Beef, Fresh Chilled

Contractor is to furnish Beef, Fresh Chilled: 97+% Extra Lean Coarse Ground, Diced, Tray Ready-Cube Steak, and Frozen:  75% & 93% Lean Beef Patties to 99 commissary stores located in the East Region of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA).  For the purpose of this solicitation, the commissaries in this region are grouped geographically into 4 groups.  Commissary locations and tonnage estimates for a one year period are provided in the attached Excel spreadsheet.  The NAICS code is 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering and the size standard is 500 employees. The Government will award one or more contracts resulting from this solicitation based on evaluation using the Best Value Methodology, Lowest-Priced; Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process.  An Indefinite-Delivery Requirements Type contract is contemplated with a firm fixed priced special factor that will adjust the unit price weekly based on market prices. The period of performance will be 24 consecutive months from the date of award  (or a date specified by the Contracting Officer) plus three, 12-month option periods.  The solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis.  All offers from large business firms must submit an acceptable subcontracting plan with their offer.  Offers received from large businesses without an acceptable plan will not be considered for award.  The solicitation will require random testing of each offeror's 97+% coarse ground beef product. 

Any small businesses interested in submitting a proposal package may seek assistance from your local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) or the Small Business Administration (SBA).  Information on finding your local PTAC office may be located at http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm.  Businesses interested in seeking teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements may register as an Interested Vendor for this solicitation.  Businesses may also utilize the Small Business Administration's (SBA) SUB-Net bulletin board to post sources sought notices for teaming partners and subcontractors for solicitations and future contracts.  For more information on SBA's SUB-Net may be found at http://web/sba.gov/subnet/. 

The Request for Proposal will be released on or about April 22, 2010.  Questions or inquiries will be accepted by facsimile or email and must contain the following information:  solicitation number, business size, DUNS number, CAGE code, requestor's name and address, telephone number, and E-mail address.  The facsimile number is (804) 734-8009 pp 78907 (pp = enter pause key/symbol twice), Email address:  lynne.dent@deca.mil.  Any requests for business information not posted should be requested under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidance.  By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of any contract resulting from this solicitation.  Further information about CCR registration may be found on the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. >. 

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