”) Subsistence Prime Vendor (“SPV”) Program, is interested in your comments regarding “Fresh Fruits and Vegetables” (“FF&V”) support to our military and federally funded customers such as, U.S Coast Guard Ships and U.S Naval Ships visiting ports in Huatulco, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, and Tiapas-Tapachula, Mexico.

There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment for the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will remain confidential in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, however, such information must be appropriately identified as proprietary by the vendor. Vendor participation is not a commitment for future business with the Government. Again, the sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Please consider the following questions:

Company Name: _________________________________________ Cage Code: _____________________________________________ Point of Contact: _________________________________________ E-Mail: _________________________________________________

1.The maximum annual FF&V sales for this contract is $350,000.00. Does your firm have the operational capacity or ability to expand to handle this requirement?

2. Is your firm a large or small business concern? (Small business being defined as a firm that employs less than 700 employees).

3. In what type of business is your firm involved – e.g. logistics, food distribution? Who are your firm’s major customers, e.g. retailers, industrial accounts, and commercial accounts? What is the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) identifier?

4. Does your firm have an existing facility by which you would be operating? If so, is it currently used for commercial or other businesses, and if so, what type of business?

Source Selection Information

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

5. FF&V support includes the ability to source food items, to receive and consolidate materials, warehousing and inventory management, transportation capabilities, the ability to accept customer orders electronically and provide delivery, and the ability to maintain a quality assurance program. Can you provide Prime Vendor support to our customers located in in Huatulco, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, and Tiapas-Tapachula, Mexico

6. Do you believe your firm can successfully perform these OCONUS SPV support requirements discussed above? If so, please explain why. If not, please explain why.

7. Are you able to display pricing in this format below?

Product Price + Distribution Price = Final Price (Distribution price is fixed throughout the length of the contract which is one year)

8. Does your company have an active Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System (STORES) account? Does your company have the ability to send and receive Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions?

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for your participation. Your responses, comments, suggestions, and ideas regarding support for our customers are requested back by, no later than Noon (12pm), Local Philadelphia time, on December 10, 2026.

Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: michael.agovino@dla.mil and Steven.Bogrette@dla.mil.