8910--BHH - Supply - Unrestricted Solicitation Milk & Dairy Products

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for milk and dairy products to be supplied to the Black Hills Healthcare System locations in Fort Meade and Hot Springs, South Dakota. The solicitation (Number 36C26325R0038) requires delivery of various dairy products including 2%, 1%, whole, and skim milk, chocolate milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, buttermilk, cream cheese, whipped cream, and yogurt. Deliveries must be made twice per week between 5:30am and 3:30pm Monday through Friday, with contractors required to ensure all products have a minimum 10-day shelf life upon delivery. The VA will evaluate offers using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach, with technical questions due by March 5, 2025, and final offers required to be submitted electronically by March 20, 2025 at 17:00 CDT. This is an unrestricted competition under NAICS code 311511, with a size standard of 1,150 employees and applicable trade agreements.

The contract will cover a base period from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods potentially extending the contract through March 31, 2030. The minimum contract guarantee is $1,000, with a maximum ceiling of $400,000. The place of performance is specified as 50 Sheridan St, Fort Meade, SD 57741, with deliveries required at both Fort Meade and Hot Springs locations. No specific set-aside designations are applied to this solicitation, making it open to all qualifying vendors who meet the technical requirements. The procurement is managed by the VA Network 23 Contracting Office located in Des Moines, Iowa, with Jeffrey Brown serving as the contracting officer. Interested contractors must submit their offers electronically to joseph.bloomer@va.gov, ensuring compliance with all specified technical and logistical requirements.