8910--Dairy and Juice Products | 595

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 is seeking a 5-year firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for dairy and juice products for the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. The solicitation (36C24425Q0137) requires a contractor to provide dairy products including 1%, skim, whole, chocolate, and lactaid milk in half-pint containers, along with orange juice and diet caffeine-free iced tea. Potential contractors must be able to deliver products between 6:30-9:30am on Mondays and Fridays, with milk delivered within 72 hours of pasteurization and a minimum 10-day shelf life remaining. Quotes are due by January 10, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, with technical questions to be submitted to Benjamin.Villasenor@va.gov by December 19, 2024. Contractors must also maintain temperature tracking systems on refrigerated delivery trucks and demonstrate the capability to ensure delivery during disasters or emergencies within 24 hours of order placement.

The solicitation is classified under NAICS code 311511 (Fluid Milk Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,150 employees and is not designated as a set-aside. The current VISN-wide IDIQ contract is held by LARC Industries (contract number 36C24420D0091), with Lebanon's most recent task order valued at $25,000. The contract will cover the period from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030, with deliveries specifically to the Nutrition & Food Services department at the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Contractors must provide orange blast fruit drink as specified in Amendment 0002 and be prepared to meet stringent delivery and quality requirements. The solicitation indicates a potential for ongoing dairy and juice product procurement with specific performance expectations and delivery parameters.