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OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 1000215178

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

SPE3S1-26-R-0005

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2026 MAY 18

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

Melanie Batdorf DML0127

a. NAME

Phone: 445-737-5763

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No Collect calls)

2026 JUL 02

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:

SIZE STANDARD:

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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

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ITEM NO.

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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QUANTITY

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UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

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(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

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

36. PAYMENT

PARTIAL FINAL

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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QUANTITY

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UNIT

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AMOUNT

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32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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

REPRESENTATIVE

32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

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

CORRECT FOR

37. CHECK NUMBER

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

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

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

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

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

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

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SOLICITATION AND OFFER - FORM SF 1449 (CONTINUATION SHEET)

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Block 8 OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME: THURSDAY JULY 2, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET) (Standard or Daylight, as applicable)

Block 9 Email Offers and any questions to Melanie.ledoux@dla.mil & Tiendung.Nguyen@dla.mil

Note: Due to the closing of the Business Opportunities Office, all offerors must submit documentation via email to the Contract Specialist, Melanie Batdorf (Ledoux) at Melanie.ledoux@dla.mil and the Contracting Officer, Tiendung Nguyen at Tiendung.Nguyen@dla.mil.

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 IN SECTION L AND BELOW:

ATTN: MELANIE BATDORF (LEDOUX) AND TIENDUNG NGUYEN

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT – SUBSISTENCE DIRECTORATE

700 ROBBINS AVE.

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-5092

BLDG. 6B093

Block 17a

› Offeror’s assigned Unique Entity Identifier Number: _______________

(If you do not have a Unique Entity Identifier number, contact the individual identified in Block 7a of the SF 1449 or see 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Services (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) for information on establishing a unique entity identifier.)

› Offeror’s assigned Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:__________________

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Block 17b

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

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

E-mail is the only acceptable form of transmission for initial proposal, except for the initial Product Demonstration Models. E-mail offers should be sent to the Contract Specialist, Melanie Batdorf (Ledoux) (Melanie.ledoux@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Tiendung Nguyen (Tiendung.Nguyen@dla.mil). Although e-mail offers are acceptable for the written proposal, all Product Demonstration Models must be delivered to the location identified in 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.

For the subject acquisition, the Government reserves the right to conduct negotiations. As directed by the Contracting Officer, e-mail is the only acceptable form of transmission for written proposal revisions. E-mail may also be used during discussions/negotiations, if discussions/negotiations are held, and for proposal revision(s), including Final Proposal Revision(s). If negotiations are held, revised PDMs may be required to be mailed in accordance with the submission requirements.

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, and emails for each authorized negotiator.

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The Contract Specialist, Melanie Batdorf (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 52.215-1, Instruction of Offerors for Competitive Acquisition

(DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026).

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

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.

Note: 52.226-6 PROMOTING EXCESS FOOD DONATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (JUN 2020) FAR is included in Solicitation Section I.

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to request past performance information from any offeror for informational purposes only. This information will not be used as an evaluation factor or as part of the determination of responsibility for award

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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 within thirty days of award. To promote compliance with such code of business ethics and conduct, contractors should have an employee business ethics and compliance training program 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; 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

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Code or any violations of the False Claims Act. (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733). When FAR 52.203-13 is included in the contract, contractors must provide a copy of its written code of business ethics and conduct to the contracting officer upon request by the contracting officer.

This procurement will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures and will require offerors to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) to DLA Troop Support and DEVCOM SC, as U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Combat Feeding Division (DEVCOM) addresses for PDM submissions can be found in Section L.

OFFERORS SHOULD RETURN ALL PAGES OF THE SOLICITATION WITH THEIR OFFER, ALONG WITH

ALL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO COMPLETE BUSINESS (PRICE) PROPOSAL AND TECHNICAL

PROPOSALS DESCRIBED IN SECTION L OF THIS DOCUMENT. ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION

REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH INITIAL OFFER. A more detailed discussion of the submission requirements is provided later in this solicitation under Section L – Instructions to Offerors.

Offerors are required to submit an Integrated Pest Management Plan, Food Defense Plan, Quality System Plan (QSP) and Surge and Sustainment Plan with their proposals. These submissions will be reviewed for acceptability prior to award but will not be evaluated as part of the technical proposal or be used to make a responsibility determination.

Failure to submit any of these documents may make an offeror ineligible for award. 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 in Section E of this solicitation.

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

All clauses incorporated in full text throughout the entire solicitation must be filled out as applicable to be considered eligible for award.

