Source Sought Notice -ECEM - 2022.pdf

NAICS: 493120

Solicitation Number: SP3300‐22‐R‐5002

Requirement: Cross‐dock, cold/freeze package and deliver perishable food items for export. The Contractor will be required to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, account for, and ship perishable subsistence items. Product will be received in truckload and less than truckload quantities and consolidated and shipped as palletized loads, in both truckload and less than truckload quantities.

The contract resulting from this requirement will be Firm‐Fixed‐Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, handle and ship Government owned perishable subsistence items to the following embarkation points for overseas shipment:

Charleston AFB, South Carolina

Norfolk NAS, Virginia

McGuire AFB, New Jersey

Locations to be determined (Unknown)

Base access will be required by the contractor

A single award contract is anticipated. The contract will consist of a five (5) year ordering period.

Restricted award areas due to perishable subsistence items: This competitive area is inclusive of the following counties: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Isle of Wright, Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Henrico, Richmond, Charles City, James City, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, York, New Kent, Chesterfield.

Interested SMALL BUSINESS concerns that qualify as such under the above listed NAICS code are asked to submit the following:

1) Capability Statement – limited to 6 pages in length, one‐sided, single‐spaced, 11 point font minimum. Demonstrate the ability to perform the efforts as described in the DRAFT PWS.

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) issued by DLA Distribution J7 Acquisition Operations, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. This SSN is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Quote, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Proposal (RFP). Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted in response to this notice. Failure to respond to this SSN does not preclude participation in any future solicitation that may be issued.

DLA Distribution J7 is seeking SMALL BUSINESS concerns that can provide warehouse and distribution support services described in the attached DRAFT PWS, and can qualify as a small business under North American Classification System (NAICS) code 493120. The DRAFT PWS is to be used for the purposes of providing a response to the SSN. It is not a finalized draft for use in preparing a response to any forthcoming RFP. Please note that any technical exhibits, reports, forms, guides, documents, attachments, and any other associated references will not be provided with this SSN. The DRAFT PWS is being provided to give prospective SMALL BUSINESSES an idea of the scope and magnitude of this requirement.

Responses to this notice will be used in determining whether the subsequent acquisition can be reserved for small business.

Reminder: Under a small business set‐aside for services (other than construction), the successful small business prime contractor must perform at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel with their own employees. The remaining 50 percent of performance requirements may be obtained through subcontracting efforts with other small or large business concerns.

At the present time, a small business set‐aside decision has not been made and is contingent upon responses to this SSN. Responses are sought only from SMALL BUSINESS concerns that can provide the services described in the attached DRAFT PWS. All respondents to this notice will be confirmed as small business certified through their On‐Line Representations and Certifications in the System for Award management (SAM) database. Responses received from any company that is not a small business concern will not be considered at this time.

This SSN does not commit the Government to contract for the identified services and does not commit the Government to set aside this acquisition for a small business concern. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized under Contract Opportunities on the website at https://sam.gov/content/home. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to a future procurement. The information provided in this SSN is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Any information submitted in response to this SSN is voluntary. The release of this SSN should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. Respondents are advised that DLA Distribution will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in responding to this SSN. In addition, the Government will not entertain any requests to meet individually with a contractor regarding the content of this SSN, and will not respond to any electronic or telephonic inquiries for this purpose.

A response to this Notice is required by 22 October 2021, 1600 EST. Responses must be received electronically. Paper media will not be opened. Email responses should be sent to brian.keckler@dla.mil, subject line addressed as “East Coast Export Mission”. Please be advised that any responses exceeding the government’s email size of 15 MB may be returned undelivered and may require two or more separate email submissions in order to successfully submit any and all attachments.

Respondents are responsible for contacting brian.keckler@dla.mil to confirm receipt of their response.