Full Line of Grade USDA No. 1 or better Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (FF&V) for United States (U. S. ) Department of Defense (DoD) Ships Customers, Oahu, in the State of Hawaii

Pre-solicitation Synopsis:

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Full Line of Grade USDA No. 1 or better Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (FF&V) for United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) Ships Customers, Oahu, in the State of Hawaii.

Description:
The Government intends to issue a solicitation for full line of Grade USDA No. 1 or better Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (FF&V) for Department of Defense (DoD) Ships Customers, Oahu, in the State of Hawaii.  DoD ships include the United States Ship (USS) ships and submarines, and United States Naval Ship (USNS) ships.  The solicitation will be 100% Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS Code 311991/size standard 500).  A Small Business Administration (SBA) non-manufacturer waiver was approved for this solicitation. 

The resultant contract will be a Single Award Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (FP with EPA), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The resultant contract will be for 4.5 years.  It contains one (1) eighteen (18) month base period plus two (2) eighteen (18) month option periods. The acquisition method is lowest price/technically acceptable (LPTA).  The maximum ceiling on the resultant contract is estimated $18,000,000.  The guaranteed minimum on the resultant contract is estimated $278,000 and is for the base period only.   It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on/about June 29, 2015 with a bidding period of 30 days.