SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 1000227954

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

SPE3S1-26-R-0011

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2026 JUL 22

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

Robert Ferry DRF0068

a. NAME

Phone: DSN312-444-62

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No Collect calls)

2026 SEP 21

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 UNRESTRICTED 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:

700 EmployeesSIZE STANDARD:

11. DELIVERYFOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

17a. CONTRACTOR/ CODE

OFFEROR

FACILITY

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

See Schedule

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

DATED . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or Print) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or Print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

SEE SCHEDULE

03:00 PM

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE ADDENDUM

EDWOSB

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

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

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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SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

Section A - Solicitation/contract form A-1 Continuation of Blocks from SF 1449

1. Block 8 Offer Due Date/Local Time: September 21, 2026 3:00 PM ET

2. Block 9

› Email offers to Robert.Ferry@dla.mil and Thomas.Haley@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: ROBERT FERRY AND THOMAS HALEY DEFENSE

LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT - SUBSISTENCE DIRECTORATE

700 ROBBINS AVE.

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-5092

BLDG. 6B088

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, Robert Ferry (Robert.Ferry@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Thomas Haley (Thomas.Haley@dla.mil). Although e-mail offers are acceptable, all Product Demonstration Models must be delivered to the location identified above and 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 mailto:Robert.Ferry@dla.mil mailto:Thomas.Haley@dla.mil mailto:Robert.Ferry@dla.mil mailto:Thomas.Haley@dla.mil

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Government servers. Late proposals will not be accepted or considered.

As directed by the Contracting Officer, e-mail may also be used during negotiations, negotiations are held, and for proposal revision(s), including Final Proposal Revision(s). The Contract Specialist, Robert Ferry (Robert.

Ferry@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Thomas Haley (Thomas.Haley@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 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items in Section L.

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

3. 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 Items (paragraph j) for information on establishing a unique entity identifier.)

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

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

AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS:

The offeror represents that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with this request for proposal. Please list names, titles, telephone numbers, and emails for each authorized negotiator.

A-2

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) mailto:Robert.Ferry@dla.mil mailto:Robert.Ferry@dla.mil mailto:Thomas.Haley@dla.mil

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SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM (CONTINUED)

If this solicitation or 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 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.

Note: The Government reserves the right to evaluate offers and make award(s) without negotiations 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 negotiations 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 (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) FAR is included in Solicitation Section I.

Note: 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.

**NOTE: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). Those not registered in SAM may be considered non-responsible and may be deemed ineligible for award. Upon registration, a CAGE code will be assigned to the registered firm.

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.

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

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

SPECIAL CAUTION NOTICE

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation and to include any/all Amendment(s) incorporated into the solicitation at any time. If this should occur, the Government will not be liable for any proposal preparation costs or any other costs that offerors may have incurred related to this solicitation.

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The offeror should provide their BEST offer at the time of solicitation closing, in the event that the Government makes an award based on the initial offer. The Government reserves the right and intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without opening negotiation discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct negotiation discussions if determined by the Contracting Officer to be in the best interest of the Government to do so.

Note of Caution: Offerors are highly encouraged to carefully review the solicitation before developing and submitting any questions, as no additional questions will be accepted after solicitation closing on September 21, 2026 @ 3:00pm ET .

DID YOU REMEMBER TO?

(1). Sign and Date the SF1449 document as required?

(2). Complete the SF1449 fill-ins?

(3). Return one (1) completed copy of the solicitation signed, populated fill-ins, checked boxes, checked spaces, or any other instructions, representations, and certification information requested/required of your company and offer?

(4). Completed all Supplies/Prices “Schedule” sheets (offered prices)?

(5). Complete all Tier Years fill-in schedule with your offered prices?

(6). Complete and submit your Non-Price (Technical) Proposal as required for submission?

(7). Complete and submit your Business (Price) Proposal as required for submission?

(8). Complete the CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier Number fill-ins on the page identified for your fill-ins?

