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OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 1000136362

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

SPE3S1-22-R-0006

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2022 JAN 19

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

Steven Hoenes PSPTRCC

a. NAME

Phone: 215-737-3726

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No Collect calls)

2022 FEB 20

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 100UNRESTRICTED 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:

500SIZE 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

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UNIT

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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

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PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

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

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

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36. PAYMENT

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

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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)

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

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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 22, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET) (Standard)

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:

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

POST OFFICE BOX 56667

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-6667

Deliver HANDCARRIED OFFER, including delivery by commercial carrier, to:

DLA Troop Support 700 Robbins Avenue ATT: Business Opportunities Office, Bldg. 45-C-167 Philadelphia, PA, 19111

Note: 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

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Form (CONTINUED) 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.

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.

Offerors intending to deliver offers in-person should be advised that the Business Opportunities Office (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) 737-8556 (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 that the 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 ARE NOT AUTHORIZED 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 TIENDUNG NGUYEN

700 Robbins Avenue ATT: Business Opportunities Office, Bldg 45-C-167 Philadelphia, PA, 19111

Facsimile offers are not acceptable forms of transmission of initial proposals or revisions to initial proposals.

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, Tiendung Nguyen (tiendung.nguyen@dla.mil).

Although e-mail offers are acceptable, all Product Demonstration Models must be delivered to the location identified mailto:Harry.Streibich@dla.mil

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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.

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.

As directed by the Contracting Officer, e-mail may also be used during discussions/negotiations, if discussions/ negotiations are held, and for proposal revision(s), including Final Proposal Revision(s). The Contract Specialist, Steven Hoenes (steven.hoenes@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Tiendung Nguyen (tiendung.nguyen@dla.mil) may receive the e- mailed proposal revisions. If and when a request for proposal revision is issued, the date and time for receipt of proposal revisions, will be designated in that request. Submission of proposals and any revisions are subject to the terms of FAR 52.215-1.

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

Note: 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.

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

Note: Included in the solicitation are the full text versions of the Cyber Incidents clauses, DFARS 252.204-7008, 252.204-7009, and 252.204-7012.

OFFERORS SHOULD SIGN AND RETURN ALL PAGES OF THE SOLICITATION WITH THEIR OFFER ALONG WITH 2 COMPLETE COPIES OF THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS PROPOSALS DESCRIBED LATER IN THIS DOCUMENT (only 1 copy is required for e-mailed submissions). ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH INITIAL OFFER.

3. Block 10

Applicable NAICS Codes Size Standard mailto:Harry.Streibich@dla.mil

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311999 500 Employees

4. Block 15

Delivery quantities shall be provided via delivery orders issued on an as needed basis. Delivery shall be FOB Destination.

The Government anticipates using the following FOB Destination point, i.e. ship-to address:

Delivery point DoDAAC Address W62G2T Defense Depot Tracy

Directorate of Distribution 25600 South Chrisman Road, Warehouse no. 30, section 2 - UGR

Tracy, CA 95304-5000

The required delivery date shall be 60 days from issuance of the delivery order. The Contractor may be permitted to accelerate deliveries upon notification to, and approval by, the Contracting Officer.

Note:

Inspection Point: ORIGIN

Acceptance Point: DESTINATION

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:

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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 - 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

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Form (CONTINUED) 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 must be placed in the box next to “code” in block 15A of the cover sheet.

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

FOB Destination terms are applicable to this solicitation.

DLA Troop Support and DEVCOM Soldier Center (Natick) addresses for PDM submissions can be found later in this document.

All materials pertaining to the Business 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?

[ ] 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 two (2) COMPLETE & SIGNED copies of the solicitation; including pricing and technical proposals? (Note: E-mail submissions only require one (1) copy of each document/submission) [ ] 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?

[ ] Submit an Integrated Pest Management Plan?

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

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:

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CAGE CODE: _____________________

DUNS#:___________________________________

Any questions may be directed to the Contract Specialist, Steven Hoenes, at email steven.hoenes@dla.mil and Contracting Officer, Tiendung Nguyen, at email Tiendung.nguyen@dla.mil.

