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10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

RATING

2. CONTRACT No.

SPE3S1-24-R-0011

3. SOLICITATION No. 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)X

2024 SEP 13

5. DATE ISSUED

1000184186

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE No.

7. ISSUED BY 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

NOTE : In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in local time

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION

25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

CODE

SOLICITATION

until (Hour) (Date)

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 33 (Rev.9-97) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.214 (c)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror ) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

(Type or print)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMEND-

MENTS (The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I CONTRACT CLAUSESSOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

AMENDMENT NO. DATEAMENDMENT NO. DATE

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SEC.

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FACILITY

CODE

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS

DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER SUCH

ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE

17. SIGNATURE

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 7) CODE CODE

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer )

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS

OF OFFER-

OR

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) () )

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

SUBSISTENCE SUPPLY CHAIN

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA PA 19111-5096

USA

See Continuation Sheet

Not Applicable 3:00PM 2024-Oct-16

Michael Olsakowski DMO0027

A. NAME

Phone: 2157377127

FAX:

B. PHONE/FAX (NO COLLECT CALLS)

Michael.Olsakowski@dla.mil

C. EMAIL ADDRESS

X 1

X 4

X 7

X 10

X 11

X 39

X 41

X 42

X 48

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 18. OFFER DATE

28. AWARD DATE

20. AMOUNT

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)30 CALENDAR DAYS (%)

21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

ITEM

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SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

SOLICITATION AND OFFER - FORM SF33

(CONTINUATION SHEET)

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Note: All hand carried offers are to be delivered to the Building 6 Subsistence Mailroom- 6B0336 between 8:00 a.

m. and 3:00 p. m 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 9 of the Standard Form 33. Offerors using a commercial carrier service must ensure that the carrier service “hand carries” the package to the Subsistence Mailroom 6B0336 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 9 of the Standard Form 33.

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 Building 6 Subsistence Mailroom 6B0336 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 Defense Logistics Agency. 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.

ATTN: MELANIE LEDOUX AND TIENDUNG NGUYEN

DLA Troop Support 700 Robbins Avenue ATT: Building 6 Subsistence Mail Room - 6B0336 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, Melanie Ledoux (Melanie.Ledoux@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 above and in mailto:Melanie.Ledoux@dla.mil mailto:Tiendung.nguyen@dla.mil

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Section L 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.

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, Melanie Ledoux (Melanie.Ledoux@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 Section I are the full text versions of the Cyber Incidents clauses, DFARS 252.204-7008, 252.204-7009, and 252.204-7012.

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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.

mailto:Melanie.Ledoux@dla.mil

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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 Origin terms are applicable to this solicitation.

DLA Troop Support and DEVCOM Soldier Center addresses for PDM submissions can be found in Section L-4.

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

Offerors may not be required to submit PDMs as a part of their Technical Proposal or submit Additional Submission Requirements. Please refer to Sections L-4, L-6, M-2.A, and M-3 for submission requirements and evaluation criteria for referenced PDMs and Additional Submission Requirements.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES OR COSTS

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES OR COSTS

B-1 ITEMS TO BE SUPPLIED

(A) Line Description/NSN

WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY,

NSN: 8960-01-587-6603

Item description:

4.2 oz flex pouch pg, w/centered spout

CID A-A 20332

Type I, size a, class 1, design c

(B) Delivery Schedule Indefinite number of delivery orders, delivery to depot. Required Delivery Date is 60 days After Delivery Order (ADO).

(C) IQC Quantities

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The estimated quantities each tier is as follows:

ITEM/NSN Estimated Qty.

WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY, FLEXIBLE POUCH 1,200,000

NSN: 8960-01-587-6603

-The guaranteed minimum, inclusive of all tiers, is 240,000 pouches.

-The guaranteed maximum inclusive of all tiers, is 2,400,000 pouches.

Set-Aside Status NAICS SB EMPLOYEE #

SBSA 312422 1,400

B-2 GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The effective period of the contract for the first tier will be from effective date of award through 365 days.

The contract contains five, one-year tiers.

