RNC Bakery Component solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0003.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 1000107297

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

SPE3S1-21-R-0003

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2021 JAN 05

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

Steven Hoenes PSPTRCC

a. NAME

Phone: 215-737-3726

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No Collect calls)

2021 FEB 11

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY CODE SPE3S1

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

SUBSISTENCE SUPPLY CHAIN

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA PA 19111-5096

USA

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: % FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

8 (A)

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

311999NAICS:

SIZE STANDARD:

11. DELIVERYFOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

17a. CONTRACTOR/ CODE

OFFEROR

FACILITY

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

See Schedule

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

DATED . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or Print) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or Print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

SEE SCHEDULE

03:00 PM

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE ADDENDUM

EDWOSB

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:RECEIVED INSPECTED

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

36. PAYMENT

PARTIAL FINAL

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO. 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS (IDENTIFIED BY AN `R' OR AN `I' NUMBER IN SECTION B) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx. FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES

A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

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1. Block 8

OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME: February 11, 2021at 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET) (Standard or Daylight, as applicable)

2. Block 9

All offers/modifications/withdrawals must be plainly marked on the OUTERMOST ENVELOPE with the solicitation number, closing date, and time set for the receipt of offers.

Send MAILED OFFER to:

ATTN: STEVEN HOENES AND CANDICE CAMPBELL

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

POST OFFICE BOX 56667

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-6667

NOTES:

A. All hand carried offers are to be delivered to the Business Opportunities Office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (See COVID-19 Notice below for revised location and hours) Monday through Friday, except for legal federal holidays as set forth in 5 USC 6103, and except on the closing date of this solicitation, in which case delivery must be made by the time set for receipt of offers as stated in Block 8 of the Standard Form 1449. Offerors using a commercial carrier service must ensure that the carrier service “hand carries” the package to the Business Opportunities Office (See COVID-19 Notice below for revised location and hours) specified above for hand carried offers prior to the scheduled closing time above. Package must be plainly marked ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMERCIAL CARRIER'S ENVELOPE with the solicitation number, date, and time set forth for receipt of offers as indicated in Block 8 of the Standard Form 1449.

B. Examples of “hand carried” offers include In-person delivery by Contractor, Fed Ex, Airborne, UPS, DHL, Emery, other commercial carrier, USPS Express Mail and USPS Certified Mail.

C. Offerors intending to deliver offers in-person should be advised that the Business Opportunities Office

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(Bid Room) is located within a secured military installation. In order to gain access to the facility, an escort may be required. The escort will be an employee of the Bid Room. The following are telephone numbers for the Bid Room: (215) 737-8511, (215) 737-9044, (215) 737-7382, (215) 737-0317, or (215) 737-8566 (See COVID-19 Notice below for revised location and hours). It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure that the offers are received at the correct location at the correct time. Please allow sufficient time to complete delivery of hand carried offers. Since the length of time necessary to gain access to the facility varies based on a number of circumstances, it is recommended that you arrive at the installation at least one hour prior to the time solicitation closes to allow for security processing and to secure an escort.

Note: This is a suggestion and not a guarantee that you will gain access to the base if you arrive one hour before the offer is due.

COVID-19 NOTICE:

DUE TO COVID-19, THE BID ROOM WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY PROPOSAL

SUBMISSIONS AND IN-PERSON DELIVERIES BY A CONTRACTOR UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE. IN-PERSON DELIVERIES MAY BE MADE BY COMMERCIAL CARRIER;

HOWEVER, OFFERORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE ON-BASE MAILROOM

ACCEPTING THOSE DELIVERIES IS OPEN ONLY FROM 8:00 AM ET TO 11:00 AM ET

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (ASIDE FROM FEDERAL HOLIDAYS). ANY DELIVERIES

RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THOSE HOURS WILL BE REJECTED. IT IS SOLELY THE

OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ITS PROPOSAL IS RECEIVED BY THE

DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED GIVEN THE LIMITATIONS OF DLA TROOP SUPPORT'S

RECEIVING OFFICE LISTED BELOW:

ATTN: STEVEN HOENES AND CANDICE CAMPBELL

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

POST OFFICE BOX 56667

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-6667

E-mail offers are acceptable, and the suggested form of transmission, for submission of initial proposals except for the initial Product Demonstration Models. E-mail offers should be sent to the Contract Specialist, Steven Hoenes (steven.hoenes@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Candice Campbell (candice.campbell@dla.mil). Although e-mail offers are acceptable, all Product Demonstration Models must be delivered to the location identified above by the date and time set for receipt of proposals.

