SOW Finalized.docx

COVID-19 FEMA Region 1 – VT Meals SOW BOC Code: 2663 Food – Disaster-related 624230 Emergency and Other Relief Services Set-aside: Total Small-Business in accordance with FAR 19.5 Offerors shall comply with the attachment titled, "Notice to Offerors".

FEMA Region 1 is requesting quotes for 100,800 NON-MRE type meal packages. Award will be based on Best-Value to the government. Price will not necessarily be the deciding factor. Price, quality of meals, delivery timetable, and past performance will all be considered when making award and will all be equally weighted.

Meal Requirements:

Proposal SHALL include a chart indicating where (page #) within the proposal each of the following 7 requirements are met:

1) The 100,800 meals SHALL be evenly split: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This breakdown is outlined below under “Line Items”.

2) Each meal SHALL equate to at least 500 calories

3) Meals SHALL include, but are not limited to:

Breakfast - a fruit and/or vegetable, shelf stable milk, and grain Lunch - a protein, fruit, vegetable, shelf stable milk, and grain Dinner – a protein, fruit, vegetable, shelf stable milk, and grain

4) Meals SHALL be in shelf-stable form with at least a 30-day shelf life from delivery. Evidence of this SHALL be included with vendor proposals.

5) Meals SHALL meet the following parameters and proposals SHALL show clear evidence of meeting these percentage requirements:

6) Meals SHALL NOT include nuts, saltines, pudding, or plastic fruit cups. Please confirm this in your proposal.

7) Proposal SHALL include pictures and detailed descriptions of proposed meal options in order to be considered for award. Proposal SHALL list amounts of protein, carbs, fats, sodium, and saturated fat in each meal as well as percentage of protein, carbs, and fats for each meal.

Suggested Entrees – tuna, chicken, turkey, beef stew, pasta with or without meatballs, mac and cheese. Suggested Complements – assorted vegetables, potatoes, protein meal/bars, crackers, bread sticks.

Suggested Dessert – cookies. Please minimize candy.

Delivery Timetable:

Timeline: Please be sure to include delivery timeline for all deliveries. The first truckload of meals shall begin to arrive no later than SEVEN (7) days after award. If your firm can deliver faster, please indicate this on your timeline. All deliveries should arrive as soon as possible.

Past performance: See Attached Past Performance Sheet Provide past performance history of similar scope or magnitude. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 (b) (10) – regarding past performance, references are requested, see attached past performance reference sheet provided. Each Contractor must submit a completed reference sheet which includes either current or recent customers, and provide the name, address, phone number, and email for each reference. The Contractor shall list all current or prior federal contracts, total dollar amounts, contract name, agency, address, telephone number, email, and a brief description of the project performed. If the offeror has no federal contracting experience, then they shall include references of contracts held in the following order: state, local, and private sector. Offerors with no past performance will be rated as neutral.

LINE ITEMS for quoting:

Line Item 001 – 33,600 Breakfast Meals Line Item 002 – 33,600 Lunch Meals Line Item 003 – 33,600 Dinner Meals Line Item 004 – Shipping for all meals to:

Shipping to 12 Forge Parkway, Unit 2, Franklin, MA 02038 USA Firm Fixed Price of Proposal