STATEMENT OF WORK

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This solicitation is for 2 Dehydrated Juice, Fruit items used as components in the assembly of the Unitized Group Ration

- Express (UGR-E) program.

B. The Government will award 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.

UGR-E Dehydrated Juice, Fruit 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. Offerors must submit pricing for any UGR-E Dehydrated Juice, Fruit component item(s) on which they intend to bid. Pricing must be submitted for each offered UGR-E Dehydrated Juice, Fruit component line item for all five tiers on an F.O.B Destination basis. Failure to offer pricing on all five tiers of an offered line item may be deemed as non-acceptance of the item(s) and/or tier(s), which could result in rejection of the entire proposal as technically unacceptable. Different prices may be offered per tier. Offerors may submit their pricing in the format available in the UGR-E Dehydrated Juice, Fruit Pricing Spreadsheet Section VII, or a similar format.

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 mailto:steven.hoenes@dla.mil mailto:Tiendung.nguyen@dla.mil

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Form (CONTINUED) 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 and Food Defense Plan with their proposals. These submissions will be reviewed for acceptability, but will not be evaluated as part of the award decision or be used to make a responsibility determination. 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. 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.

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

III. ORDERING UGR-E DEHYDRATED JUICE, FRUITCOMPONENTS

Orders must 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.

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. 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

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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.

V. NEGOTIATIONS

For the subject acquisition, the Government reserves the right to conduct negotiations. Initial responses to negotiations shall be in a form of communication customary in the industry for transmitting information to include letter, in-person and e-mail.

Facsimile are not acceptable forms of transmission for submission of initial proposals or revisions to initial proposals submitted in response to this solicitation. E-mail offers are the preferred method of submitting initial offers and may be used during discussions/negotiations, if discussions/negotiations are held, and for proposal revision(s), including Final Proposal Revision(s).

VI. TECHNICAL/QUALITY DATA

1. Product Demonstration Model (PDM) Information:

Product Demonstration Model (PDM): The Government requires Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) for each item while the solicitation is open. The PDMs must be received no later than the time set for closing of offers. Offers will be evaluated to determine compliance with all characteristics listed for evaluation in FAR 52.212-2 herein. Failure to furnish this information and PDMs by the time specified in the solicitation may be cause for rejection of the proposal. The offer may be rejected under the late offer clause or may be rejected because additional submissions will be tantamount to a submission of a new offer. A cover letter may accompany the offer to set forth any information you wish to bring to the attention of the Government.

Solicitation Provisions:

Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) are to be submitted at no expense to the Government and must be received prior to the time set for closing of offers. PDMs will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the offeror. Failure to submit PDMs may result in rejection of an offer.

a. The PDM is the standard to which all production under any contract resulting from this solicitation must conform.

Offerors are cautioned that samples produced in test facilities may not be comparable to the product produced on a production line, which result in rejection of the product. Also major changes in production methodology or packaging, such as implementation of new technology, may result in production that does not meet the production standard, which would require the submission and evaluation of new PDMs. Should the contractor at any time plan to, or actually produce the product using different raw material or process methodologies from the approved Product Standard, which result in a product non-comparable to the Product Standard, the contractor shall arrange for a Replacement PDM approval. In any event, all product produced must meet all requirements of this document including Product Standard comparability.

b. The Government will evaluate the PDMs for compliance with the item descriptions and product specifications and will also evaluate the sensory attributes of the food product to include appearance, odor, flavor and texture using the recognized 9-point quality rating scale to determine product quality. PDMs must conform to all specification/ production description characteristics. Failure of models to conform to the specification may result in rejection of offer.

Product offered shall conform to all packaging, labeling, and packing requirements as well as analytical requirements.

The government shall not accept product from any resultant contract which does not conform to all requirements.