F.O.B. Destination terms are applicable to this solicitation.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES OR COSTS

B-1 Items to be Supplied

Blocks 19-22 Item No., Schedule of Supplies/Services, Quantity, Unit:

1. Item Numbers

This solicitation is for 13 Bakery items used as components in the assembly of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) program, which is the primary individual ration of the US Armed Forces.

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A. Item Additions/Deletions/Replacements

DLA Procurement Note L27, Addition and Deletion of Items (AUG 2017), is hereby incorporated by reference. The full text of this note is available in the DLAD Procurement Notes document at the DLA Official Website.

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

i) The Government reserves the right to add new bakery items to the resultant contract(s), through bilateral modification. Pricing for new items will be negotiated with the awardee and must be found fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer.

ii) If multiple awards are made and an awardee defaults on any particular item(s), then the Government reserves the right to compete the item(s) among the other awardees using LPTA procedures.

iii) The Government reserves the right to unilaterally delete MRE Bakery Program items from the contracts awarded pursuant to this solicitation.

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

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2. Delivery Schedule

Block 15

Delivery quantities shall be provided via delivery orders issues on an as needed basis. Delivery of RNC Bakery components are F.O.B. Destination, and one price must be offered for all Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) assembler locations as follows:

AmeriQual Packaging SOPAKCO Inc. Baxters North America 225 W. Morgan Ave 118 S. Cypress St. 4700 Creek Rd Evansville, IN Mullins, SC Cincinnati, OH

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

Section H-1 further details RNC component ordering.

3. Indefinite-Quantity Contract (IQC) Quantities:

The quantities shown in the schedule below represent the Guaranteed Minimum Quantities for the total contract period, Estimated Quantities per tier, Maximum Quantities for the entire contract period and Surge Requirements.

(Unit of measure for each component is each (EA)).

Surge Quantities are applicable to all RNC Bakery components. See Section C for Surge and Sustainment Plan requirements, Section L for Surge and Sustainment submissions procedures, and Section M for Surge and Sustainment evaluation criteria.

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These estimated quantities are based on forecasts provided by the services. The Government is not obligated to order estimated quantities.

B-2 General Information

Any clauses, provisions, or any other terms contained in this solicitation and the resulting contract(s), which states that the Government will place orders and/or make payments, shall be construed to mean that the assembler contractors will place orders and make payments.

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

The effective term of the contract will contain five (5) consecutive tiered delivery periods. Each tier will be 365 days in length. The first delivery period will begin upon date of award, unless otherwise specified in the resultant contract.

The subject procurement is being solicited under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) part 12 as a Small Business Set Aside. The solicitation is for 13 Bakery items used as components in the assembly of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) ration program.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes under this solicitation for each RNC Bakery component is as follows:

Block 10

Applicable NAICS Codes Size Standard

311821- (CLINs 0001-0002) 1,250 Employees

311812- (CLINs 0003-0009,0013) 1,000 Employees

311830- (CLINs 0010-0012) 1,250 Employees

B-3 Pricing

Award(s) will be based on the technically acceptable offer with the lowest, total evaluated price to the Government under a “per-line-item” evaluation approach. The Government will determine the lowest, total evaluated price per line item by multiplying the estimated quantity for this acquisition by the unit price offered for each tier. Then, the estimated prices for the five tiers will be added together to calculate the total evaluated price per line item. The

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offerors' total evaluated price per line item will be compared to determine the lowest, total evaluated price per line item. The award(s) will be based on the lowest, total evaluated price to the Government per-line-item.

RNC Bakery component prices will be based on the tier period an order is placed, not when an order is shipped or delivered. For example, if an order is placed during tier 2, but delivery is made during tier 3, then the prices in effect for that order will be the tier 2 prices.

The effective period of the contract for Tier 1 will be from the effective date of award through 365 days. Tier 2 will begin after the 365th day of Tier 1, and will be the same length of 365 days. The same pattern will follow for Tier 3, Tier 4, and Tier 5. The performance period of the contract will end on the 365th day of Tier 5.

B-4 Indefinite Quantity Contract

This solicitation will result in an Indefinite-Quantity Contract (IQC), as provided in FAR Clause 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995). 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 quantity the Government may order, and which the contractor agrees to provide if ordered. The Government may order a quantity within that range. Sometimes an estimated quantity is stated also; which may be the same as the minimum or the maximum, or it may be a quantity within the IQC range.

