Food and Beverage Items for Thailand

This is a request for information (RFI).  DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific is interested in your comments regarding full service food and beverage support to our military and federally funded customers in Thailand area of responsibility (AOR). 

There is no solicitation available at this time.  The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.  This RFI does not constitute a commitment for the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released.  Any proprietary information submitted will be protected, if appropriately marked.  Vendor participation is not a commitment for future business with the Government.  The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Please consider responding to the following questions:

Company Name:  _________________________________________

         Cage Code: _________________________________________

Point of Contact:   _________________________________________

                E-Mail:  _________________________________________

1.  What type of business is your company in – logistics, food distribution? 

2.  Who are your firm’s major customers? For example, are they retailers, industrial accounts, commercial accounts, and/or Government accounts? 

3.  Do you have warehouse facilities in Thailand? 

4.  Many of our customers expect delivery “skip day delivery” (e.g., order placed on Monday is delivered on Wednesday) which qualifies as the normal course of delivery.  Emergency deliveries may also be required (i.e. same day delivery).  Would your firm be able to manage a requirement of this type? 

5.  The terms of the Berry Amendment, 10 U.S.C. 2533a, will apply to the resulting contract.  In general, items that are subject to the Berry Amendment must be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States or its possessions, see DFARS Clause 252.225-7012.  Based on the foregoing, can you provide Berry Amendment compliant products?

6.  In addition to your ability to provide domestic products from the United States, you will also need to provide Local Market Ready items (LMR) as well as Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FF&V) from the local economy.  Do you currently have any existing relationships and/ or agreements with local providers?

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for your participation. Your responses, comments, suggestions and ideas regarding support for our customers are requested back by 7 AM (Korea Standard Time (KST) on June 17, 2024.  Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Jean.Ross@dla.mil  and sunghak.choe.kor@dla.mil.