2. The supplies in paragraph B-1 (C) above represent the minimum and estimated quantities for each tier to be purchased.

3. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination, and shall be priced to the following F.O.B. destinations for NSN - 8960-01-587-6603:

There are currently 2 locations where this product will be shipped - DoDAAC:

-Tracy, California DDJC - (W62G2T)

-Susquehanna, Pennsylvania DDSP - (W25G1U)

Offerors are solicited on an F.O.B Destination basis only. Any offers submitted on a basis other than F.O.

B. Destination will be rejected as nonresponsive. Please note one price should be submitted for all (any) location, per NSN, per tier.

Inspection at Origin by: Army Veterinary Inspection (AIV)

B-3 INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT:

This solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) as provided in FAR Clause 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. In an IQC the Government awards a range of quantities rather than a single fixed quantity. The bottom of the range is the minimum (the IQC minimum quantity), which the Government is obliged to order and which is all it is committed to order. The top of the range is the maximum (the IQC maximum quantity) which is the largest the Government may order, and which the contractor agrees to provide if ordered. The Government may order any quantity within that range. Sometimes an estimated quantity is stated also; this may be the same as the minimum or the maximum, or it may be a quantity within the IQC range.

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B-4 TIER PRICING

Offerors are requested to submit offers in all five tiers. Offerors may submit their offered prices below, within Section L of the solicitation or using their own similar format. Failure to indicate an offer on any tier shall be deemed non-acceptance of the tier and could result in rejection of the offeror's entire proposal.

Offerors may offer unit prices that differ per Tier.

There are no options to exercise, you must submit pricing for all 5 tiers of each item at the time of your offer. Also, this same price is to be considered for shipping to either of the 2 delivery locations.

1. WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY,

NSN: 8960-01-587-6603 (Center Spout)

Tier 1 unit price $__________ Tier 2 unit price $__________ Tier 3 unit price $__________ Tier 4 unit price $__________ Tier 5 unit price $__________

B-5 PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION MODELS (PDMs):

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 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 Contractor shall be responsible for the shipment of PDM samples to Natick, to DLA Troop Support, and as required, to Government Quality Assurance Representatives (GQAR).

As required by this solicitation/contract, for each component item requiring a PDM, each Contractor shall possess said Contractor's own set of approved PDMs and shall be responsible for the retention and distribution of said PDMs to Government entities.

Initial PDM:

PDMs must be submitted prior to the close of the solicitation and found to meet the standards as referenced elsewhere in the solicitation. If a PDM for the same item has been approved for another contract within a period of a year, a PDM for that item may not need to be submitted for this contract. Refer to Sections L and M for submission and evaluation instructions for PDMs.

PID Data - Custom Clause Insert (copy and paste) text for SECTION B – PID information here

PID Data - Custom Clause

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SECTION C

C-1 SPECIFICATION/DESCRIPTION

A. NSN: 8960-01-587-6603

WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY; 118 ml (4.2 fl oz) flex pg, w/center spout, CID A-A 20332D, Type I, Size A, Class 1, Design c

C-2 PRIME (ACQUISITION) DOCUMENT:

A. Water, Drinking, Emergency

1. Commercial Item Description (CID) A-A-20332D

2. Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provisions (PKG&QAP) A-A-20332C.

Specifications and related technical documents applicable to this solicitation/contract can be found at: https://www.

dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operational-rations/frozen/

Note: The abbreviation PKG&QAP in the following item descriptions stands for Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provisions.

C-3 DATE OF PACK:

A. Acceptance will be limited to product processed and packed subsequent to date of award/invoking the option. Additionally, all shipments of product from a producer to destination points shall not be older than three months at time of shipment.

C-4 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

A. Compliance with Applicable Regulations

1. Emergency Drinking water shall comply with Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations Parts (21 CFR §) 165.110 and 129.35 in addition to all other applicable regulations.

2. The Contractor shall comply with 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.

3. 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 and with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug

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and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

B. The Contracting Officer or any Government personnel designated by him shall be permitted entry into the contractor's and subcontractor's plants during performance of manufacturing operations. Except for inspection service, the Contracting Officer shall give prior notice of the purpose of the meetings and shall furnish dates of the visit.

C. All items thermostabilized by retorting shall be sealed and in the retort process within two hours of filling.

D. 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; DLAD 52.246-9044, 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 U.S. Army Public Health Center (USAPHC), or

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 VETCOM 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 food components (including pouch water) shall be listed in the Worldwide Directory, as determined by USAPHC.