The Government guarantees that it will order the minimum of units stated above in Section B-1. Indefinite-Quantity Contract (IQC) Quantities during the life of the resultant contract(s). The guaranteed minimum quantity may be ordered during any tier period or combination of tier periods. The Government may fulfill the guaranteed minimum quantity by issuing a single delivery order or any number of delivery orders. Any quantities ordered by the Assemblers shall contribute towards satisfying the Government's guaranteed minimum quantity. However, in fulfilling the guaranteed minimum quantity, the total dollar value expended by the Government shall not exceed the dollar value of the guaranteed minimum quantity procured at the lowest unit price established under the contract(s) and is hereafter referred to as the “guaranteed minimum dollar value.” If an offeror is awarded multiple line items, then the total guaranteed minimum dollar value for the contract(s) shall be the sum of each awarded line item’s guaranteed minimum dollar value. The Government will be considered to have fulfilled its obligation to order the guaranteed minimum quantity when the guaranteed minimum dollar value has been met.

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 solicitation/contractual requirements, such as, but not limited to, analytical requirements, physical requirements, microbiological requirements and/or performance requirements, unless specifically stated by the Contracting Officer. The offeror/contractor will be responsible for the shipment of PDM samples to DEVCOM and to DLA Troop Support as required.

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throughout contract performance.

1. Initial PDM:

PDMs must be submitted for each line item on which an offeror intends to bid prior to the close of the solicitation and found to meet the standards referenced in the respective RNC Bakery component specification found in section C.

Individual item specifications can be found in the documents referenced in section C-2. Refer to Sections L and M for PDM submission instructions and evaluation criteria as a part of a proposal.

By submission of the PDM, the offeror warrants that product submitted under any resultant contract will conform to all packaging, labeling and packing requirements as well as analytical requirements. The Government will not accept product offered under this solicitation or produced for performance under the resultant contract that does not conform to all requirements.

2. New, Replacement and Replenishment PDM’s:

i. New PDM:

During the course of contract performance, new items may be introduced for delivery during the next delivery period.

PDMs are required for all new items and must be submitted 45 days prior to the start of the delivery period in which the new items will be incorporated into the contract. If approved product technical requirements for new items are not available to meet this requirement, the contractor must submit PDMs within 30 days from the date the requirements document is published. Contractors must certify that the PDM(s) conforms to all specification/ production description characteristics, or must adequately describe any differences the PDM may have from the requirements of the product description or specification(s). Upon approval by DLA Troop Support, the New PDM will become the product standard.

ii. Replacement PDM:

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

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

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

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iii. Replenishment PDM:

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

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

3. Submission Process for New, Replacement, and Replenishment PDMs

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

32 PDMs of each offered Bakery component must be sent to:

U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FCDD-SCC-EMR Attn: Jill Bates

COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVCOM SOLDIER CENTER

10 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK, MA 01760-5056.

4 PDMs of each offered Bakery component must be sent to DLA to the below address:

ATTN: MELANIE BATDORF (LEDOUX) AND TIENDUNG NGUYEN

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT - SUBSISTENCE DIRECTORATE

700 Robbins Ave.

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-5092 BLDG. 6B093

70 PDMs of each offered Bakery component must be maintained by the Contractor.

The offeror must self-certify, confirm possession of the samples, and identify the samples as from the same production lot as those submitted to DEVCOM and DLA. The offeror must submit this statement(s) with the balance of PDM samples submitted to DLA Troop Support. Should an offeror be awarded a contract, the offeror must provide the 70 PDMs that were self-certified and maintained by the offeror to a Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) during the first production cycle. Offerors that have been awarded a contract and do not have an in-house GQAR will be directed on where to submit these PDMs.

Contractors must maintain 70 of their own sets of approved PDMs that were derived from identical finished-component production lots and/or identical bulk-component production lots; to be referred to as in-common product-

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code PDMs. The submitting contractor will send written notification of in-common product-code submissions, endorsed by each participating contractor, to DLA Troop Support for approval by the Contracting Officer. DLA Troop Support will notify DEVCOM as to which contractors are submitting what in-common product- codes. Once notified of Contracting Officer approval, the submitting Contractor must include in its submission package the identity of the Contractors for whom the submission pertains. The submitting Contractor will also be responsible for the distribution and shipment of any in-common product-code PDM samples to DEVCOM and to DLA Troop Support.

The contractor must retain 70 in-common product-code PDMs, as 70 PDMs is a sufficient number of samples to be used by the contractor to verify that the production meets the PDM Standard.

