Manual Price Shopping Services
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- Solicitation number
- HDEC05-21-Q-0010
- Agency
- Defense Commissary Agency Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is seeking proposals for manual price shopping services to be performed at approximately 708 grocery store locations on a quarterly basis. The contractor will be required to physically collect price data from 177 Department of Defense commissaries and 531 designated commercial grocery stores within 20 miles of each commissary. The contractor must dispatch employees to collect prices for specific stock keeping units provided by DeCA and deliver the collected data to the agency in the required format within the specified timeframe. Proposals are due by August 25, 2021. Evaluation will be based on technical factors, past performance, and price.
There is no set-aside designation. The applicable NAICS code is 541910 for marketing research and public opinion polling, with a small business size standard of $16,500,000. The contractor will collect price data from approximately 708 locations each quarter, comprising 25% of total locations. The period of performance consists of one base year and four option years. Place of performance will be grocery stores located within the United States.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
THE SOLICITATION NUMBER AND PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ID HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010
PLEASE RESPOND TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010 FOR ALL INQUIRIES.
PLEASE SUBMIT RESPONSES OR QUOTES TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010.
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense (DoD) reporting
to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. DeCA operates a worldwide
commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military
personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families. DeCA’s mission
is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while
enhancing quality of life and readiness. As a result of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016, which requires DeCA to perform price comparisons throughout its stores to ensure that the
baseline of savings, decided by the Secretary of Defense, is being met.
For this requirement, DeCA requires the support of a contractor with specialized expertise and
experience physically conducting Manual Price Shopping Services. Manual Price Shopping is the physical
process used for Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) price verification. The contractor will not be permitted to
utilize a web or database method of data collection. The contractor shall dispatch contract employees to
stores in designated areas to physically conduct price shops and deliver the resulting data to DeCA
within the timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). This manual price shopping collection will
consist of approximately 708 locations comprised of the 177 DoD Commissaries located within the
United States as well as approximately 531 designated commercial grocery stores or supercenters which
are mostly located within 20 miles of each DoD Commissary with each quarterly shop comprised of 25%
of the total.
To conduct the price shops, DeCA will provide the individual SKUs for which price data will be collected
by contractor employees at commercial grocery store outlets (only United States DeCA identified
locations) identified by DeCA. After the data collection, the contractor will deliver the data in the
required format to DeCA within a specific period of time. In addition, DeCA requires that private label
SKUs utilized as a part of the manual price shop process be chosen based on their attributes, be national
brand equivalent in quality, and be specifically flagged as private label items.
The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 541910, Marketing
Research and Public Opinion Polling , with a Small Business Size Standard of $16,500,000. Contractors
must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be
obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.
Update #1 ·
THE SOLICITATION NUMBER AND PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ID HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010
PLEASE RESPOND TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010 FOR ALL INQUIRIES.
PLEASE SUBMIT RESPONSES OR QUOTES TO HDEC05-21-Q-0010.
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense (DoD) reporting
to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. DeCA operates a worldwide
commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military
personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families. DeCA’s mission
is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while
enhancing quality of life and readiness. As a result of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016, which requires DeCA to perform price comparisons throughout its stores to ensure that the
baseline of savings, decided by the Secretary of Defense, is being met.
For this requirement, DeCA requires the support of a contractor with specialized expertise and
experience physically conducting Manual Price Shopping Services. Manual Price Shopping is the physical
process used for Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) price verification. The contractor will not be permitted to
utilize a web or database method of data collection. The contractor shall dispatch contract employees to
stores in designated areas to physically conduct price shops and deliver the resulting data to DeCA
within the timelines outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). This manual price shopping collection will
consist of approximately 708 locations comprised of the 177 DoD Commissaries located within the
United States as well as approximately 531 designated commercial grocery stores or supercenters which
are mostly located within 20 miles of each DoD Commissary with each quarterly shop comprised of 25%
of the total.
To conduct the price shops, DeCA will provide the individual SKUs for which price data will be collected
by contractor employees at commercial grocery store outlets (only United States DeCA identified
locations) identified by DeCA. After the data collection, the contractor will deliver the data in the
required format to DeCA within a specific period of time. In addition, DeCA requires that private label
SKUs utilized as a part of the manual price shop process be chosen based on their attributes, be national
brand equivalent in quality, and be specifically flagged as private label items.
The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 541910, Marketing
Research and Public Opinion Polling , with a Small Business Size Standard of $16,500,000. Contractors
must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be
obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HDEC05-21-Q-0010-0001 - SOL Amendment - With Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT B- DECA COMMISSARY LOCATIONS (final 6.24.21).pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT C- PRICING SPREADSHEET (final 6.24.21).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| HDEC05-21-Q-0010- SOLICITATION - Manual Price Shopping Services 7.22.21.pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT D- CONSOLIDATED WAGE DETERMINATION TABLE (final 6.24.21).pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Manual Price Shopping Services | Award Notice | |
| Manual Price Shopping Services | Solicitation |
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