E. FOOD DEFENSE

1. The submission and implementation of a Food Defense Plan is required for this DLA Troop Support Subsistence contract. A Food Defense Plan shall be in existence prior to start of production.

The plan shall address those areas of concern listed in the DLA Troop Support Food Defense Checklist applicable to the contractor's facility/operation. To download a copy of the DLA Troop Support Food Defense Checklist, https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/TroopSupport/Subsistence/ FoodSafety/FoodQuality/food_defense_check19MAR20.pdf or contact the applicable DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer or the Quality Audits & Food Defense Branch (DLA Troop Support- FTSB). Submit Food Defense Plans to the applicable DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer. The Quality Audits & Food Defense Branch (DLA Troop Support-FTSB) is the only DLA Troop Support

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office authorized to review and approve Food Defense Plans. All Food Defense Plans are maintained and secured by FTSB.

F. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program Requirements for Operational Rations,” of April 2011 is applicable to this DLA Troop Support Subsistence contract, except as specifically exempted in Section E 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. Evidence of any insect, rodent or pest infestation discovered in contact with materials or equipment used in the production of or found in an end-item component or assembly lot shall be cause for rejection of the involved lot. DLA Troop Support shall be notified within 24 hours when such pest activity has been found and informed of the corrective actions taken. IPM program requirements are found on the DLA Troop Support website at: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/ Documents/TroopSupport/Subsistence/FoodSafety/FoodQuality/TS_ipm-cpaf_171120.pdf

G. CONTRACTOR SANITATION PROGRAM

1. The “Contractor Sanitation Program - Operational Rations,” of November 2015 is applicable to this DLA Troop Support Subsistence contract, except as specifically exempted in Section E of this solicitation/contract. The Contractor Sanitation Program shall be in existence prior to contract award.

The program is not to be submitted to DLA Troop Support unless specifically requested by the applicable DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer. The contractor shall have the program available for on-site review during a QSMV or Quality Systems Compliance Audit. Evidence of any insect, rodent or pest infestation; foreign material; or contamination discovered in contact with an end-item component or assembly lot shall be cause for rejection of the involved lot. Contractor Sanitation Program requirements are found on the DLA Troop Support website at: https://www.dla.mil/ Portals/104/Documents/TroopSupport/Subsistence/FoodSafety/FoodQuality/TS_csp_151204.pdf

H. The following change applies to Commercial Item Description A-A-20332D, Water, Drinking, Emergency.

1. Emergency Drinking Water, Type I, Class 1, produced under this contract is exempt from microbiological testing for Total Coliforms and Heterotrophic Plate Count until further notice or the end of the contract.

I. The following applies to PKG&QAP 20332D, Packaging Requirements And Quality Assurance Provisions For CID AA-20332C, Water, Drinking, Emergency:

1. Until further notice or for the duration of this contract, two “V” shaped tear notches are authorized on spout pouches as long as the presence of, location of, and depths of the notches are in keeping with spec drawings. If two notches are present, use the reverse view to determine correct location of the second notch.

J. Order of Precedence for Commercial Item Description (CID) and Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provision (PKG&QAP)

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the PKG&QAP shall take precedence, unless elsewhere excepted in this solicitation/contract. In the event of conflict between those procedures, requirements, and inspections cited in a PKG&QAP and those cited in its associated CID, those procedures, requirements, and inspections cited in the PKG&QAP shall control.

K. DLA Troop Support Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semi perishable Subsistence items, Apr 2014:

1. Page 1, At “Reference Documents, (1). Pallets and Construction”:

Delete “ANSI MHIA MH1-2005: Part 3, Wood Pallets and Part 9, Wood Pallets for Military Use” and insert: “ANSI MHI MN1-2016; Part 3, Wood Pallets and Part 9, Wood Pallets for Department of Defense Use”

2. Page 2, At “(5) Sampling and Test Procedures”:

Delete “ANSI/ASQC Z. 1.4 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes” and insert “ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes”

3. Page 2, At “General Requirements, Pallets”:

Delete “Pallets: Unless otherwise specified herein, or by contract, pallets shall conform to Part 3 and Part 9 of ANSI MHIA MH1-2005. Pallets shall be Class 1, Type 2, Style 6, Size 2. For pallet loads under 1500 pounds, ref. Part 9, Table 4, ANSI Part No.MH1/9-02SW4048. For pallet loads 1501 to 3000 pounds, ref. Part 9, Table 4, ANSI Part No. MH1/9-05SW4048.” and insert “Pallets: Unless otherwise specified herein, or by contract, pallets shall conform to Part 3 and Part 9 of ANSI MHI MH1-2016. Pallets shall be:

Class (Class 1): Stringer Pallet.

