Military Working Dog (MWD) Food Requirement

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the purchase of various types of Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet dog food manufactured by Hill’s Pet Nutrition in support of the DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) program at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX. This requirement will be made sole-source to Hill’s Pet Nutrition. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation notice required by FAR 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions in preparation for the release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) at a later date. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. At this time, no questions will be addressed. 
 

1. Contracting Office Address: 

    502d Contracting Office
    1655 Selfridge Ave
    JBSA-Lackland TX 78236

2. Description: The solicitation will be issued as a sole-source RFP to Hill’s Pet Nutrition on or about 06 April 2021. Anticipated award will be made on or around 7 June 2021. 

The North American Industry Code Standard (NAICS) is 311111, Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing, and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The planned procurement method is contracting by Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The resulting agreement is planned to be a firm-fixed price (FFP) with five 12-month ordering periods for estimated quantities identified below:

SKU#-DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                   BASE YR.       5-YR EST.
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SKU 5343 PRESCRIPTION DIET A D/D POTATO AND DUCK, 17.6 LB BAG                                 700             3,500
SKU 10900 PRESCRIPTION DIET HYPOALLERGENIC, CASE, 12 PER CASE (treats)                240             1,200
SKU 5670 PRESCRIPTION DIET A D, 6 OZ CAN, 24 CANS PER CASE                                        1,500          7,500
SKU 603916 SCIENCE DIET ADULT ADVANCED FITNESS, 35 LB BAG                                       1,080          5,400
SKU 603919 SCIENCE DIET ACTIVE HIGH ENERGY, 45 LB BAG                                                 7,920          39,600
SKU 7003 PRESCRIPTION DIET D D DUCK, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE                           2,040         10,200
SKU 7008 PRESCRIPTION DIET I D, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE                                        2,040         10,200
SKU 7010 PRESCRIPTION DIET K D, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE                                       100            500
SKU 7011 PRESCRIPTION DIET L D, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE                                        84              420
SKU 7018 PRESCRIPTION DIET Z D ALLERGEN FREE, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE         1,700        8,500
SKU 7039 SCIENCE DIET BEEF ENTRÉE, 13 OZ CAN, 12 CANS PER CASE                                3,500        17,500
SKU 8439 PRESCRIPTION Z D LOW ALLERGEN, 25 LB BAG                                                         440           2,200
SKU 10013 PRESCRIPTION DIET Ca I D, 27.5 LB BAG                                                                    200          1,000
SKU 10022 PRESCRIPTION DIET Ca K D WITH CHICKEN, 27.5 LB BAG                                       100           500
SKU 8598 PRESCRIPTION DIET J D, 27.5 LB BAG                                                                           30            150
SKU 8602 PRESCRIPTION DIET W D, 27.5 LB BAG                                                                         1,100        5,500
SKU 8623 PRESCRIPTION DIET L D, 17.5 LB BAG                                                                           30            150
SKU 9377 SCIENCE DIET PUPPY LARGE BREED, 30 LB BAG                                                        1,300       6,500
SKU 10012 PRESCRIPTION DIET CA C D Mul Ckn, 27.5 LB BAG                                                     20           100
SKU 9368 SCIENCE DIET PUPPY HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT SMALL BITES, 15.5 LB BAG           168         840
SKU 7036 SCIENCE DIET PUPPY CHICKEN & BARLEY ENTRÉE, 13 OZ CANS, 12 PER CASE     240        1,200
SKU 9367 SCIENCE DIET PUPPY CHICKEN MEAL & BARLEY RECIPE, DRY, 30 LB BAG              120         600
SKU 7017 PRESCRIPTION DIET W D, 13 OZ CAN, 12 PER CASE                                                     204        1,020

 3. Place of Contract Performance: 341 TRS, JBSA Lackland, TX

4. Set Aside Status: IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) this will be a sole-source solicitation to Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

5. Additional Details: IAW FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i) this requirement can only be fulfilled in full by one supplier, Hill’s Pet Nutrition. This requirement is for the sustainability of 750 to 1,000 military working dogs (MWD) at any given time. The Department of Defense (DoD) MWD Program is required to follow all policies stipulated in Army Regulation (AR) 40-905, Veterinary Health Services. Section 5-5a.(2) of this regulation specifies that the U.S. Army Veterinary Service and the Director, DoD MWD Veterinary Service (DODMWDVS) shall determine the standard diet for the MWD Program. Hill’s Science Diet has been identified as the only dog food meeting all the dietary standards required. Although research conducted via the internet indicated product is available through third part retailers, SKU 603919 for Science Diet Active High Energy is exclusively made for the DoD and not available by any other source.

Any responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by this agency. Capability statements must be emailed to Michelle Spencer at belinda.spencer@us.af.mil.

6. There is one attachment:  
    Draft Statement of Work, dated 21 December 2020