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c. Vendors shall have one opportunity to correct any deficiencies found during the evaluation of PDMs submitted as part of the initial proposal and have their PDM pass evaluation. Vendors are advised that if they have any unacceptable PDMs after the second evaluation, their proposal will be determined to be technically unacceptable for that item and they will not be considered for award. The Government shall require each PDM to be rated as “Acceptable”. Revised or alternate PDMs submitted during negotiations shall be evaluated for the same criteria detailed above.

d. PDMs shall be submitted as follows:

A total of 106 samples of PDM items shall be submitted as stated below:

i. A total of 32 PDMs shall be sent to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FCDD-SCC-EMR (Attn Jill Bates)

DEVCOM Soldier Center

10 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK, MA 01760-5056

Lab # 508-206-3325 jill.m.bates.civ@army.mil

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

Product Demonstration Model Sample

Solicitation Number

Product Identity

Lot #

Company Name and Address

Point of Contact Name and Phone Number

Inside the case, along with the samples, should be the required paperwork, fully identifying the product, solicitation number, contract number (if applicable), whether the item is an Initial, Replenishment, or Replacement PDM, USDA certification, any test results available, or any other information to assist in identifying the product and conducting the evaluation.

Offerors may direct proposed subcontractors to submit PDM samples directly to Natick on their behalf.

In those instances, the offeror will send written notification of subcontractor submissions to Natick and such PDMs must be clearly labeled for which offeror they are being submitted. This documentation must also be part of their proposal. PDMs will not be evaluated until written notification from the mailto:jill.m.bates.civ@army.mil

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Form (CONTINUED) offeror is received. This consideration does not relieve the offeror of the full responsibility for submitting all PDMs in a timely manner. Late submissions of PDMs may be the basis for rejection of the proposal.

The Offeror shall provide a complete list of its PDMs submitted, with its technical proposal, to include:

item, source of supply name and address, and item lot number. Note: Offerors may submit PDMs to Natick for evaluation any time after solicitation issuance. However, PDM Samples and documentation must be submitted by the deadline for receipt of proposals to the Business Opportunities Office (BOO) at DLA TROOP SUPPORT with the aforementioned supplier and lot number information.

ii. A total of 70 PDMs shall be sent to the cognizant in-plant Government inspector. In this instance, the offeror shall advise the Government inspector after production of the PDMs and shall obtain a signed statement from the inspector confirming possession of the samples and identifying the samples as from the same production lot as those submitted to Natick. The offeror shall submit this statement(s) with this balance of PDM samples submitted to DLA Troop Support.

iii. The remaining 4 PDMs of the same product lot code as those submitted to Natick and the USDA government inspector shall be mailed along with your technical proposal to the address indicated on Block 9 at DLA Troop Support (attn. Tiendung Nguyen) on the first page of the solicitation. Coordinate sample submission with the Contracting Officer prior to submittal to DLA Troop Support- Subsistence.

iv. PLEASE NOTE: This requirement is waived for any offeror who has submitted and received an acceptable rating on a PDM or FA from Natick, in the 12 months prior to the solicitation close date. Please provide documentation from Natick of the passing PDM score.

v. Late submissions of PDMs may be the basis for rejection of the proposal.

vi. The PDMs required in this part of the solicitation, which are submitted to Natick, must have any required analytical results included as part of the offer for this technical evaluation factor. The analyticals are to be self-certified or certified by the USDA (i.e., testing of official USDA samples by a USDA/AMS laboratory) for current suppliers of these items and self-certified by other potential offerors. Failure to submit the required certified analyticals with PDMs may result in the proposal not being considered for award. The offeror should include applicable documentation to establish that the product has been processed to meet commercial sterility requirements. e.g.: including incubation sample results.

e. Every 12 months, the Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) will randomly select 32 replenishment samples for Natick and 70 replenishment samples for the government's supply at origin from a lot accepted by the government for all contractual requirements; 4 replenishment PDMs shall be furnished to DLA Troop Support. The contractor will be responsible for shipment to Natick. This replenishment may occur earlier if necessary to ensure an

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adequate supply of PDM samples. The contractor will also use samples from this same lot as the production standard.