Type (Type 2): Partial four-way entry pallet with openings at both ends and sides with limiting accessibility of the openings to common handling equipment, i.e. notched stringer pallet and block pallet with overlapping bottom stringer boards and bottom deckboards, or panels.

Style (Style 6): Double-face, nonreversible. In addition, the pallet shall be “pallet, double-wing”, as defined in ANSI MHI MH1-2016.

Size 2. 40 inch x 48 inch.

For pallet loads under 1500 pounds, ref. Part 9, Table 4, ANSI Part No.MH1/9-02SW4048. For pallet loads 1501 to 3000 pounds, ref. Part 9, Table 4, ANSI Part No. MH1/9-05SW4048.

Note: When unitizing individual field meals (MRE, MCW, LRP) and humanitarian ration (HDR), the top deck surface area “footprint” of the specified double wing pallet may be increased to reduce load overhang. Maximum top deck dimensions of (L) 43” x (W) 51.5” may be used. This option only applies to top deck board and stringer (length) dimensions.”

C03 CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY DOCUMENTATION (MAR 2023)

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

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SECTION D

PACKLAGING/PACKING/LABELING/UNITIZATION/MARKING

D-1 PACKAGING: In accordance with D-1 PACKAGING of the PKG&QAP A-A-20332C, WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY.

A. Product shall be filled into pouches, sealed and processed in accordance with the requirements of PKG&QAP A-A-20332C. End-item primary packaging materials in contact with and any substances packaged within and in contact with the packaged end-item food shall not contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

D-2 LABELING: In accordance with D-2 LABELING of the PKG&QAP A-A-20332C, WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY.

D-3 PACKING: In accordance with D-3 PACKING of the PKG&QAP A-A-20332C, WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY.

D-4 UNITIZATION: In accordance with D-4 UNITIZATION of the PKG&QAP A-A-20332C, WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY.

A. Unit loads shall be Type III, Class G in accordance with DLA Troop Support Form 3507.

B. Unit load height shall not exceed 49 inches.1/ 2/

D-5 MARKING: In accordance with D-5 MARKING of the PKG&QAP A-A-20332C, WATER, DRINKING, EMERGENCY.

1/ Pallets shall conform to requirements cited in the general requirement section of DLA Troop Support Form 3507.

2/ Three-stringer construction is acceptable.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The procedures for inspection and acceptance will be as follows:

E-1 Origin inspection shall be contractor paid United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Specialty Crops Inspection Division (USDA,AMS) end-item lot/grand-lot inspection in accordance with Provision “9023 General Inspection Requirements”, unless otherwise specified by this solicitation/ contract. When USDA,AMS is designated cognizance for the support of the Government's quality assurance requirements, the responsibilities and authorities cited in the regulations, policies, etc. of the respective agency and those regulations, policies, etc. to which that agency is subject, are applicable to the contract in conjunction with the quality assurance requirements of the contract. Optional contractor testing provided by Provision “9024 Alternative Inspection Requirements for Selected Items”, is applicable unless otherwise specified by this solicitation/contract.

………Those quality assurance provisions (product, packaging, packing, and regulatory requirements, procedures, and inspections) specified in Section E of this solicitation, and, as amended by this solicitation, those quality assurance provisions specified in the applicable component's technical requirements documents (ex. MIL-PRF- 44073, Performance-

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based Contract Requirements (PCR)) are required for contractor and United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Specialty Crops Inspection Division (USDA-AMS) inspection. DLA Provision 9023 is incorporated in full text in this solicitation and resultant contracts(s). In addition, the following procedures will be used for inspection and acceptance. If there is a conflict between the following inspection and acceptance procedures and those stated in DLA Provision 9023, then the provisions cited in the following inspection and acceptance procedures shall control.

……… ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 -2003 (R2018), SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES, is the edition currently available at the ANSI webstore, and the edition of the standard referenced for use with this solicitation/contract. This latest standard is a reaffirmation of ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 -2003 (R2013), and the (R2013) edition may be used in place of the (R2018). Except as related to the inspection of supplies for the presence of defects categorized as critical by this solicitation and its supporting documents, the procedures found in ASQ/ANSI Z1.4-2003, paragraph titled “8. NORMAL, TIGHTENED AND REDUCED INSPECTION”, apply for Government verification inspection. ASQ/ANSI Z1.4, sub-paragraph “8.5 LIMIT NUMBERS FOR REDUCED INSPECTION” is applicable for use with this solicitation/contract. When contractor end-item inspection is required, the contractor must inspect for end-item inspection, as a minimum, the same number of samples as inspected by the Government for end-item inspection, except as otherwise permitted by this solicitation/contract.

……… Applicable to all Contractor Lot Offer Submittal Packages. The contractor's submittal package for each food component lot and each final assembly lot, shall contain the offeror's documentation that the end-item primary packaging materials in contact with the food and any substances packaged within and in contact with the packaged end-item food shall not contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Offeror's may offer Supplier's Certificates of Conformance as documentation. End-item compliance with the absence of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances shall be verified and may be verified by means of a supplier's Certificate of Conformance. Any substance in contact with the end-item food that cannot be verified as a compliant substance shall be cause for rejection of the lot.

………A representative of the contractor offering supplies to the government for the purpose of government acceptance shall sign/endorse all Certificates of Conformance (CoC) required for use and/or authorized for use by this solicitation/ contract. CoCs shall be contract specific. Renewal of a CoC shall be occasioned by the assumption of a new contract number or by any changes to the composition, construction, or supplier of the supplies being addressed by a CoC.

E-2. The contractor and USDA,AMS shall perform those inspections (examinations and tests) required by Commercial Item Description A-A-20332; by Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provisions for CID AA-20332; and by Section E of this solicitation/contract, unless otherwise specified by this solicitation/contract and its subsequent amendments/modifications.

E-3. Packaging and Packing Materials ……… Packaging components (e.g., fiberboard shipping boxes, cartons, rollstock, preformed pouches, packets, accessory and menu sub assembly pack bags, material & menu bags, strapping materials, fiberboard caps, adhesive, tape, etc.) are subject to the Certificate of Conformance FAR Clause 52.246-15. Primary packaging/packing materials in contact with the food and any substances packaged within and in contact with the packaged end-item food shall not contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Offeror's may offer Supplier's Certificates of Conformance as documentation. The Government QAR shall have the responsibility for verifying COC's as necessary. Any inspections required by the specifications may be performed by the Government to assure compliance with the specifications. FAR Clause 52.246-15 shall also apply to bond strength tests on retort pouches.

E-4. Operational Ration Component Lot Number and Lot Inspection, Emergency Drinking Water ………A lot number is defined as the quantity of end-item/finished product produced within a production day (Julian date), i.e., lot number and date of pack (DOP) are synonymous dates. A contractor inspection lot shall include product produced in no more than one production day. A government inspection lot shall include one or more contractor inspection lots that were produced for this contract and determined to be conforming by contractor inspection. A government inspection lot consisting of more than one contractor inspection lot shall be designated an inspection grand lot. The GQAR reserves the right to separate either a government inspection lot or inspection grand lot into smaller inspection lots. The

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sample for contractor and Government end item lot inspection may be drawn after all units comprising the lot have been produced or samples may be drawn during production of the lot.

E-5. Government Verification Inspection.

………. Government verification inspection, tests and exams conducted by either the Government's Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) or Government designated laboratory, shall be withheld, at a minimum, until documentation of the contractor's conforming and completed inspection results are presented to the GQAR. Unless otherwise authorized, in writing, by the contracting officer, neither the GQAR nor the Government laboratory shall perform Government verification inspection until such time as the contractor's lot submittal package, the package including the documented results of all inspections required to performed by the contractor, is provided to the GQAR and the inspection results contained therein indicate conformance to ALL applicable contractual requirements.

