Dairy Items for Fort Drum, NY

This is a Request for Information ("RFI"). DLA Troop Support's ("Agency") Subsistence Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency's fresh Milk and Dairy items to the Department of Defense ("DoD" Troop). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to the RFI, not will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provide to the Government. The RFI does not constitute a commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used informational purposes only and will not be released. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected is appropriately marked. Please note that by responding to the instant Agency request, a potential offeror is not promised any future business with Government. The sole purpose of RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future.

Background: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into indefinite quality contract(s) ("IQC") with a commercial firm(s) to supply fresh Milk and Dairy products to military customers in Fort Drum, NY. Freshness requirements. Fluid dairy products and other dairy products shall have sufficient remaining shelf life commensurate with good commercial practice. Each container, carton, ect. shall have visible, legible, and understandable "sell-by-date" or equivalent.

1. Milk must be delivered with minimum 10 days shelf life remaining.

2. Cottage Cheese, cultured and acidified, normal and extended shelf life must be delivered with a minimum 14 days shelf life remaining.

3. Sour Cream must be delivered with a minimum 21 days shelf life remaining.

4. Yogurt must be delivered with a minimum of 18 days shelf life remaining.

Commercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the individual items.

When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified above may render an offeror's proposal technically unacceptable. This will consist of DoD/Troop customers in Fort Drum, NY. After soliciting, the Agency intends to make three awards. Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items for each group on which it offers. Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award.

Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal chosen to propose on. Said proposal shall be responsive to all the solicitation's requirements and free from any deficiencies.

Proposed contract ordering period is June 21, 2020 to June 17, 2023. If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond using the attached questionnaire. We appreciate and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on March 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time. Please respond via email to the following addresses: Colin Kendra, Contract Specialist, Colin.Kendra@dla.mil, James Barr, james.barr@dla.mil