FY20_Grain_Sources_Sought_with_SOW_(09132019_Approved).pdf

MICC - Fort Belvoir

Sources Sought

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT

FOR MARKET RESEARCH

Requirement: Custom Formula Feed

Organization Requiring Support: U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon

Location: Joint Base Myer Henderson-Hall, VA 22211 and Fort Belvoir, VA 22067

Sources Sought Synopsis: This Request For Information (RFI) is for market research purposes only. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents should not submit any proprietary information when responding to this RFI. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this RFI. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by respondents regarding any responses to this RFI. Respondents must submit capability statements that clearly define the firm's ability to provide the items stated in this RFI. U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon will require the vendor to deliver Custom Formula Feed (see Statement of Work (SOW)) to be delivered in bulk form. The vendor shall deliver a total of twenty-six (26) deliveries per year at 3 tons per delivery per site. The vendor is responsible for putting the grain into the grain silo. The deliveries will be made within 25 calendar days of the date when the request is placed.

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. The Government’s preference is to set-aside the requirement for small businesses.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

THIS RFI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10) being used to determine potential large and small business firms capable of providing the supply and/or services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The North American Industry Classification System code contemplated for this requirement is 311119 (Other Animal Food Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees.

Product and Service Code is 8910 (Composite Food Packages). The Contract Type anticipated is Firm-Fixed Price.

A continuing need is anticipated for the Custom Formula Feed which is currently being fulfilled through contract # W91QV1-15-C-0007.

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

(1) Organization/company name, point of contact, address, email address, Web site address, CAGE code, DUNS number, telephone number, and business size (including small business type(s)/certification(s) such as 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business), and type of ownership for the organization.

(2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

(3) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. Note: Please note changes to the Limitations on Subcontracting requirements found in FAR clauses 52.219-3, 52.219-14. 52.219- 27, 52.219-29 and 52.219-30.

(4) Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kykes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-301, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

(5) Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft Statement of Work to acquiring the identified items.

A SOW is attached to this announcement. Based on the attached SOW, interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 15 OCTOBER 2019. Provide responses to this notice to Major Vernon Logan, vernon.v.logan.mil@mail.mil and Harry W. Shatto, Contracting Officer, harry.w.shatto.civ@mail.mil.

Statement of Work (SOW)

Custom Formula Feed For Ceremonial

Horses

U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon

1. Objective

To provide the ordering and supply of Custom Formula Feed for the balanced nutrition for fifty-eight (58) horses. The vendor shall be contacted by e-mail and telephone to request and confirm delivery date and time. Request are summited 30 days out. Listed below are following ingredients required.

a.Crude Protein - (min) 12.00%

b. Crude Fat - (min) 6.00%

c. Crude Fiber - (min) 24.00%

d. Calcium (ca) (min) 0.80% - (min) 1.3

e. Phosphorus (p) - (min) 0.55%

f. Copper (Cu) - (min) 55 ppm

g. Selenium (Se) - (min) 0.30 ppm

h. Zinc (Zn) - (min) 165 ppm

i. Vitamin A - (min) 5,000 IU/LB

j. With the following ingredients: Corn meal, dehulled soybean meal, wheat middling’s, alfalfa meal, soybean hulls, cane molasses, ground limestone, dicalcian phosphate, salt, manganous oxide, manganese proteinate, Zinc oxide, Zinc proteinate, Ferrous sulfate, Copper sulfate, Copper proteinate, Cobalt carbonate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium selenite, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, Vitamin E supplement, Menadione sodium bisilfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), Riboflavin supplement, Niacin supplement, Calciu, pantothenate, Vitamin B11 supplement, Choline chloride, D-biotin, thiamine mononitraite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Calcium lignin sulfonate, yeast culture, yeast fermentation solubles, Soybean oil, {propionic acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (all preservatives)}.

2. Scope

Upon request, Custom Formula Feed, shall be delivered in bulk form. The vendor shall deliver a total of twenty-six (26) deliveries per year at 3Tons per delivery per site. The vendor is responsible for putting the grain into the grain silo. The deliveries shall be made within 25 calendar days of the date when the request is placed. Vendor shall have the ability to make deliveries to 102 Forrest Circle Joint Base Myer Henderson-Hall, VA 22211 Bldg. 236 Caisson Stables and 9250 Stuart Road Bldg. 3041 Ft. Belvoir Va. 22060.

3. Specific Tasks Acquire and delivery items per the scope of work.

4. Unsatisfactory Performance Item listed in section (2.) Scope, must be one hundred percent operational. Failure to perform to this scope would mean possible termination for default of the contract or nonpayment for services rendered due to the provision of a faulty product by the contracted party.

5. Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday 6:00 am - 4:30 pm

6. Period of Performance

This contract will be for a base year with four one-year options.

7. Place of Performance

Deliveries shall be summited to 102 Forrest Circle Joint Base Myer Henderson-Hall, VA 22211 Bldg. 236 Caisson Stables and 9250 Stuart Road Bldg. 3041 Ft. Belvoir Va. 22067

8. Type of Contract Firm Fixed Price Contract

9. Recognized Holidays Independence

Day Labor Day

Columbus Day

Presidents Day

Memorial Day

Inaugural Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Inauguration Day

10. Security The contractor shall be responsible for all documentation required for Fort Myer access. A valid driver’s license with photo is required.

11. Government Furnished Items and Services N/A

12. Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities.

Provide the ordering and supply of Supplements IAW SOW

13. Contracting Officer Representative (COR) (Please specify your contact info, email, phone etc., if you are the COR. If you aren’t the COR please put that information for the correct person)

14. Project Manager (Please specify your contact info, email, and phone etc., if you are the PM. If you aren’t the PM please put that information for the correct person)