Note:

Offerors are advised that DLA Troop Support systems have certain email size and transmission limitations. Proposal submissions must be prepared accordingly. Individual email attachments should not exceed 5MB in size, and no individual email should exceed more than 10 MB per email (multiple email submissions may be necessary). When submitting multiple emails as a submission, label each email with a number (e.g., 1 of 8), accordingly. After transmitting an email submission, offerors should confirm receipt of all emails with the intended recipients.

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It is an offeror's responsibility to ensure its entire proposal is received by the date and time specified; emails must be transmitted in sufficient time to ensure and confirm receipt by the Government. Offerors are advised that DLA Troop Support's email system may rely on several different servers and/or security firewalls. As a result, there may be a lag time between the date/ time stamp the offeror sends an offer via email and the date/time stamp indicates the offer is received by the authorized email address. For the purposes of establishing the timeliness of a proposal, only the date/time indicated by the authorized email address as having been received will be used. Any offer that is received by the authorized email address with a date/time stamp after the closing date/time of the subject solicitation will be considered late, regardless of the date/time when the email was sent or when initially received by Government servers. Late proposals will not be accepted or considered.

D. Facsimile offers are not acceptable forms of transmission for submission of initial proposals or revisions to initial proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.

E. As directed by the Contracting Officer, facsimile and e-mail may be used during discussions/ negotiations, if discussions/negotiations are held, and for proposal revision(s), including Final Proposal revision(s).

OFFERORS SHOULD RETURN ALL PAGES OF THE SOLICITATION WITH THEIR OFFER ALONG WITH 3 COMPLETE COPIES OF THE BUSINESS (PRICE) AND TECHNICAL PROPOSALS DESCRIBED LATER IN

THIS DOCUMENT. ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH INITIAL

OFFER.

3. Block 10

Applicable NAICS Codes Size Standard

311821 (CLINs 0001-0003) 1,250 Employees

311812 (CLINs 0004-0010) 1,000 Employees

311830 (CLINs 0011-0013) 1,250 Employees

4. Block 15

Delivery quantities shall be provided via delivery orders issued on an as needed basis. Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination. The Government anticipates using the following F.O.B Destination points, i.e. ship-to addresses:

AmeriQual Packaging SOPAKCO Inc. The Wornick Company

225 W. Morgan Avenue 118 S. Cypress Street 4700 Creek Road

Evansville, IN Mullins, SC Cincinnati, OH

Note: Some or all of these locations could change during the performance of the contract, and delivery must be made to the specified delivery destination at no additional cost to the Government. Actual ordering quantities and shipping information will be provided in individual delivery order(s). Orders will be placed on an F.O.B Destination basis only. The Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) Assemblers will be responsible for ordering and developing delivery schedules for RNC components. Section III further details RNC component ordering.

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5. Block 17a

Offeror's assigned Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number:

(If you do not have a DUNS number, contact the individual identified in Block 7a of the SF 1449 or see 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors --Commercial Items (paragraph j) for information on contacting Dun and Bradstreet.)

Offeror's assigned Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:

Specify Fax Number(s): Email Address(s):

6. Block 17b

Remittance Address: (if different from Contractor/Offeror address in block 17a of the SF 1449)

AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS:

The offeror represents that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with this request for proposal. Please list names, titles, telephone numbers, facsimile (FAX) numbers, and emails for each authorized negotiator.

CAUTION NOTICE

The subject procurement is being solicited under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) part 12 as Unrestricted Full and Open competition with HUBZone price evaluation preference. The solicitation is for 13 Bakery items used as components in the assembly of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) ration program.

DLA Troop Support will establish Rations National Contract (RNC) with component manufacturers, and will authorize the MRE assemblers to order directly from the national contracts in lieu of DLA providing the components as Government Furnished Material (GFM). The Rations National Contract will establish the component prices, but the assemblers will order and pay for the material directly. The assemblers will have full control over when to order, how much to order, and have full responsibility for the supply chain and inventory.

See FAR 52.216-19 - Order limitations for more information. Any clauses, provisions, or any other terms contained in this solicitation and the resulting contract(s), which states that the Government will place orders and/or make payments, shall be construed to mean that the assembler contractors will place orders and make payments.

Note: The quantities ordered by the Assemblers satisfies the Government's minimum order requirement.

The terms and conditions of the individual component contract shall prevail in case of a conflict between the individual component contract and the MRE assembly contract.