(9). Complete all the following and any additional offeror representations and certifications: (i). Authorized Negotiators with all requested information. (ii). Place of Performance. (iii). Remittance address (if different from contractor/offeror address).

(10). Read FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services) and FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluations - Commercial Products and Commercial Services) very carefully to assure you prepared your Non-Price (Technical) and Business (Price) Proposals in accordance with the submission instructions and evaluation criteria?

(11). Be aware and mark the DAY/DATE/TIME of the solicitation closing?

(12). Submit your BEST offer?

(13). Check your submitted Prices for correctness and accuracy?

(14). Submit all your Product Demonstration Model (PDM) samples as complete, in the correct number of samples specified and required to be produced and sent to the correct and required offices and addresses required by the DAY/DATE/TIME of the Solicitation closing?

(15). Submit all the required PDM's to their proper locations as described and required in the solicitation before the DAY/ DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

(16). Submit your Food Defense Plan submission requirement at the DAY/DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

(17). Submit your Quality Systems Plan submission requirement at the DAY/DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

(19). Submit your Integrated Pest Management Plan submission requirement at the DAY/DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

(20). Submit your Small Business/Subcontracting Plan (applicable to large businesses only) submission requirement at the DAY/ DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

(21) Submit your Surge and Sustainment Plan submission requirement at the DAY/DATE/TIME of solicitation closing?

CAUTION: The above checklist is for convenience purposes only. The list is not intended to be all inclusive. Offerors are responsible for carefully reviewing the entire solicitation to ensure proper submission of all required information.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES OR COSTS

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Section B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B-1 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES

1. IQC Quantities

These items are considered Warstopper items and will have surge requirements. Below are the surge quantity requirements for UGR-H&S Tray Items:

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Below are the surge quantity requirements for UGR-E Tray Items:

The table below specifies which of the 28 polytray items on this acquisition are used in the UGR-H&S and/or UGR-E modules.

Line Items highlighted in blue are used in just UGR-H&S modules; line items highlighted in green are used in just UGR-E modules; and line items highlighted in purple are used in both UGR-H&S and UGR-E modules. The table also specifies the total surge quantity requirements for each item.

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Note: See Section I and Section L for Surge and Sustainment Plan requirements, Section L for Surge and Sustainment submissions procedures, and Section M for Surge and Sustainment evaluation criteria.

For a five-year period, the total quantities for all 28 items are as follows:

Minimum Contract Quantity: 1,201,900 EA (20% of estimated total contract quantity) Estimated Total Contract Quantity: 6,009,500 EA Maximum Contract Quantity (Excluding Surge): 12,019,000 EA (200% of estimated total contract quantity) Maximum Contract Quantity Inc. Surge: 15, 822,280 EA

The Government guarantees that it will order the minimum of units stated in the solicitation in Section B-1, IQC Quantities chart 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. However, in fulfilling the guaranteed minimum quantity, the total dollar value expended by

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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 guaranteed minimum dollar value shall be the combined value of each line item guaranteed minimum quantity procured at its lowest unit price established under the contract(s). 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.

2. Pricing

All prices must be offered on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Prices must include freight to the following destination:

Defense Depot Tracy W62G2T

W1BG DLA DISTRIBUTION

25600 S. CHRISMAN ROAD

WAREHOUSE NO. 30, SECTION 2 - UGR

TRACY, CA 95376-5000 US

Inspection is at the Contractor's Plant and Acceptance is at Destination. Required delivery dates shall not exceed 120 days after issuance of each delivery order.

The Government reserves the right to require information other than cost or pricing data, as defined at FAR 2.101, or cost and pricing data, as applicable and if required to determine price reasonableness of any offer(s).

3. Delivery Requirements

The shelf-life requirement for all line items is 36 months.

The required delivery date (RDD) will be 120 days after issuance of each delivery order.

The effective term of the contract(s) 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(s).

