TW23 GUY PD Fruits and Veg_FINAL as of 19 APR.pdf

Purchase Description Order Tradewinds Guyana 2023 (TW GUY 23)

Fresh Fruits & Vegetables (FF&V)

1. Delivery Details

1.1. Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting deliveries between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Sunday except when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

1.2. Place of Performance: The deliveries shall be made to Camp Stephenson and Camp Seweyo in coordination with the Government Representative (GR).

2.0 Specifications:

2.1 The contractor shall provide every three (3) days as scheduled by the Government Representative a supply of fruits, vegetables, and salad dressings to the U.S. personnel as per TF Logistics Officer.

Estimate of personnel supported is 1000.

2.2 The Contractor shall provide the KO and the GR a standard order form and a list of available items to order each week with completely case poundage for fruit and vegetables. All fruits and vegetables ordered utilizing completely case concept.

2.3 The Contractor shall provide on a weekly basis, fresh fruits, vegetables, salad dressings, and condiments to Camp Stephenson by the KO or GR. The KO and / or GR will provide the contractor the requirements and frequency of deliveries to Camp Stephenson and Camp Seweyo.

2.4 The KO and / or GR will provide the contractor an order at least three (3) days in advance of the required delivery date. Vendor will provide feedback NLT 24 hrs. after order be submitted if items are unavailable or of poor quality; vendor will provide recommended substitution. Vendor and GR will discuss future orders and estimated amounts.

2.4.1 Delivery. Point of Contact (POC) Mayor Cell. Delivery dates at Camp Stephenson and Camp Seweyo are as follows:

a. 13 July 23

b. 16 July 23

c. 19 July 23

d. 22 July 23

e. 25 July 23

2.5 The contractor shall not provide fruits or vegetables that have been cut. Hard-skin fruits and vegetables shall be the only items provided to the U.S. government. All vegetables must be fresh and not prepackaged this includes spinach, lettuce, or radishes.

2.6 The Contractor shall provide products from the list below. The order will be delivered every three (3) or four (4) days as dictated by the GR. The government understands that certain items are seasonal.

a. Fresh fruits.

(a) Apples – Red Delicious or granny smith – U.S. Fancy grade standards, mature but not overripe, clean, fairly well formed, and free from decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, soft scald, freezing injury, visible water core, and broken skins.

(b) Oranges – naval or Valencia. U.S. Fancy grade standards - mature, well colored, firm, well formed, of smooth texture, and which are free from decay. No broken skins which are not healed, hard or dry skins, exanthema, growth cracks, dryness or mushy condition, and free from injury caused by bruises, split, rough, wide or protruding navels, creasing, scars, oil spots, scale, skin breakdown, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material disease, insects or mechanical or other means.

(c) Pears – U.S. no 1 grade standards consists of pears of one variety which are mature, but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, clean, fairly well formed and free from decay. No internal breakdown, scald, freezing injury, worm holes, black end, and from damage caused by hard end, bruises, broken skins, limb rubs, hail, scars, drought spot, sunburn, spray burn, stings or other insect injury, disease, or mechanical or other means.

(d) Banana – No excessive bruising, evidence of chilling or freezing, over ripeness.

b. Summer seasonal fresh

(a) Cantaloupes - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of cantaloupes of one type which are mature and have good internal quality but are not overripe or soft or wilted. In addition, which are well formed, well netted, free from decay, wet slip and sunscald, and free from damage caused by liquid in the seed cavity, sunburn, hail, dirt, surface mold or other disease, aphis or other insects, scars, cracks, sunken areas, ground spot, bruises, or mechanical or other means.

(b) Honeydew - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of honeydew or honey ball type melons which are mature, firm, well formed, which are free from decay, and free from damage caused by dirt, aphis stain, rust spots, bruises, cracks, broken skin, sunscald, sunburn, hail, moisture, insects, disease, or other means.