i. Replenishment PDMs are defined as product samples used to reestablish the product standard due to depleting the current PDM stocks or as required by schedule. Replenishment PDMs will be evaluated for appearance, odor, flavor and texture, must be equal to or better than the existing product standard for all characteristics, and must meet the requirements for those characteristics in the appropriate product technical requirements document or specification(s). Upon acceptance the replenishment PDM will become the new product standard.

ii. If a Replenishment PDM is rejected by Natick, the next conforming production lot will be submitted by USDA as a Resubmittal PDM Replenishment. This follow-up Resubmittal PDM Replenishment and any subsequent Resubmittal lots cannot be shipped by the manufacturer without an acceptable evaluation result from Natick.

iii. The cut-off date for PDM Replenishments will be 18 months. After 18 months, USDA will submit a PDM sample to Natick as a Replacement PDM, following the PDM submittal process. The production lot that is used for the Replacement PDM submittal cannot be shipped by the manufacturer without an acceptable evaluation result from Natick.

f. If the contractor wishes to establish a new standard, that new standard would be called a Replacement PDM.

Replacement PDMs are defined as product samples that are non-comparable to the established PDM, e.g. due to different ingredients or process methodologies. Replacement PDMs are submitted by the contractor and follow the same submittal process as the initial PDM. At no time will there be two standards for the product.

g. In the event that an offeror's PDM was found technically acceptable, but not offered the award, the offeror may present the remainder of the PDM lot, to the Government for purchase at the awarded price. The Government retains the option to purchase the remainder of the lot at the order price.

2. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. For the purposes of Inspection/Acceptance and Shipment/Delivery, a manufacturer's “lot” shall be considered no greater than a single shift's production.

Note: When product is being delivered to Tracy Depot in California, lot numbers will not be mixed on the same pallet.

B. OPTIONAL CONTRACTOR TESTING is provided by the alternate inspection requirements of DLAD 52.246-9024, Alternative Inspection Requirements for Selected Items.

3. ITEM DESCRIPTION

The below listed item descriptions include the required technical specification (i.e. Performance Contract Requirements (PCRs), Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), etc) for this acquisition.

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Copies of the required technical specifications (i.e.: Performance Contract Requirements (PCRs), Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), etc) may be obtained upon request from:

Defense Logistics Agency

Ms. Shannon Dempsey, Food Technologist

ATTN: FTSC

700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092 Telephone: (215-737-7802) e-mail: Shannon.Dempsey@dla.mil

Copies of the stated documents may also be obtained at the DLA Troop Support Subsistence Internet website located at https:// www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/OperationalRations/pcracr/ or; http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/ OperationalRations/cids/

4. TRACEABILITY

In order to facilitate an effective traceability for the Unitized Group Ration Program, the contractor shall ensure that each primary container (unit pack) and intermediate container, if required, has a lot number and Date of Pack (DOP). These package codes shall be permanent and legible.

Use of the Julian Date for the lot number and a time stamp (hour and minute of filling/sealing) is preferred. For example (1296 12:15), 1296 = October 23, 2021 and 12:15 representing the time of filling/sealing. When not required by specification, the contractor's lot identification may be of their own coding, i.e. a closed code, but the contractor shall provide the coding information for the primary containers and the contract data markings upon delivery. Package codes (to include tim per case lot number shall be identified on the appropriate accompanying DD Form 250 upon delivery.

Additionally, the contractor shall ensure that traceability records include identifying ALL ingredients and ALL sources for those ingredients. This shall be accomplished for the each item, brand and component that is shipped to the Defense Depot (Assembler) for the Unitized Group Ration Programs.

This information shall be made available within 24 hours.