This solicitation, SPE3S1-21-R-0003 will result in a fixed price contract(s), which consist of five, 12-month tiered

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This procurement will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures and will require offerors to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDMs).

In accordance with DLA Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction (OCT 2016), the Government may utilize Reverse Auction as a pricing technique under this solicitation.

Submission of proposals through the upload capability in DIBBS is prohibited.

Cyber Incidents clauses, DFARS 252.204-7008, 252.204-7009, and 252.204-7012 are incorporated by reference.

Offerors are cautioned to include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

Proposals submitted are considered proprietary and/or competition sensitive in nature. Use of the information provided in the proposals is for evaluation purposes only and will be limited to duly accredited officials of the Department of Defense who are subject to penalties for unlawful disclosure.

CAUTION - CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS

FAR Part 3.1002(a) requires all Government contractors to conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty. Contractors should have a written code of business ethics and conduct. To promote compliance with such code of business ethics and conduct, contractors should have an employee business ethics and compliance training program and internal control system that is suitable to the size of the company and extent of its involvement in Government contracting, that facilitates timely discovery and disclosure of improper conduct in connection with Government contracts, and ensures corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out. A contractor may be suspended and/or debarred for knowing failure by a principal to timely disclose to the Government, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of a Government contract performed by the contractor or a subcontract awarded there under, credible evidence of a violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in title 18 of the United States Code or a violation of the False Claims Act. (31 U. S.C. 3729-3733)

This solicitation and the resulting contract includes FAR clause 52.203-13 - CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT; contained elsewhere in the solicitation or contract. The contractor shall comply with the terms of the clause and have a written code of business ethics and conduct; exercise due diligence to prevent and detect criminal conduct; promote ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law within their organization; and timely report any violations of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations found in title 18 of the United States Code or any violations of the False Claims Act. (31 U.S.C.

3729-3733)

**NOTE: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). Those not registered in SAM may be considered non-responsible. Upon registration, a CAGE code will be assigned to the registered firm. This code shall be placed in the box next to “code” in block 17a of the 1449.

All clauses incorporated in full text throughout the entire solicitation must be filled out as applicable.

FOB Destination, Inspection at Origin and Acceptance at Destination terms are applicable to this solicitation.

DLA Troop Support and U.S. Combat Capabilities Command - Soldier Center (Natick) addresses for PDM submissions can be found later in this document.

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

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All materials pertaining to the Business (Price) Proposal, Technical Proposal, and Additional Submission Requirements must be submitted with initial offer.

CHECKLIST - DID YOU REMEMBER TO?????

[ ] Complete Standard Form 1449, Blocks 17a, 17b, 30a, b and c?

[ ] Fill in Block 17a Continued, on the bottom of page 4?

[ ] Cite remittance address in SAM and DUNS Number, Block 17b?

[ ] Sign Block 30a, name in Block 30b, and date in Block 30c?

[ ] Sign and return any / all amendments?

[ ] Return three (3) COMPLETE & SIGNED copies of the solicitation; including pricing and technical proposals?

[ ] Fill out Authorized Negotiators?

[ ] Fill out FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications --Commercial Items?

[ ] Fill out all certifications and representations in solicitation or submit a copy of SAM Registration?

[ ] Checked box stating you intend or do not intend to use one or more facilities as a place of performance under 52.215-6 Place of Performance?

[ ] See links below for the Commercial Item Description & Specifications https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ Subsistence/OperationalRations/cids/ https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operationalrations/Frozen.aspx

[ ] Submit an Integrated Pest Management Plan?

[ ] Submit the Food Defense Plan-Food Defense Checklist for DLA Troop Support?

[ ] Submit the Quality Systems Plan (QSP)?

[ ] Submit the Surge and Sustainment (S&S) Plan?

[ ] Submit the Small Business Subcontracting Plan?

NOTE: The above list of proposal submission requirements is for convenience purposes only. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Offerors are responsible for carefully reviewing the entire solicitation to ensure they submit all information required by the solicitation.

Please submit the following identification numbers:

CAGE CODE: _____________________

DUNS#: __________________________

Any questions may be directed to the Contract Specialist, Steven Hoenes, at telephone number 215-737-6014 or email steven.hoenes@dla.mil and Contracting Officer, Candice Campbell, at telephone number 215-737-7721 or https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operationalrations/Frozen.aspx mailto:steven.hoenes@dla.mil mailto:steven.hoenes@dla.mil

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STATEMENT OF WORK

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This solicitation is for 13 Bakery items used as components in the assembly of the MRE program, which is the primary individual ration of the US Armed Forces.

