2025 SMJ food packages

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is seeking to procure 47 specific food and supply items for Smokejumper Food Kits through an unrestricted Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation, identified as 140L3725Q0006, requires brand name or equal products with use-by dates no earlier than September 2025, focusing on portable and shelf-stable food items for field operations. Vendors must submit a completed worksheet, delivery date, SAM UEI, signed SF1449, and three past performance references from similar work performed within the last two years. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with quotes due by February 6, 2025 at 1700 ESD, and questions accepted until February 3, 2025 at 1700 ESD. Responses must be submitted via email directly to the Contracting Officer, with submissions through sam.gov or FBMS/PRISM not being accepted.

The solicitation does not include any specific set-aside designations and is open to businesses with up to 700 employees in the All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing NAICS category. The procurement involves large quantities of individual-serving items, including 2,250 hydration powder packets, 2,082 instant coffee packets, 1,500 candy bars, and 1,500 nut packages, with precise brand specifications for manufacturers like ProBar, Clif Bar, Starbucks, and Wild Planet. Delivery is required by April 15, 2025, with earlier delivery preferred and split deliveries acceptable. The food packages are intended for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, and will include a diverse range of items such as bean dip, peanut butter pretzels, toaster pastries, salmon pouches, cheese products, crackers, beans, noodles, dried meals, canned meats, snack bars, nuts, dried fruits, and beverages. Package sizes will range from 0.1 oz for hand sanitizer packets to 15 oz for ravioli, emphasizing portability and shelf stability for field operations.