………. Submit requests for Contracting Officer authorization using template “REQUEST FOR EARLY GOVERNMENT

INSPECTION”.

………. Standby inspection samples. The Government reserves the right to withdraw and hold, for inspection purposes, standby samples of components or finished products or both. Samples not used will be returned to the contractor.

………. The Government reserves the right to the reinspection of USDA/USDC inspected supplies, to be performed by a Marketing Specialist, when the Government has reason to believe there are irregularities in product quality due (a) to a decrease in product quality noted during Government product reviews, (b) validated customer complaints determined to have a serious effect on the quality of the product; or (c) when it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the contractor/subcontractor fails to address corrective action requests (CARs) or to take effective corrective and preventive action (CPA) to correct deficiencies noted by the inspection agencies (after GQAR's CAR has been validated by DLA Troop Support-FTSB). As an alternative to reinspection, the Contracting Officer may require that a Marketing Specialist perform that part of origin inspection measuring product quality conformance affected by the preceding reasons to request reinspection related to irregularities in product quality.

E-6. End Item Testing.

………Compliance with applicable end-item specific technical data requirements will be determined by the contractor and by the GQAR on the finished product in accordance with the applicable provisions in the food component specification, solicitation, contract, and purchase order and their applicable Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provisions specifications, except where otherwise modified by this solicitation/contract. Regardless of the Government agency designated cognizance for the support of the Government's quality assurance requirements at the supplier's production/ assembly facility, a USDA laboratory will perform all Government verification testing. The contractor shall bear all expenses incident thereto, including costs of samples and all associated costs for preparation and mailing. Costs shall be assessed in accordance with the Government laboratory testing charges for individual test characteristics and number of tests required by the specification or contract. A list of fees may be obtained from the appropriate USDA laboratory.

E-7. Switching Procedures for Tests with Special Inspection Levels.

………In the case of a product that is tested in accordance with an inspection sampling plan that cites a Special Inspection Level (ex. S-1, S-2, S-3), but does not include an Acceptance Quality Limit, the following rules apply for inspection involving major and minor defect categories:

………Initiation of Inspection. Normal severity inspection will be used at the start of inspection unless otherwise directed by the responsible authority. Unless otherwise amended by this solicitation/contract, the normal severity sampling plan is that sampling plan cited in a product's technical requirements document (e.g., PCR, PKG&QAP) for the test of concern.

………Continuation of Inspection. Normal severity or tightened severity sampling for inspection shall continue unchanged on successive lots except where the switching procedures given below require change.

………Normal Severity to Tightened Severity. When normal inspection is in effect, tightened severity inspection shall be instituted when 2 out of 5 consecutive lots or batches have been determined non-acceptable on original Government inspection (i.e., ignoring resubmitted lots or batches for this procedure). A tightened severity sampling plan for a product requires that, while the acceptance and rejection numbers remain the same as for normal severity of inspection, the next higher sample size above that required for normal severity inspection is to be used. To determine the next higher sample

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size to be used for tightened severity inspection sampling, locate the normal severity inspection sample size in the sequence 5, 8, 13, 20, 32, 50, 80; the next higher sample sized is represented by the number to the right of the normal severity inspection sample size.

………Tightened Severity to Normal Severity. When tightened severity inspection is in effect, normal inspection shall be instituted when 5 consecutive lots or batches have been considered acceptable on original Government inspection.

………Discontinuation of Inspection. If the cumulative number of lots not accepted in a sequence of consecutive lots on tightened severity inspection reaches 5, the acceptance procedures of this solicitation/contract shall be discontinued.

Inspection under the provisions of this solicitation/contract shall not be resumed until corrective action has been taken.

Tightened severity inspection shall then be used as if normal to tightened severity inspection had been invoked.

………These requirements apply to tests using Special Inspection Levels, regardless of whether the severity of the tested characteristic's defect description is of a major or a minor category. These switching rules shall be implemented by the on-site GQARs in immediate response to test results; Contracting Officer notification is not required.

E-8. Alternative Skip-Lot End-Item Inspection Requirements for Government End-Item Verification Inspections for Operational Rations.