B. The Government will award on a per line item basis a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures will be used as the source selection method in this procurement. A more detailed discussion of the evaluation criteria is provided later in this solicitation under FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items.

C. The Government reserves the right to evaluate offers and make award(s) without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

D. The resulting contract(s) will be fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract(s). The resulting contract(s) will have a total term of five years, consisting of five, 12- month tiered delivery periods.

RNC Bakery component prices will be based on the tier period an order is placed, not when an order is shipped or delivered. For example, if an order is placed during tier 2, but delivery is made during tier 3, then the prices in effect for that order will be the tier 2 prices. The effective period of the contract for Tier 1 will be from the effective date of award through 365 days. Tier 2 will begin after the 365th day of Tier 1, and will be the same length of 365 days. The same pattern will follow for Tier 3, Tier 4, and Tier 5. The performance period of the contract will end on the 365th day of Tier 5.

Pre-Award Plant Survey: To determine the responsibility of prospective contractors, the government reserves the right to conduct physical surveys of the plants, which are to be used in the performance of a contract. In the event the government is prevented from conducting such a plant survey by the offeror or its proposed subcontractor, the offeror's entire proposal may be rejected as technically unacceptable.

As a part of the pre- award survey, the offeror may be required to obtain from its intended sources of supply, letters confirming availability of components, materials, machinery, and tooling.

E. Offerors are required to submit an Integrated Pest Management Plan, Food Defense Plan, Quality System Plan (QSP), Surge and Sustainment Plan and Subcontracting Plan (applicable to large business only) with their proposals. These submissions will be reviewed for acceptability, but will not be evaluated as part of the award decision. However, failure to submit any of these documents may make an offeror ineligible for award. As discussed above, prior to contract award, the awardee(s) must revise these documents, as needed, to ensure these documents receive an acceptable rating by the Government. Failure to submit acceptable plans prior to award may make an offeror ineligible for award. The specific requirements for each of these documents are discussed later in this solicitation.

II. GUARANTEED MINIMUM/MAXIMUM

A. The quantities shown in the schedule, below, represent the Guaranteed Minimum, Estimated and Maximum quantities for each line item.

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*Note: The guaranteed minimum quantity for the entire five year contract is seen in min column

III. ORDERING RNC COMPONENTS

Note: DLA Troop Support will establish a Rations National Contract (RNC) with each component manufacturer, and will authorize the MRE assemblers to order directly from these contracts in lieu of DLA providing the components as Government Furnished Material (GFM). The Rations National Contract will establish component prices and contractual requirements, but the assemblers will order and pay for the material directly. The assemblers will have full control over when to order, how much to order, and will have full responsibility for the supply chain and inventory.

Purchases made by the Assemblers will go toward satisfying the minimum ordering obligations under the subsequent RNC contract (s).

Note: Terms and conditions of an individual RNC contract will prevail in case of conflict amongst the individual RNC components contractors and MRE assemblers.

Orders will be placed with no less than a 60 day lead-time, and must be placed in economic production quantities, unless the component contractor concurs and there is no additional cost.

The required delivery date will be established with the issuance of the delivery order. Failure to deliver the required quantities b the date set forth by the assembler may result in termination of the contract by default.

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Orders may be cancelled partially or in total within 15 days of order placement for any reason. Any cancellation after 15 days may only be accepted with the express consent of the component contractor.

Component prices will be based on a FOB Destination basis. Acceleration or delay of any delivery may only occur at no additional cost to the Government and with the consent of the component contractor. Additionally, deliveries must be scheduled to take advantage of economical shipping containers/rates.

IV. RNC SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

A. FIFO Requirements:

Components will be utilized in assembly operations on the First-in, First-out (FIFO) basis (contractor's date of pack when receipted). A contractor's component lot, described by the Julian date of pack, shall be completely assembled and exhausted before assembling the next component lot.

B. Bulk Component Packaging:

To assure the unwrapped components are packaged in a satisfactory manner, the following minimum sanitation requirements are established in the performance of any contract awarded:

1. Strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21, Subpart A, Part 110.5, is required.

2. An appropriate level of sanitation will be maintained in the bulk product packaging area in accordance with the facility sanitation program.

3. Personnel involved in packaging operations will be provided with clean white frocks as needed.

4. The hands of personnel participating in bulk product packaging operations must be clean at all times and free from sores, cuts, and/or abrasions.