Instructions for all submitted PDMs: The end or side of the Case must have a label, or be printed on the Case, with the following information:

Product Demonstration Model Contract Number Product Identity Lot# Company Name and Address Point of Contact Name and Phone Number

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

4. Evaluation Process for Initial, New, Replacement, and Replenishment PDMs

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

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

DEVCOM will evaluate Replenishment PDMs for appearance, odor, flavor and texture; and the evaluation must determine the Replenishment PDM to be equal to or better than the existing product standard for all characteristics in

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order to be rated as “Acceptable”. The results of DEVCOM's PDM evaluations will be reported to DLA Troop Support as “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable”. An “Acceptable” PDM-rating will not constitute a waiver of any specification requirement unless specifically stated by the Contracting Officer.

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TECHNICAL/QUALITY DATA

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

C-1 NSN/ITEM DESCRIPTION

8920-01-610-1980 Cookie, Regular, Oatmeal, Chocolate Chunk, Crisp, Individual Serving Package; 56 gram flex pg, CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP, Type I, Class 1, Bake Type a, Style 1, Flavor 6

8920-01-490-3557 Cookie, Regular, Oatmeal, Plain, Crisp, Individual Serving Package; 56 gram flex pg, CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP, Type I, Class 1, Bake Type a, Style I, Flavor 1

8920-01-732-1008 Muffin Top, Cinnamon; 2 oz (57 gram) flex pg, PCR-C-007, Type II, Flavor 2

892-01-732-0988 Muffin Top, Maple, Whole Grain; 2 oz (57 gram) flex pg, PCR-C-007, Type II, Flavor 1

8920-01-620-9442 Cake, Applesauce; 2.5 oz (71 gram) flex pg, PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 3

8920-01-545-1391 Cake, Marble; 2.5 oz (71 gram) flex pg, PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 2

8920-01-348-4694 Cake, Vanilla; 2.5 oz (71 gram) flex pg, PCR-C-007, Type I, Flavor 1

8920-01-691-5153 Bread, Mini-Loaf, Sliced, Whole Wheat; 57 gram flex pg, PCR-B-064, Type I

8920-01-610-1857 Snack Bread, Fortified, White Wheat Snack Bread, Single Pack; 2.0 oz (57 gram) flex pg, PCR-S-009, Type VI, Style A

8920-01-621-2384 Tortillas, Chipotle; 2.1 oz (60 gram) flex pg, PCR-T-008, Flavor 2

8920-01-525-3622 Tortillas, Plain; 2.1 oz (60 gram) flex pg, PCR-T-008, Flavor 1

8920-01-691-4844 Tortilla, Whole Grain; 2.1 oz (60 gram) flex pg, PCR-T-008, Flavor 3

8920-01-588-9007 Snack Bread, Fortified, Multigrain Snack Bread, Single Pack 2.0 oz (57 gram) flex pg, PCR-S-009, Type V, Style A00

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C-2. PRIME DOCUMENTS:

CID A-A-20295, PKG&QAP Cookies PCR-B-064 Bread, Sliced PCR-C-007 Cakes and Muffin Tops PCR-S-009 Snack Bread, Fortified PCR-T-008 Tortillas

Applicable versions of documents cited here as prime documents including changes are posted at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operationalrations/Frozen.aspx

Contact: Keith Pritts, Food Technologists for the applicable specifications described in the solicitation at:

E-mail: keith.pritts@dla.mil

C-3. DATE OF PACK:

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

C-4. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

A. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

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

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.

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

Applicable to those individual rations components procured in conjunction with both a Commercial Item Description

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(CID) and a Packaging Requirements and Quality Assurance Provision (PKG&QAP), 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.

B. PERFORMANCE, PACKAGING AND QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS

1. Unless otherwise specified in Sections C, D, or E of this document, the packaging provisions and quality assurance provisions (verifications) for individual component items are cited in their respective PCRs, MIL-STDs, MIL-PRFs, PKG&QAPs, and MIL specs.

C. PRODUCT SANITARILY APPROVED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS

1. As required by PGI 246.201-7048 CFR §246.408-70, Subsistence; AR 40-657/NAVSUP 4355.4H/MCO P10110.31H, Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Laboratory Service; DLAI 3221, Veterinary Medical Inspection of Subsistence Supplies and Services; Contract Provision 9044, Sanitary Conditions, 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 Veterinary Services Food Protection Division.

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 the U.S. Army Veterinary Services Food Protection Division 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 Branch Chief, Individual Rations, DLA Troop Support-FTRC, in coordination with the U.S. Army Veterinary Services Food Protection Division.