………The “Procedures for Alternative Skip-Lot End-Item Inspection Requirements for Government End-Item Verification Inspections for Operational Rations”, dated May 1, 2020, colloquially referred to as the “government skip lot inspection program”, is applicable. Switching procedures applicable for use with the government skip-lot inspection program are cited in the Procedures for Alternative Skip-Lot End-Item Inspection Requirements for The Contracting Officer shall authorize the GQAR to initiate skip-lot inspection based upon the qualifications criteria cited in Procedures for Alternative Skip-Lot End-Item Inspection Requirements for Government End-Item Verification Inspections for Operational Rations.

………The Contracting Officer shall authorize the GQAR to initiate skip-lot inspection based upon the qualifications criteria cited in Procedures for Alternative Skip-Lot End Item Inspection Requirements for Government End-Item Verification Inspections for Operational Rations. The Government verification inspection may be further decreased (e.g., skip-lot inspection frequency 1 in 6, 1 in 10, etc.) by the Contracting Officer if he/she determines that this is in the best interest of the Government or he/she may discontinue skip-lot inspection for Government verification inspection if it is determined that skip lot is not in the best Interest of the Government.

NOTE: For products requiring a drained weight examination, the following is also required: The contractor shall provide the Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) a copy of the current production standard (PDM/First Article) formula (including ratios of ingredients), and formulation records for each production lot submitted for Government end item verification inspection.

………The sampling plans switching procedures cited in ASQ/ANSI Z1.4, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection and Attributes, are authorized to be used by the contractors during the performance of contractor's end item verification inspections of State 2 qualified products. Producers using the switching procedures, cited in ASQ/ANSI Z1.4, during the performance of their end item inspections must train personnel and follow all of the switching rules cited in the standard.

As indicated in the standard, the sampling scheme is a combination of sampling plans with switching procedures, and each sampling plan has its own set of rules by which a lot is to be inspected and accepted or rejected. Samples may be drawn after all units comprising the lot have been produced or samples may be drawn during production of the lot.

………However, for those contractors who are using stratified sampling (drawing subsamples from each sublot during production of the lot) the subsamples must be drawn at random from the sublot and not inspected until all the subsamples are combined to make-up the complete sample for the applicable lot size (the formation of the lot and lot size is defined as the manner in which the lot is to be presented for Government end item verification inspection in accordance with paragraph “Operational Ration Component Lot Numbers”). NOTE: Contractor inspection of end-item subsamples prior to their combination to make-up the complete sample for the applicable lot size is not authorized.

………All other inspection procedures must be reviewed by the GQAR, included in the QSP, and approved by the Contracting Officer.

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reduced) being utilized for each product qualified under the standard.

E-9. General Inspection Requirements, Methods of Remediation, and Prohibitions ………(A.) When the contractor determines as a result of his inspection(s) or QSP, or is informed by the QAR as a result of verification inspection, that the supplies do not conform to contractual requirements, he has the following alternatives:

…………..1. Produce and inspect a new lot.

…………..2. Screen or rework and reoffer conforming supplies (provided screening or reworking is not detrimental to the product and does not conflict with other requirements, e.g. time, temperature, etc.) See "Rework of Nonconforming Product Pre or Post Acceptance" for applicable situations.

…………..3. Request the Contracting Officer to consider acceptance of the nonconforming supplies in accordance with paragraph " Requests for Rework, Waiver, Deviation, or Reinspection of Nonconforming Supplies, and Requests for Product Substitutions, or Extensions of Components' Assemble-by Time Limits ".

…………..4. When valid technical reason(s) exist for suspecting the verity of the inspection results, request the Contracting Officer's permission to reinspect the supplies without screening or reworking. The request must be made in writing in accordance with paragraph " Requests for Rework, Waiver, Deviation, or Reinspection of Nonconforming Supplies, and Requests for Product Substitutions, or Extensions of Components' Assemble-by Time Limits ". Any lot with one or more valid critical/major A defect(s) will not be reinspected without reworking or screening of all units. Examples of valid technical reasons are:

……………….A. After finding the lot nonconforming for net weight, it is discovered that the scales used for the inspection were out of adjustment or ……………….B. After finding the lot nonconforming for a chemical test characteristic, it is discovered that a chemical used in the analysis has deteriorated or had not been properly prepared.

………(B.) There will be no "skip lot" or "reduced" inspection…