5. Personnel involved in packaging operations will be required to wear head coverings (hat or hair net) and beard nets, when appropriate.

C. Storage of Component Items

Components must be stored in such a manner as to protect them from damage due to temperature or humidity changes. DLA Troop Support may be contacted for assistance concerning individual component storage problems or concerns regarding proper methods. If bulk-packaged components are removed from storage in a frozen condition, they must not be exposed to high temperatures and/or humidity without first being tempered.

Tempering will be done by raising the temperature to no greater than 40 degrees F the first 24 hours; and to no more than 65 degrees F and 55 percent humidity the second 24 hours. Packaging material must not be removed prior to completing the tempering procedure.

D. Subassemblies

Payment to assemblers will be based upon the number of completed boxes assembled and delivered. No compensation will be allowed for subassemblies, which are not incorporated into completed boxes.

V. ITEM ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/REPLACEMENTS

Addendum to DLA Procurement Note L27 - Addition and Deletion of Items (AUG 2017), and as outlined below:

A. The Government reserves the right to add new items to the resultant contract(s), through bilateral

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Form (CONTINUED) modification. Pricing for new items will be negotiated with the awardee and must be found fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer.

B. If multiple awards are made and an awardee defaults on any particular item(s), then the Government reserves the right to delete such item(s) from the defaulted awardee's contract and add those items to another awardee's contract. For another awardee to have such item(s) added to its contract, that awardee must be able to meet all technical acceptability requirements of this solicitation with respect to such item (s). If only two contracts are awarded under this solicitation, the awardee receiving the item(s) must agree to sell the item(s) at the price that such item(s) was/were originally awarded to the defaulting awardee. If more than two contracts are awarded under this solicitation, then the Government will compete the item

(s) among the other awardees using LPTA procedures, but the other awardees competing must agree to sell the item(s) at a price no higher than the price that such item(s) was/were originally awarded to the defaulting awardee.

C. The Government reserves the right to unilaterally delete items from the MRE Bakery Program.

D. The Government reserves the right to replace or not to replace any item(s), which have been discontinued or removed from the contract. The Government shall satisfy the guaranteed minimum contract quantity requirements as stated in the contract award.

VI. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

A. The DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes to, or modifications of, any requirement of the contract. Notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in the contract, said authority remains solely with DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer.

B. In the event the vendor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustments will be made to cover any costs associated with such change.

VII. PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION MODELS (PDMs)

A. Acceptable PDMs, also referred to as approved PDMs, will be used as production standards by both the Contractor and the Government. The production lots/product-codes used as the production standards by both the Contractor and the Government shall be identical. The approval of any PDM will not constitute a waiver of the requirement that all delivered product must meet all other solicitation/contractual requirements, such as, but not limited to, analytical requirements, physical requirements, microbiological requirements and/or performance requirements, unless specifically stated by the Contracting Officer. The offeror/contractor will be responsible for the shipment of PDM samples to Natick, to DLA Troop Support, and as required, and to hold samples at the Contractors facility.

The contractor is required to retain and possess its own set of approved PDMs and will be responsible for the distribution of approved PDMs to Government entities, when required by the Contracting Officer, throughout contract performance.

1. Initial PDM:

PDMs must be submitted for each line item on which an offeror intends to bid prior to the close of the solicitation, and found to meet the standards referenced in the respective RNC Bakery component specification. Individual item specifications can be found in section VIII Technical/Quality Data subsection 2.

Refer to Sections XI subsection B(3) and XII subsection 2(i) for PDM submission instructions and evaluation criteria as a part of a proposal. Offerors must warrant that product submitted under any resultant contract will conform to all packaging, labeling and packing requirements as well as analytical requirements. The Government will not accept product offered under this solicitation or produced for performance under the resultant contract that does not conform to all requirements.

2. New PDM (may not apply):

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During the course of contract performance, new items may be introduced for delivery during the next delivery period. PDMs are required for all new items and must be submitted 45 days prior to the start of the delivery period in which the new items will be incorporated into the contract. If approved product technical requirements for new items are not available to meet this requirement, the contractor must submit PDMs within 30 days from the date the requirements document is published. Contractors must certify that the PDM

(s) conforms to all specification/ production description characteristics, or must adequately describe any differences the PDM may have from the requirements of the product description or specification(s). Upon approval by DLA Troop Support, the New PDM will become the product standard.