5. In addition to the above, all producers of MRE food components shall be listed in the Worldwide Directory as determined by U.S. Army Veterinary Services Food Protection Division.

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D. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. A nutritional analysis for each product requiring a PDM shall be provided to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM) within two weeks of the award of the contract and each time there is a major formulation change.

2. The nutritional analysis shall be generated by using a commercial Food Analysis and Labeling Software. The analysis shall be sent electronically to Julie Edwards (julie.a.edwards.34.civ@army.mil) at U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, Combat Feeding Division. The software generated food list files shall be provided for a 100 gm portion. The food item files shall be included in the analysis file.

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

a. Nutrients included shall be:

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

c. Nutrient measurements shall be to the first decimal.

E. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program Requirements for Operational Rations,” of November 2017 is applicable to this DLA Troop Support Subsistence contract, except as specifically exempted in Section E of this solicitation/contract. The IPM program shall be in existence prior to contract award. The IPM plan shall be stand-alone and 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

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DLA Troop Support website at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/FoodSafety/FoodQuality.aspx

F. FOOD DEFENSE

1. The submission and implementation of a stand-alone Food Defense Plan (FDP) 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. A copy of the DLA Food Defense Checklist is available online to download at the web address:

http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/FoodSafety/FoodQuality.aspx or through the applicable Contracting Officer. All areas of concern listed in the DLA Food Defense Checklist must be addressed within the FDP. The FDP may be rated unacceptable for not addressing each element listed in the DLA Troop Support Food Defense Checklist, or by not providing the information requested (e.g., establishment registration information). Submit Food Defense Plans to the applicable DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer. The Quality Audits & Food Defense Branch is the only DLA Troop Support office authorized to review and approve Food Defense Plans. All Food Defense Plans are maintained and secured by FTSB. DLA Troop Support-FTSB will conduct Food Defense Audits/reviews during Compliance Audits and/or other visits to verify the implementation, compliance, and effectiveness of the firm's Food Defense Plan. For each new contract solicitation, a current FDP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for evaluation.

NOTE: If more than one facility under direct control of the contractor will be used to produce and/or store product, a separate Food Defense Plan for each facility shall be submitted. A completed DLA Troop Support Food Defense Checklist, by itself, is not a Food Defense Plan but may be included as part of the plan.

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: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/ FoodSafety/FoodQuality.aspx

H. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. In view of the fact that the ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Standard does not contain the definitions for critical, major, and minor defects, the following definitions become contractually binding through their inclusion here:

Critical defect. A critical defect is a defect that judgment and experience indicate would result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending on the item; or a defect that judgment and experience

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indicate is likely to prevent the performance of the major end item, i.e., the consumption of the ration.

Major defect. A major defect is a defect, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure, or reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose.

Minor defect. A minor defect is a defect that is not likely to reduce materially the usability of the unit of product for its intended purpose, or is a departure from established standards having little bearing on the effective use of operation of the unit.

2. The following applies to DLA Troop Support Form 3507, Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semi perishable Subsistence Items, Apr 2014:

a. 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”

Insert: “ANSI MHI MN1-2016; Part 3, Wood Pallets and Part 9, Wood Pallets for Department of Defense Use”

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

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

- Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes”

c. 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.”

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.

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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.”

3. Alternate Method of Test Verification.

a. For those operational ration component’s technical data requirements documents (e.g., PCR,MIL-DTL, PKG&QAP) that permit the acceptance of a CoC and/or CoA as an alternate method of end-item test verification, use of a CoC and/or CoA by a contractor as verification of end-item test conformance is permitted in accordance with the conditions as cited in a product’s technical data requirements document. However, Government end-item verification testing shall be performed as directed by the Contracting Officer.

4. When a Certificate of Analysis (COA) is offered to the GQAR for component testing, the following, at a minimum, shall be included on the official report:

a. Laboratory Identification

b. Applicant Identification

c. Product Identity (name and lot number)

d. Test Identification

e. Test Method

f. Test Results

g. Date Report Issued

h. Name and Signature of Approving Official

5. For all documents that require Yeast and Mold testing, a nationally recognized certified laboratory or government laboratory can perform testing using Association of Official Analytical Chemists’ Official Method of Analysis 2014.05, Enumeration of Yeast and Mold in Food – 3M Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate. The laboratory shall utilize the methods that are fit for purpose for the commodity type.

6. Ground and Tree Nuts as Ingredients

Ground nuts, tree nuts, and their products, are prohibited as a component ingredient unless explicitly required by the product specification or approved by the contracting officer.

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