5. PRODUCT SANITARILY APPROVED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS

As required by 48 CFR 246.471 Authorizing Shipment of Supplies, AR 40-657, Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Laboratory Service, DLAR 4155.3, Inspections of Subsistence Supplies and Services, DLA Provision 9044, "SANITARY CONDITIONS”, and as clarified by the Armed Forces Food Risk Evaluation Committee, 31 JAN 1996, all Operational Ration Food Components will originate from sanitarily approved establishments. Acceptable sanitary approval is constituted by listing in the "Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement," published by the U.S. Army Institute of Public Health (USAIPH), or an establishment inspected and approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC) and possessing a USDA/USDC establishment number. This requirement applies to all GFM and CFM Operational Ration Food Components and to all Operational Ration types. Requests for inspection and "Directory" listing by USAIPH will be routed through DLA Troop Support-FTSC for coordination and action.

Situations involving sole sources of supply, proprietary supply sources, and commercial Brand Name items will be evaluated mailto:Shannon.Dempsey@dla.mil https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/OperationalRations/pcracr/ https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/OperationalRations/pcracr/ http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/OperationalRations/cids/ http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/OperationalRations/cids/

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directly by the Chief, DLA Troop Support-FTSC, in coordination with the Chief, Approved Sources Division, USAIPH.

DLA Provision 9039 REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES (NOV 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall remove or obliterate from a rejected end item and its packing and packaging, any marking, symbol, or other representation that the end item or any part of it has been produced or manufactured for the United States Government.

Removal or obliteration shall be accomplished prior to any donation, sale, or disposal in commercial channels. The Contractor, in making disposition in commercial channels of rejected supplies, is responsible for compliance with requirements of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 United States Code (U.S.C.) 45 et seq.) and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.

S.C. 301 et seq.), as well as other Federal or State laws and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. (b) Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor is responsible for removal or obliteration of government identifications within 72 hours of rejection of nonconforming supplies including supplies manufactured for the Government but not offered or supplies transferred from the Government's account to the cold storage Contractor's account at origin or destination. (For product rejected at destination and returned to the Contractor's plant, the 72 hour period starts with the time of Contractor receipt of returned product). After removal or obliteration is accomplished and prior to disposition, the Contractor must notify the Government inspector.

DLA Provision 9044 SANITARY CONDITIONS (APR 2014)

(a) Food establishments.

(1) All establishments and distributors furnishing subsistence items under DLA Troop Support contracts are subject to sanitation approval and surveillance as deemed appropriate by the Military Medical Service or by other Federal agencies recognized by the Military Medical Service. The Government does not intend to make any award for, nor accept, any subsistence products manufactured, processed, or stored in a facility which fails to maintain acceptable levels of food safety and food defense, is operating under such unsanitary conditions as may lead to product contamination or adulteration constituting a health hazard, or which has not been listed in an appropriate Government directory as a sanitarily approved establishment when required. Accordingly, the supplier agrees that, except as indicated in paragraphs (2) and (3) below, products furnished as a result of this contract will originate only in establishments listed in the U.S. Army Institute of Public Health (USAIPH) Circular 40-1, Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement, (Worldwide Directory) (available at: http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/ DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx ). Compliance with the current edition of DoD Military Standard 3006A, Sanitation Requirements for Food Establishments, is mandatory for listing of establishments in the Worldwide Directory. Suppliers also agree to inform the Contracting Officer immediately upon notification that a facility is no longer sanitarily approved and/or removed from the Worldwide Directory and/or other Federal agency's listing, as indicated in paragraph (2) below. Suppliers also agree to inform the Contracting Officer when sanitary approval is regained and listing is reinstated.

(2) Establishments furnishing the products listed below and appearing in the publications indicated need not be listed in the worldwide directory. Additional guidance on specific listing requirements for products/plants included in or exempt from listing is provided in Appendix A of the worldwide directory.

(i) Meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products may be supplied from establishments which are currently listed in the “Meat, Poultry and Egg Inspection Directory,] published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA, FSIS), at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory. The item, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the USDA shield and applicable establishment number. USDA listed establishments processing products not subject to the Federal Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Acts must be listed in the Worldwide Directory for those items.