See FAR 52.216-22 - Indefinite Quantity (DEVIATION 2026-O0038)(FEB 2026) and FAR 52.216-18 - Ordering for delivery periods and ordering.

See 52.216-19 -ORDER LIMITATIONS - for individual delivery order quantities. COMPLETE DELIVERY

INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH EACH DELIVERY ORDER.

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 surveys by the offeror or its proposed subcontractor, the offer may be rejected.

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.

4. ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT

TS16-18 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT - POLYMERIC TRAYPACK RATION (JUN 2017)

(a) Warranties. For the portion of the schedule that is covered by this EPA language, the Contractor warrants that the unit prices included in the Schedule do not include allowances for any portion of the contingency covered by this EPA language.

The base unit prices for the purpose of the adjustment calculations under this EPA language shall be the arithmetic average of the weekly or monthly prices of each applicable economic indicator only (e.g. an average of beef indices for beef products, an average of poultry indices for poultry products, etc.) for the period specified under the “Adjusted

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(ADJ.) Unit Price” below immediately preceding either the solicitation closing date for proposals (if no negotiations are held), the due date for final proposal revisions (if negotiations are held) or the solicitation opening date (if sealed bidding is used).

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(c) The adjusting unit prices shall be the arithmetic average of the weekly or monthly prices of each applicable economic indicator only for the period specified under the Adjusting Unit Price column shown in paragraph (b) immediately preceding the effective date the option term is exercised.

(d) An established market price is a price that is established in the course of ordinary and usual trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated by data from sources independent of the offeror(s); and the net price after applying any standard trade discounts offered by the Contractor. The established market price under this EPA language may reflect industry-wide and/or geographically based market price fluctuations for commodity groups or specific supplies. The established market price that shall be used for the EPA factors subject to price adjustments under this EPA language, and the economic indicators and publications to be used are listed in paragraph (b) of this EPA language.

(1) The base unit prices for the purpose of the adjustment calculations under this EPA language shall be the arithmetic average of the weekly or monthly prices of each applicable economic indicator only for the period specified under the Base Unit Price column in paragraph (b) immediately preceding (i) the closing date for proposals, if no negotiations are held, (ii) the due date for final proposal revisions, if negotiations are held, or (iii) the opening date, if sealed bidding is used.

(2) The adjusting unit prices shall be the arithmetic average of the weekly or monthly prices of each applicable economic indicator for the period specified under the Adjusting Unit Price column in paragraph (b) immediately preceding the effective date the option term is exercised, except for linerboard which shall require one additional adjustment six months after each option term is exercised.

(e) With respect to increases or decreases under this EPA language, no adjustment shall be made to the base term contract unit prices. One adjustment calculation shall be made annually to determine the unit prices applicable to the forthcoming option term (if exercised), except linerboard which will be adjusted on a semi-annual basis.

(f) ALLOWANCE FACTOR: For the purpose of price adjustment pursuant to this EPA language, it shall be conclusively presumed that the amount shown under “Portion Subject to EPA” represents the cost of each item that is subject to adjustment. The portion subject to EPA refers to the element of cost for each item that is outside the control of the vendor and in “Schedule B” the offerors will be required to fill in this amount. This is the only portion of the cost that will be subject to the EPA provision. The EPA provisions based on changes in market prices for product material costs such as beef, turkey, ham, pork, chicken, and blueberries are subject to the EPA, because there is serious doubt concerning the stability of market conditions. The balance of product costs for items such as labor, overhead, General and Administrative (G&A), transportation, and profit, are those contingencies that can be included in the contract price and can be identified and covered separately through firm-fixed-price. This allowance factor remains fixed throughout the life of the contract unless a Government authorized change is made to the contract which affects this allowance.