3. Replacement PDM:

Changes in production methodology or packaging, such as implementation of new technology, may result in a product non-comparable to one or more observable characteristics of the production standard. If the Government determines, on its own or at the suggestion of the contractor, that any change in a product characteristic, other than changes to shape or dimension compatible with performance requirements, results in a product that is no longer comparable to the production standard, the contractor must submit a replacement PDM. If the Government determines, on its own or at the suggestion of the contractor, that any changes to shape or dimension impact on the ability to compare the new product to the production standard in terms of the performance requirements designated for appearance, odor, flavor, and texture, the contractor must submit a replacement. The contractor must submit a replacement PDM if determined necessary by the Government. Contractors must certify that the PDM(s) conforms to all specification/ production description characteristics, or must adequately describe any differences the PDM may have from the requirements of the product description or specification(s).

The contractor must bear all expenses incidental to the submission of Replacement PDMs to Natick and their evaluations by Natick.

Upon approval by DLA Troop Support, the Replacement PDM will become the product standard.

4. Replenishment PDM:

Every 12 months, or as otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer, for finished-product components inspected by the Government at origin, the Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) will replenish the Government's supply of PDM's at origin with 70 PDMs randomly selected from a lot inspected and accepted by the Government for all contractual requirements. In addition, the GQAR will randomly select from the lot 32 replenishment PDMs for Natick and 4 replenishment PDMs for DLA Troop Support.

Upon approval by DLA Troop Support, the Replenishment PDM will become the product standard.

Submission Process for New, Replacement, and Replenishment PDMs

106 PDMs of each Bakery component must be submitted as follows:

32 PDMs of each Bakery component must be sent to

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FCDD-SCC-EMR ATTN: Jill Bates

COMBAT CAPABILITIES COMMAND - SOLDIER CENTER

10 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK, MA 01760

70 PDMs of each Bakery component must be maintained by the offeror/contractor. In this instance, the offeror must self-certify, confirm possession of the samples, and identify the samples as from the same production lot as those

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Form (CONTINUED) submitted to Natick. The offeror must submit this statement(s) with the balance of PDM samples submitted to DLA Troop Support. Should an offeror be awarded a contract, the offeror must provide the 70 PDMs that were self-certified and maintained by the offeror to a Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) during the first production cycle.

Offerors that have been awarded a contract and do not have an in-house GQAR will be directed on where to submit these PDMs.

NOTE: The contractor must retain a sufficient number of samples to be used by the contractor to verify that the production meets the PDM Standard The remaining 4 PDMs of each Bakery component must be sent to DLA to the below address:

ATTN: STEVEN HOENES AND CANDICE CAMPBELL

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

POST OFFICE BOX 56667

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-6667

Inside the cases sent to both DLA and Natick, along with the samples, must be the required paperwork, fully identifying the product, solicitation number, the item is an (New/Replacement/Replenishment) PDM, USDA certification, analytical and microbial Test results with certificates of analysis, any other test results available, and any other information to assist in identifying the product and conducting the evaluation.

Note: The end or side of the Case should have a label, or be printed on the Case, with the following information:

Product Demonstration Model

Contract Number

Product Identity

Lot#

Company Name and Address

Point of Contact Name and Phone Number

Inside the cases sent to both DLA and Natick, along with the samples, must be the required paperwork, fully identifying the product, solicitation number, the item is an Initial PDM, USDA certification, analytical and microbial test results with certificates of analysis, any other test results available, and any other information to assist in identifying the product and conducting the evaluation.

Contractors must maintain 70 of their own sets of approved PDMs that were derived from identical finished-component production lots and/or identical bulk-component production lots; to be referred to as in-common product- code PDMs. The submitting contractor will send written notification of in-common product-code submissions, endorsed by each participating contractor, to DLA Troop Support for approval by the Contracting Officer. DLA Troop Support will notify Natick as to which contractors are submitting what in-common product-codes. Once notified of Contracting Officer approval, the submitting Contractor must include in its submission package the identity of the Contractors for whom the submission pertains. The submitting Contractor will also be responsible for the distribution and shipment of any in-common product-code PDM samples to Natick and to DLA Troop Support.

Evaluation Process for New, Replacement, and Replenishment PDMs

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A Natick PDM evaluation panel will evaluate New and Replacement PDMs for compliance with product specifications and for compliance with the sensory characteristics designated and defined in the product's technical documents. These sensory characteristics, namely appearance, odor, flavor, and texture (or combination thereof where dictated by the product's technical documents), represents distinct sensory characteristic categories and will be evaluated by category by panelist. Each panelist will assign to each sensory characteristic category a quality rating by using a 9-point quality scale, where 9 is the highest rating and 1 the lowest rating. The mean value of the panelist's ratings for each sensory characteristic category will be determined.

