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Questions

· can the vegetable be a 4oz vegetable/fruit juice? A 4 oz. vegetable or 100% fruit juice is acceptable, as long as it meets the shelf life criteria outlined in SOW.

· How should the meals be packaged? Would it be appropriate to send cases of canned items? The meals should be packaged in boxes which contain 15 meals (5 breakfast, 5 lunch, and 5 dinner). Cases of canned items not individually separated by meal will not be accepted.

· Do we email the bid proposal to you? As outlined in the posting, all bids are to be submitted via email by the date and time required.

· Does the wage determination under the service contact act apply to us for our wages for this bid? The wage determination for Franklin, MA is serving as a place holder. All vendors must use the wage determination applicable for the state and county location of their business. Please find the link here: https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=wd&is_active=true&date_filter_index=0&date_rad_selection=date&wdType=sca&page=1

· Is the governing jurisdiction for this proposal Vermont or Massachusetts? This solicitation has been issued by FEMA for meals for the State of Vermont. The warehouse delivery location is in Franklin, MA.

· How much variety is required or preferred for each meal type? The meal breakdown is 33,600 for breakfast, lunch, dinner (100,800 total)

· The SOW states that the first truckload is to be delivered within 7 days, how many truckloads is appropriate total, and on what timeline- or is the preference to have one large drop-off? See SOW “Offerors must provide a detailed delivery timeline with their quotes. The first truckload of meals shall begin to arrive no later than seven (7) days after award. If you are able to meet or exceed the delivery time frame, please state that in a detailed response in your offer.”

· The deadline to submit the proposal is tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th at 5:00PM EST? The bid deadline has been extended until 05/20/20 05:00 PM EST

· The first truckload of meals must be delivered within 7 days or 7 business days? The first truckload must be delivered within Seven (7) days, excluding any Federal holidays.

· Lastly, we are waiting for our SAM.gov system clearance to be approved, and for our CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code. If this is not cleared by the proposal deadline date tomorrow, may we submit the proposal directly to you, and then in the system once able? Per the Solicitation, quotes are to be submitted via email. Vendors must have an active registration at the time of award in order to be eligible.