(1) The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Natick Soldier Center (NSC) who prepares the specifications has moved from Military Specifications to Performance Requirements. The Government no longer states the specific amount of meat, potatoes, gravy, etc. that goes into a tray pack item, only an overall amount with a protein and carbohydrate requirement. Meeting the protein requirement indicates that the Contractor has put in sufficient meat quantities in the tray/pouch to satisfy the requirement. Different Contractors will put in differing quantities of beef, turkey, ham, pork, chicken breast, etc. to meet the protein performance requirements. This is why specific weights or quantities cannot be specified in advance in this EPA as would be used

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in a Military Specification and the cost for the items subject to adjustment will be entered by the Contractor in Section B. The Government performs oversight to ensure that the performance requirements are met or exceeded.

(g) Adjustments shall be calculated as follows: (Round to four decimal places)

(1) Compute the Adjusting Unit Price and the Base Unit Price.

(2) (Adjusting Unit Price - Base Unit Price)/Base Unit Price = Market Price Change (+ or -).

(3) Market Price Change X Allowance Factor = Price Adjustment (+ or -).

(4) Determine the Contract Unit Price Adjustment by computing the sum total of the price Adjustment of all items subject to EPA.

(5) The original option unit price(s) for each option will be the sum of the firm fixed price portion and the portion subject to the EPA (as discussed in section (f) above, the portion of the price subject to the EPA is the Allowance Factor). The adjusted unit price(s) for each option shall be determined by increasing or decreasing (as appropriate) the EPA Allowance Factor by the Contract Unit Price Adjustment and adding that to the firm fixed price portion agreed to at the time of award for the option period being adjusted.

(h) Price adjustments pursuant to this EPA language shall be made by contract modification showing the calculations used to derive the adjusted contract unit price.

(i) Payments: Payment for an adjustment under this EPA language shall be at the current contract price until an adjustment modification has been effected. The Government shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers the unit price stipulated in the contract modification for the applicable option period. The Contractor also represents by submitting its final invoice that the total amount billed under this contract reflects all increases or decreases required or authorized by this EPA language.

(j) Any pricing actions pursuant to the “CHANGES” clause or other provisions of the contract will be priced as though there were no provisions for economic price adjustment.

(k) No adjustment will be made under this EPA language unless the total change in the contract amount is $500.00 or more.

(l) Upward ceiling on economic price adjustment: The total increase in any contract unit price shall not exceed 10% per year of the original option unit prices agreed to at time of award. There is no percentage limit on downward adjustments under this EPA language.

(m) Revision of market price indicator: In the event that (i) any applicable market price indicator is discontinued or its method of derivation is altered substantially; or (ii) the Contracting Officer determines that a particular market price indicator consistently and substantially fails to reflect market conditions, -- the parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate and comparable substitute and the contract shall be modified to reflect such substitute effective on the date the indicator was discontinued, altered, or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions.

(n) Disputes: If the parties fail to agree on an appropriate substitute market price indicator or implementation of other matters addressed by this EPA language then the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the Disputes clause of the contract.

(o) Authority to add additional traypack items to Polymeric Traypack Ration EPA language: Paragraph (b) of this EPA language identifies 15 unique components contained in the polymeric traypack ration. These components are selected based on historical data and may not be included in every polymeric traypack ration. Refer elsewhere in the solicitation/contract for listing of the exact component makeup. Due to customer requirements, the Contracting Officer may add additional components to the polymeric traypack ration. The Contracting Officer will show within paragraph (b) the additional components(s).

(p) Examination of records: The Contractor agrees that the Contracting Officer or designated representative shall have the right to examine the Contractor's books, records, documents, or other data the Contracting Officer

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deems necessary to verify Contractor adherence to the provisions of the EPA language.

(q) In the event any applicable market price indicator is not published for any week(s), that week will not be included in calculating the base unit price or the adjusting unit price as applicable. For instance, if within a 52 week period an indicator is not published 4 times, the average of the 48 published prices only will be calculated. When a range of prices is provided, for the purposes of the calculations the arithmetic average of the high and low number will be calculated to determine the indicator for that period.