(ii) Intrastate commerce of meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products for direct delivery to military installations within the same state (intrastate) may be supplied when the items are processed in establishments under state http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory

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Form (CONTINUED) inspection programs certified by the USDA as being “at least equal to” the Federal Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Acts. The item, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the official inspection legend or label of the inspection agency and applicable establishment number.

(iii) Shell eggs may be supplied from establishments listed in the “List of Plants Operating under USDA Poultry and Egg Grading Programs” published by the USDA, Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) at http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/ grading.htm.

(iv) Egg products (liquid, dehydrated, frozen) may be supplied from establishments listed in the “Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory” published by the USDA FSIS at http://apps.ams.usda.gov/plantbook/Query_Pages/ PlantBook_Query.asp . All products, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the official inspection legend or label of the inspection agency and applicable establishment number.

(v) Fish, fishery products, seafood, and seafood products may be supplied from establishments listed under “U.S.

Establishments Approved For Sanitation And For Producing USDC Inspected Fishery Products” in the “USDC Participants List for Firms, Facilities, and Products”, published electronically by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (USDC, NOAA) (available at: seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov). All products, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the full name and address of the producing facility.

(vi) Pasteurized milk and milk products may be supplied from plants having a pasteurization plant compliance rating of 90 percent or higher, as certified by a state milk sanitation officer and listed in “Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers” (IMS), published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (USDHHS, FDA) at http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2007965.

htm . These plants may serve as sources of pasteurized milk and milk products as defined in Section I of the “Grade `A' Pasteurized Milk Ordinance” (PMO) published by the USDHHS, FDA at http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/ GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Milk/default.htm .

(vii) Manufactured or processed dairy products only from plants listed in Section I of the “Dairy Plants Surveyed and Approved for USDA Grading Service”, published electronically by Dairy Grading Branch, AMS, USDA (available at: https:// apps.ams.usda.gov/dairy/ApprovedPlantList/) may serve as sources of manufactured or processed dairy products as listed by the specific USDA product/operation code. Plants producing products not specifically listed by USDA product/operation code must be Worldwide Directory listed (e.g., plant is coded to produce cubed cheddar but not shredded cheddar; or, plant is coded for cubed cheddar but not cubed mozzarella). Plants listed in Section II and denoted as “P” codes (packaging and processing) must be Worldwide Directory listed.

(viii) Oysters, clams and mussels from plants listed in the “Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers Lists” (ICSSL), published by the USDHHS, FDA at http://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/federalstatefoodprograms/ucm2006753.htm .

(3) Establishments exempt from Worldwide Directory listing. Refer to AR 40-657/NAVSUPINST 4355.4H/MCO P1010.31H, Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Laboratory Service, for a list of establishment types that may be exempt from Worldwide Directory listing. (AR 40-657 is available from National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 ; 1-888-584-8332 ; or download from web site: http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r40_657.pdf ) For the most current listing of exempt plants/products, see the Worldwide Directory (available at: http://phc.amedd.army.

mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx).

(4) Subsistence items other than those exempt from listing in the Worldwide Directory, bearing labels reading “Distributed By”, “Manufactured For”, etc., are not acceptable unless the source of manufacturing/processing is indicated on the label or on accompanying shipment documentation.

(5) When the Military Medical Service or other Federal agency acceptable to the Military Medical Service determines the http://www.ams.usda.gov/POULTRY/Grading.htm http://www.ams.usda.gov/POULTRY/Grading.htm http://apps.ams.usda.gov/plantbook/Query_Pages/PlantBook_Query.asp http://apps.ams.usda.gov/plantbook/Query_Pages/PlantBook_Query.asp http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2007965.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2007965.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Milk/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Milk/default.htm http://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/federalstatefoodprograms/ucm2006753.htm http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r40_657.pdf

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Form (CONTINUED) levels of food safety and food defense of the establishment or its products have or may lead to product contamination or adulteration, the Contracting Officer will suspend the work until such conditions are remedied to the satisfaction of the appropriate inspection agency. Suspension of the work shall not extend the life of the contract, nor shall it be considered sufficient cause for the Contractor to request an extension of any delivery date.