Natick will assign an overall quality scale rating to each New and Replacement PDM that it evaluates. The overall rating will be equal to the mean score of the lowest-rated sensory characteristic category. For each New PDM, an overall quality rating of 6.00 through 9.00 will indicate an acceptable rating and an overall quality rating of 1.00 through 5.99 will indicate an unacceptable rating. For each Replacement PDM, an overall quality rating of 6.00 through 9.00 will indicate an acceptable rating and an overall quality rating of 1.00 through 5.99 will indicate an unacceptable rating. In addition, for a Replacement PDM to be found “acceptable”, its overall quality rating will be equal to or higher than the original overall quality scale assigned to the Initial, New, or Replacement PDM representing the item to be replaced. A lower overall quality rating will indicate an unacceptable replacement rating.

Natick will evaluate Replenishment PDMs for appearance, odor, flavor and texture; and the evaluation must determine the Replenishment PDM to be equal to or better than the existing product standard for all characteristics in order to be rated as “Acceptable”. The results of Natick's PDM evaluations will be reported to DLA Troop Support as “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. An “Acceptable” PDM-rating will not constitute a waiver of any specification requirement unless specifically stated by the Contracting Officer.

VIII. TECHNICAL/QUALITY DATA

A. Description/Specifications:

1. NSN/Item Description

8920-01-479-1847

Cookies, Regular, Chocolate Chip, Plain, Crisp, Individual Serving Package; 60 gm flex pg. CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP, Type I, Style J, Flavor 1, Bake Type a, Class 1

8920-01-610-1980

Cookies, Regular, Oatmeal, Chocolate Chunk, Crisp, Individual Serving Package; 56 gm flex pg., CID A- A-20295, PKG&QAP, Type I, Style I, Flavor 6, Bake Type a, Class 1

8920-01-490-3557

Cookies, Regular, Oatmeal, Plain, Crisp Individual Serving Package; 56 gm flex pg., CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP, Type I, Style I, Flavor 1, Bake Type a, Class 1

8920-01-579-3687

Muffin Top, Maple, Trans Fat Free; 2.2 oz. (62 gm) flex pg., PCR-C-007, Type III, Flavor 2, Style 2

8920-01-620-9442

Pound Cake, Applesauce, Trans Fat Free; 2.5 oz. (71 gm) flex pg., PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 12, Style 2

8920-01-458-0130

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Pound Cake, Lemon Poppy Seed, Trans Fat Free; 2.5 oz. (71 gm) flex pg., PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 6, Style 2

8920-01-545-1391

Pound Cake, Marble Trans Fat Free; 2.5 oz. (71 gm) flex pg., PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 11, Style 2

8920-01-348-4694

Pound Cake, Vanilla, Trans Fat Free; 2.5 oz. (71 gm) flex pg., PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 1, Style 2

8920-01-691-5153

Bread, Whole Wheat, Sliced; 57 gm flex pg., PCR-B-064, Type I-A full description has not yet been approved. The applicable information will be provided via Amendment as soon as it is available.

8920-01-610-1857

Snack Bread, Fortified, White Wheat Snack Bread, Single Pack; 2.0 oz. (57 gm) flex pg., PCR-S-009, Type VI, Style A

8920-01-525-3622

Tortillas, Plain; 2.1 oz. (60 gm) flex pg., PCR-T-008, Flavor 1

8920-01-621-2384

Tortillas, Chipotle; 2.1 oz. (60 gm) flex pg., PCR-T-008, Flavor 2

8920-01-691-4844

Tortilla, Whole Grain; 2.1 oz. (60 gm) flex pg., PCR-T-008, Flavor 3-A full description has not yet been approved. The applicable information will be provided via Amendment as soon as it is available.

2. Prime Documents:

CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP Cookies

PCR-C-007 Cake, Brownies, Muffin Tops & Filled Cakes

PCR-B-064 Bread, Sliced-A full description has not yet been approved. The applicable information will be provided via Amendment as soon as it is available.

PCR-S-009 Snack Bread PCR-T-008 Tortillas

Applicable versions of documents cited here as prime documents including changes are posted at:

http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operationalrations/Frozen.aspx

3. Date of Pack:

Acceptance will be limited to product processed and packed subsequent to date of award/ beginning of any following Tier period.

4. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

a. PER- OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE PROHIBITION, Any food contact substances that are used to assemble and package MRE components shall not contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operationalrations/Frozen.aspx

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b. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

i. The Contractor shall comply with 21 CFR §110 “Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, or Holding Human Food” or 21 CFR §117 “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food”, and other applicable regulations. The Contractor shall ensure all sub-contractors comply with all applicable regulations. In addition, the contractor is required to comply with all applicable parts of the Code of Federal Regulations.

ii. All products shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, processing, thermoprocessing, packaging, labeling, packing, storage, and distribution of those products.

B. PERFORMANCE, PACKAGING AND QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS

1. Unless otherwise specified in Sections VIII - Technical/Quality Data, IX - PACKAGING/LABELING/ PACKING/UNITIZATION/MARKING and X - Inspection and Acceptance of this document, the packaging provisions and quality assurance provisions (verifications) for individual component items are cited in their respective PCRs, MIL-STDs, MIL-PRFs, PKG&QAPs, and MIL specs.

C. PRODUCT SANITARILY APPROVED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS

1. As required by 48 CFR §246.408-70, Subsistence; AR 40-657/NAVSUP 4355.4H/MCO P10110.31H, Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Laboratory Service; DLAR 4155.3, Inspection of Subsistence Supplies and Services; DLA PROVISION 9044, Sanitary Conditions; and as clarified by the Armed Forces Food Risk Evaluation Committee, all Operational Ration Food Components shall originate from establishments sanitarily approved for supplying the specific food item.

2. Sanitary approval is established by:

a. Listing in the Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement (Worldwide Directory) as established by the Army Public Health Center

(USAPHC).

b. An establishment specifically exempted from listing in the Worldwide Directory by AR 40-657/ NAVSUP 4355.4H/MCO P10110.31H paragraph 2-15a(2)(a) through (i).

3. This requirement applies to all Operational Rations and all Government Furnished Materiel (GFM) and CFM Operational Ration food components.

4. Requests for inspection and Worldwide Directory listing by USAPHC will be routed through DLA Troop Support-FTR for coordination and action. Situations involving sole sources of supply, proprietary supply sources, and commercial Brand Name items will be evaluated directly by the Chief, DLA Troop Support- FTR, in coordination with the Chief, Approved Sources Division, USAPHC.

5. In addition to the above, all producers of MRE food components shall be listed in the in the Worldwide Directory as determined by USAPHC

D. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. A nutritional analysis for each product requiring a PDM shall be provided to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) within two weeks of the award of the contract and each time there is a major formulation change.

2. The Nutritional analysis shall be generated by the Genesis® R&D Food Analysis and Labeling Software (ESHA Research, Salem, OR, USA), version 9.0 or higher. The analysis shall be sent

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a. The Genesis® food list files shall be provided for a 100 gm portion.

b. Genesis® food item files shall be included in the analysis file.

3. The ingredients and weight of each ingredient shall be included for each formulation.

a. Nutrients included shall be:

Nutrient Measurement Nutrient Measurement

Weight gram Kilocalorie C

Protein gram Carbohydrate gram

Dietary Fiber gram Fat (Total) gram

Cholesterol milligram Fat (Saturated) gram

Water gram Fat (Monounsaturated) gram

Ash gram Fat (Polyunsaturated) gram

Vitamin A IU Fat (Trans) gram

Riboflavin (B2) milligram Thiamin (B1) milligram

Vitamin B6 milligram Niacin (B3) milligram

Vitamin C milligram Vitamin B12 milligram

Vitamin E IU Vitamin D IU

(α-equivalents)

Calcium milligram Folate microgram

Iron milligram Copper milligram

Phosphorus milligram Magnesium milligram

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Sodium milligram Potassium milligram

Zinc milligram

b. The nutrients as required under the Nutrient Content paragraph and the verification of the nutrients as required under the Methods of Inspection paragraph in each specification is mandatory.

c. Nutrient measurements shall be to the first decimal.

E. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. The “Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program Requirements for Operational Rations,” of November 2017 is applicable to this DLA Troop Support Subsistence contract, except as specifically exempted in Technical Requirements of this solicitation/contract. The IPM program shall be in existence prior to contract award. The IPM plan shall be submitted to DLA Troop Support. The associated pesticide labels and MSDS documents are not to be submitted to DLA Troop Support, unless specifically requested by the Contracting Officer. The contractor shall have these documents available for on-site review during a Pest Management Audit, Quality Systems Management Visit (QSMV), or Quality Systems Compliance Audit.

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