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SECTION C - SPECIFICATIONS/SOW/SOO/ORD

Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

C-1 INTRODUCTION

DLA Troop Support intends to award a long term, indefinite quantity, firm fixed price with economic price adjustments contract(s) with the purpose to provide PolyTray Entrée Items to be used in the Unitized Group Ration - Heat & Serve Program and Unitized Group Ration - E Programs.

This solicitation is hereby issued utilizing Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures with HUBZone price evaluation preference. Offerors must meet all terms, conditions, and requirements of this solicitation.

See FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items for evaluation criteria. DLA Troop Support will utilize LPTA source selection procedures to evaluate all offers. A proposal will be determined Technically Acceptable if it meets all terms and conditions of Government's submission requirements of the solicitation. The required submissions must be received from offerors before the time set for closing. Failure to furnish this information by the time specified may be cause for rejection if not otherwise acceptable under FAR provisions for considering late offers. To receive consideration for award on a given line item, an offeror must be rated as technically acceptable regarding the technical factor. Technical acceptability will be rated as either acceptable or unacceptable. The Government may also remove an offer from consideration for award on a given line item if the pricing offered is considered unreasonable.

The Government will award an indefinite delivery contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Technical Evaluation - Product Demonstration Models (PDMs)

(ii) Price

C-2 CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

A. A DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer is the ONLY person authorized to approve changes to or modify any requirement of the contract. Notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in the contract, said authority remains solely with the DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer.

B. In the event the vendor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustments will be made to cover any costs associated with such change.

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C-3 NEGOTIATIONS

For the subject acquisition, the Government intends to award on initial offers but reserves the right to conduct negotiations if determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Initial responses to negotiations must be in a form of communication customary in the industry for transmitting information to include phone, facsimile transmission, letter, in-person and e-mail.

C-4 Product Demonstration Model (PDM) Information:

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

Solicitation Provisions:

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

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

b. The Government will evaluate the PDMs for compliance with the item descriptions and product specifications and will also evaluate the sensory attributes of the food product to include appearance, odor, flavor and texture using the recognized 9-point quality rating scale to determine product quality. PDMs must conform to all specification/ production description characteristics. Failure of models to conform to the specification may result in rejection of offer. Product offered shall conform to all packaging, labeling, and packing requirements as well as analytical requirements. The government shall not accept product from any resultant contract which does not conform to all requirements.

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

d. PDMs shall be submitted as follows:

A total of 30 samples of PDM items shall be submitted as stated below:

i. A total of 12 PDMs shall be sent to:

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FCDD-SCC-EMR (Attn Jill Bates)

COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND-SOLDIER CENTER

10 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK, MA 01760-5056

Lab # 520-714-2540 jill.m.bates.civ@army.mil

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

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

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

Offerors may direct proposed subcontractors to submit PDM samples directly to DEVCOM SC on their behalf. In those instances, the offeror will send written notification of subcontractor submissions to DEVCOM SC and such PDMs must be clearly labeled for which offeror they are being submitted. This documentation must also be part of their proposal. PDMs will not be evaluated until written notification from the offeror is received. This consideration does not relieve the offeror of the full responsibility for submitting all PDMs in a timely manner. Late submissions of PDMs may be the basis for rejection of the proposal.

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

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

ii. A total of 16 PDMs shall be sent to the cognizant in-plant Government inspector. In this instance, the offeror shall advise the Government inspector after production of the PDMs and shall obtain a signed statement from the inspector confirming possession of the samples and identifying the samples as from the same production lot as those submitted to DEVCOM SC. The offeror shall submit this statement(s) with this balance of PDM samples submitted to DLA Troop Support.

iii. The remaining 2 PDMs of the same product lot code as those submitted to DEVCOM SC and the USDA government inspector shall be mailed along with your technical proposal to the address indicated on Block 9 at DLA Troop Support (attn. Robert Ferry) on the first page of the solicitation. Coordinate sample submission with the Contracting Officer prior to submittal to DLA Troop Support- Subsistence.

