Fresh Fruit and Vegetables for Troop and School Customers in Alabama & the Florida Panhandle

UPDATED 11/8/2016: Anticipated solicitation issue date:  November 09, 2016 thru November 10, 2016

Anticipated Close date of December 8, 2016 3:00 PM EST

UPDATED 11/7/2016: Anticipated solicitation issue date:  November 08, 2016

Anticipated solicitation issue date:  November 04, 2016 through November 25, 2016. 

The DLA Troop Support intends to solicit for a full-line of produce support for DoD (Troop) customers and Non-DoD (USDA School) customers located in the Alabama and Florida Panhandle Zone.  This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside acquisition.  The total length of the contract will be four and one half (4.5) years.  It contains three (3) eighteen (18) month tiers.

Its estimated maximum total contract dollar amount is $72,000,000.00.  The delivery points require indefinite quantities of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables throughout the term of the contract.  A more detailed listing of the delivery sites can be found in the solicitation.  All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support.

Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA-EBS Internet Bid Board System at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil.   If not already registered, prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to viewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation.  RFPs are in portable document format (PDF).  In order to download and view these documents, prospective offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This software is available free at http://adobe.com.  Anticipated solicitation issue date:  October 5, 2016 - October 12, 2016.  This solicitation will be issued under FAR 15.101-2 Low Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA).

The resultant award will be for an indefinite delivery contract, with a guaranteed minimum of 10% of the estimated contract value.