8940--VAPIHCS CFA Food IDIQ

This is a pre-solicitation notice. Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) to result in single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for food and subsistence products at the VA Pacific Island Healthcare System (VAPIHCS) Community Living Center (CLC) located at 110 Krukowski Road, Honolulu HI 96819.

Statement of Need:

The scope of this requirement covers all food, beverage, and subsistence needs appropriate for use at the CLC. The CLC is a nursing facility where up to 60 veteran-patients may reside. Products may include but are not limited to: a variety of food types (i.e. shelf stable, refrigerated, frozen, raw, precooked) including nutrient modified (reduced/low fat and sugar, reduced sodium and increased fiber/whole grains) and sustainable (organic, antibiotic free and locally sourced) foods in all product categories.

It is uncertain at this time the quantities required as it is dependent on the census of the CLC and the need of the Veterans. Daily meals are not currently required. The only items currently being ordered are supplemental food items (snacks, luncheon meats, healthcare supplements such as thickeners).

Orders will be delivered to the loading dock at 110 Krukowski Road, Honolulu, HI 96819 on a mutually agreed date between the hours of 6:30 am to 3:00pm.

Contractor must be a broad lined distributor of food and foodservice supplies capable of procuring a wide range of products required to meet the needs of a healthcare facility.

The anticipated release date is December 16, 2021 with proposals due January 28, 2022. The NAICS is 311999 Food Manufacturing. The Product Service Code is 8940, Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations.

Interested offerors should continuously check Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov (www.sam.gov) for the solicitation and any changes to the solicitation.

All questions and responses to the solicitation must be submitted by email to Mohammed Hussain (Mohammed.Hussain@va.gov) and Mandy Thompson (Mandy.Thompson2@va.gov). No telephone questions will be accepted.