Request for Information (RFI) for food support for CONUS SPV Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1) and Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2)

This is a request for information (RFI). DLA Troop Support's Continental United States Subsistence Prime Vendor (CONUS SPV) Program Office is interested in your comments regarding food support for our military and federally funded customers in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1) and Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2). Anticipated delivery points are identified as follows:

Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1)

•1. USDA Forest Serv Flatwoods Job Corp

•2. Frenchburg Job Corp Center

•3. Great Onyx Job Corps

•4. Federal Medical Center

•5. Earle Clements Job Corps, KY

•6. Whitney Young Job Corps, KY

•7. Whitney Young Job Corp

•8. Grissom Air National Reserve

•9. 88TH Medical Group

•10. Indiana National Guard

•11. Kentucky ANG, KY, OH, WV, IN

•12. West Virginia National Guard

•13. Wright Patterson AFB, OH

•14. 711 HPW Dining Facility

•15. CDC Wright Patterson AFB, OH

•16. Indiana Nat Guard Enhancements

•17. Indiana Enhancements

•18. Kentucky Enhancements

•19. Ohio Nat Guard Enhancements

•20. Ohio Enhancements

•21. Ohio Navy Ordering Point

•22. FT Knox

•23. Camp Atterbury

•24. Ohio National Guard

Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2)

•1. Oconaluftee Job Corp Center

•2. Jacobs Creek Job Corps

•3. Pine Knot Job Corps Center, KY

•4. EMC/Blue Ridge Job Corps Center

•5. 164TH Services Flight

•6. 118TH AW/SVS

•7. McGhee Tyson ANG, TN

•8. Sodexho Marriott

•9. USPFO for Tennessee

•10. Tennessee Enhancements

•11. Dawn Smith

•12. USCGC Chippewa

This is not a solicitation for proposals and 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 from the Government and any information provided in response to this RFI will be used for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

CONUS SPV contractors provide food products such as canned items, dry items, chill items, ultra-high temperature (UHT) dairy items, frozen bakery products, frozen meats, frozen seafood and poultry, ice cream, eggs and other dairy products under the contracts. Support includes, but is not limited to: sourcing food items; receiving and consolidating product; warehousing and inventory management; quality control, quality assurance, and inspections; transportation and security of product; personnel management; meeting required delivery dates and fill rates; and extensive reporting requirements. Information on the current DLA Troop Support CONUS SPV contracts for Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1) and Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2) can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Foodservices/Regions/CONUS/PVSouth.aspx. Total yearly sales for Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1) are estimated at $5.6 million and for Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2) are estimated at $3.8 million.

Please respond to the following:

1. Provide a brief description of your company (name, address, type of business; business size, CAGE Code if applicable).

2. Can you support all of the customers listed above? Many of the customers expect delivery 48 hours after placing their orders. Are there any location limitations in meeting this delivery schedule?

3. If or when a solicitation is issued for Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana (Zone 1) and Kentucky and Tennessee (Zone 2), does your firm intend to participate in the bidding process?

4. Do you have preferred delivery set-ups (routes, grouping of customers) to provide complete food support throughout the state?

5. Some of our customers are remotely located and require small pack-size items. Can this requirement be provided?

6. Can you provide service to our customers, regardless of weather conditions? What method of shipping would be used?

7. Would there be customers who could not be supported if an emergency order is needed (either same day or next day)?

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 by the close of business on May 31, 2019. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Christopher.McDonald@dla.mil and Cedric.Marlow@dla.mil.

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