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

mailto:jill.m.bates.civ@army.mil

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

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

e. The Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) will randomly select 12 replenishment samples for

DEVCOM-SC and 20 replenishment samples for the government's supply at origin from a lot accepted by the government for all contractual requirements. The contractor will be responsible for shipment to DEVCOM-SC.

This replenishment may occur earlier if necessary to ensure an adequate supply of PDM samples. The contractor will also use samples from this same lot as the production standard.

f.

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

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

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

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

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

h. Periodic Review samples. All food components that are inspected by USDA-AMS will be subject to periodic review sampling and examination/testing during contract production in accordance with the following criteria: For each calendar month of production or as otherwise directed by DLA Troop Support, the USDA-AMS inspector will randomly select a set of 12 sample units from a conforming lot of each item (i.e. each type, flavor, etc.) produced by the contractor

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and inspected for product examination by USDA-AMS. As instructed by DLA Troop Support, the USDA-AMS inspector shall ship 8 of the samples, at the contractor's expense, to the addresses below. In addition, the USDA-AMS inspector shall include, as a part of each shipment to a USDA-AMS destination, at least one sample primary container representing the current production standard for each distinct type of product comprising each shipment. Periodic Review samples shall be shipped to the following addresses at the contractor's expense once per month.

Periodic Review (PR) samples are to be selected from food component lots that are physically inspected for product exam by USDA. When Periodic Review samples are selected for submittal to DEVCOM-SC, they must be from conforming lots.

Each set of twelve sample units selected by USDA-AMS shall be distributed as follows:

i. Four sample units shall be sent to:

- Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Anthony Foresi (one sample & one PDM)

- Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, David Gonzalez (one sample & one PDM)

- Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Louis Obot (one sample & one PDM)

- USDA Area Office Officer-in-Charge (one sample & one PDM)

ii. Four sample units shall be sent to:

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FCDD-SCC-EMR

Attn: Jill Bates (Bldg 36 RM E107)

COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND-SOLDIER CENTER

10 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK, MA 01760-5056

Lab # 520-714-2540

iii. Four sample units shall be retained by the USDA-AMS inspector for standby use and shall be returned to the contractor if not needed.

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

C-5 ITEM DESCRIPTION

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

Note: When a CID is listed as the required technical specification, the associated PKG&QAP document - if there is one - is also incorporated into the performance requirements.

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

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

Section D - Packaging and Marking

D-1 TRACEABILITY

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

Use of the Julian Date for the lot number and a time stamp (hour and minute of filling/sealing) is preferred. The contractor may use either a four-digit or five-digit lot number. When using the four-digit code, begin with the final digit of the current year followed by the three-digit Julian code. For example, (0045 12:15), 0045 = 14 February 2050 and 12:15 representing the time of filling/sealing. When using the five-digit code, begin with the decade digit of the current year followed by the three-digit Julian code. For example, (50045 12:15), 50045 = 14 February 2050 and 12:15 representing the time of filling/ sealing. When not required by specification, the contractor's lot identification may be of their own coding, i.e. a closed code, but the contractor shall provide the coding information for the primary containers and the contract data markings upon delivery.

Package codes (to include time per case lot number shall be identified on the appropriate accompanying DD Form 250 upon delivery.

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

This information shall be made available within 24 hours.

D-2 MARKING OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND MARKING OF UNIT LOADS

All Shipping Containers and Unit Loads shall be clearly marked, in accordance with DLA Troop Support Form 3556 entitled “Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks, and Unit Loads of Perishable and Semi-perishable Subsistence, dated April 2014, with the following information on two adjacent sides of the load with the largest characters possible as follows:

Unitized Ration Component National Stock Number Item Name Date of Pack and Lot Number Number of Shipping Containers per Pallet Contract Number Contractor's name and Address Inspection Test Date (ITD)

Note: For the Inspection Test Date, the expected shelf life is found in the applicable solicitation/contract.