(c) Nectarines - U.S. Fancy consists of nectarines of one variety, which are mature, but not soft or overripe, well formed, clean, and free from decay. No broken skins which are not healed, worms, worm holes, and free from injury caused by bruises, growth cracks, hail, sunburn, spray burn, scab, bacterial spot, scale, split pit, scars, other disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

(d) Watermelons - Basic requirements: Mature, Fairly well formed, Not overripe, Decay, Sunscald, White heart, Free from damage by any means

c. Salad Items.

(a) Cucumbers - U.S. Fancy grade standards consist of cucumbers which are well colored, well formed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, and free from decay, sunscald, and from injury caused by scars and from damage caused by yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material, freezing, mosaic or other disease, insects, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means.

(b) Onions, yellow dry, peeled - Similar varietal characteristics, except color when designated as a specialty or mixed pack; mature; firm; and, well shaped.

(c) Radishes, fresh, red - U.S. No. 1 grade standards consist of radishes of similar varietal characteristics the roots of which are clean, well formed, smooth, firm, tender, and free from decay and free from damage caused by freezing, growth cracks or air cracks, cuts, pithiness, disease, insects, or other means. Bunched radishes have tops, which are fresh, free from decay, and free from damage caused by freezing, seed stems, yellowing or other discoloration, disease, insects, or other means.

(d) Spinach, iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce fresh, ready-to-use (prepackaged spinach or lettuce mix is not acceptable) - plants of similar varietal characteristics which are fresh, well developed, well-trimmed, and which are free from decay, and free from damage caused by seed stems, broken, bruised or discolored leaves, tip burn, wilting, foreign material, freezing, dirt, disease, insects, mechanical or other means

(e) Tomatoes - U.S. No. 1 grade standard consists of tomatoes of similar varietal characteristics which are mature but not overripe or soft, clean, fairly well formed, which are free from decay, sunscald, and freezing injury, and free from damage caused by bruises, cuts, shriveling, puffiness, catfaces, growth cracks, scars, disease, insects, moldy stems, skin checks, or other means

(f) Lemons, fresh - U.S. No. 1 grade standards consist of lemons, which are mature, firm, well formed, fairly smooth. Must be free from decay, contact spot, internal evidence of, unhealed broken skins, hard or dry skins, exanthema, growth cracks, internal decline, red blotch, membranous stain or other internal discoloration. Also free from damage caused by bruises, dry or mushy condition, scars, oil spots, scale, sunburn, hollow core, skin breakdown, melanoses, dirt, or other foreign material, other disease, insects or other means.

(g) Salad dressing, assorted, light or regular (blue cheese, French, Italian, ranch, and thousand islands) assorted individual packets or containers. No container larger than 16 fluid ounces can be provided.

2.7 Estimated delivery amounts.

The Contractor shall provide products from the list below. The order will be delivered as per GR request.

The government understands that certain items are seasonal.

a. Fresh fruits.

(1) The fruits listed below have an issue factor of 18 lb. per 50 persons.

(a) Apples.

(b) Oranges.

(c) Pears.

(d) Plums.

(2) Summer seasonal fresh are based on 50 persons.

(a) Cantaloupes, 21 lb.

(b) Honeydew, 21 lb.

(c) Nectarines, 18 lb.

(d) Watermelons, 26 lb.

(e) Mangoes, 18 lb.

(f) Pineapples, 26 lb.

b. Salad Items.

(1) Cucumbers, 2 lb. per 50

(2) Onions, yellow dry, peeled, 2 lb. per 50

(3) Radishes, fresh, red, 1/2 lb. per 50

(4) Spinach, fresh, ready-to-use, 2 lb. per 50

(5) Tomatoes, 6 lb. per 50

(6) Lemons, fresh, 2 lb. per 50

(7) Salad dressing, assorted, light or regular (blue cheese, French, Italian, ranch, and thousand islands) issue, 150 individual 7/16 oz packages.

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