Request for Information (RFI) for Full-Line Food Support for DLA Troop Support's Norfolk , VA Land Area Customers

Dear Valued Suppliers:

This is a request for information (RFI). 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 purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Background: DLA Troop Support expects to begin issuing solicitations for Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) contracts supporting various regions within the contiguous United States (CONUS). DLA Troop Support’s CONUS SPV contractors are responsible for providing full-line food and beverage item distribution support for garrison type feeding to military, federally funded, and other authorized customers in the regions covered by each contract. DLA Troop Support 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. Information on current DLA Troop Support CONUS SPV contracts can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Foodservices/Regions/CONUS.aspx

DLA Troop Support's CONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor (CONUS SPV) Program is interested in your comments regarding food support for the below customers in the Norfolk, VA Land and surrounding areas.

1. USS MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL (LCS-21)                  ANNAPOLIS, MD
2. ASA MWR                                                                 APO AA         
3. 643RD QM TM (FFT)                                                BLACKSTONE, VA
4. OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME - 26 MEU            BLACKSTONE, VA
5. MARFORSOC TRAINING                                        BLACKSTONE, VA
6. MSS- HAITI- CHARLESTON AFB                            CHARLESTON AFB, SC
7. HAMPTON ROADS NORTHWEST ANNEX             CHESAPEAKE, VA
8. USS ST LOUIS LCS-19                                            CUBA (Airlift)
9. USS PASADENA SSN 752                                       CUBA (Airlift)
10. USS NEW YORK LPD 21                                         CUBA (Airlift)
11. USAV WILSON WHARF(LCU-2011)                        FORT EUSTIS, VA
12. USAV HAROLD C. CLINGER (LSV-2)                     FORT EUSTIS, VA
13. FORT EUSTIS WAREHOUSE                                 FORT EUSTIS, VA
14. 733RD LOGISTICS READINESS DIV DFAC          FORT EUSTIS, VA
15. USAV MG CHARLES P. GROSS LSV-5                 FORT EUSTIS, VA
16. USAV JAMES A LOUX (LSV-6)                               FORT EUSTIS, VA
17. CSS LEARNING SITE - FORT GREGG                 ADAMS, VA
18. MARINE CORP DETACH – FORT GREGG           ADAMS, VA
19. FORT GREGG-ADAMS 18028 FORT GREGG      ADAMS, VA
20. FORT GREGG-ADAMS                                           ADAMS, VA
21. JCCOE FD TRK DIN FA - FORT GREGG               ADAMS, VA
22. FORT GREGG-ADAMS SSMO                               ADAMS, VA
23. FORT GREGG-ADAMS DFAC 11105                     ADAMS, VA
24. AIR FORCE CULINARY ARTS SCHOOL               FORT LEE, VA
25. NAVAL STATION GTMO BAY GALLEY                  GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift) 
26. USAV MG ROBERT SMALLS (LSV - 8)                  FT EUSTIS, VA
27. USAV GEN FRANK S BESSON (LSV-1)                 FT EUSTIS, VA
28. FT GREGG-ADAMS 3810       FT. GREGG             ADAMS, VA
29. FT GREGG-ADAMS 3003       FT. GREGG             ADAMS, VA
30. SMALL GARRISON 4200       FT. GREGG             ADAMS, VA
31. SMALL FIELD BRANCH                                         FT. LEE, VA
32. US NAVAL HOSPITAL GITMO AIR                         GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
33. USCGC DAUNTLESS (WMEC 624)                       GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
34. USCGC BEAR WMEC 901                                     GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
35. USCGC DILIGENCE WMEC 616                            GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
36. USCGC EAGLE (WIX-327)                                      GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
37. USCGC LEGARE (WMEC 912)                               GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
38. USCGC STONE (WMSL 758)                                  GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
39. USCGC FORWARD (WMEC 911)                           GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
40. USCGC MOHAWK WMEC 913                               GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
41. USCGC CAMPBELL WMEC 909                            GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
42. USCGC TAHOMA WMEC 908                                GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
43. USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC 615)                           GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
44. USCGC HAMILTON (WMSL-753)                           GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
45. USCGC CALHOUN (WMSL-759)                            GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
46. USCGC ESCANABA WMEC 907                            GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
47. USCGC JAMES (WMSL-754)                                  GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
48. USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC-625)                       GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
49. USCGC RESOLUTE (WMEC-620)                          GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
50. USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC-626)                     GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
51. USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617)                             GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
52. USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621)                              GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
53. USCGC THETIS (WMEC-910)                                GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
54. USCGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619)                     GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
55. USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627)                          GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
56. USCGC SENECA (WMEC-906)                               GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
57. USCGC NORTHLAND WMEC 904                          GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
58. USCGC TAMPA WMEC 902                                     GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
59. USS DETROIT LSC 7                                               GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
60. USS LITTLE ROCK                                                  GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
61. USS MILWAUKEE                                                    GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
62. USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99)                                     GUANTANOMO BAY (Airlift)
63. LANGLEY AFB, VA                                                   LANGLEY AFB, VA
64. LANGLEY CROSSBOW DFAC                                LANGLEY AFB, VA
65. RESOLUTE CAFE                                                    NEWPORT NEWS, VA
66. USCGC TAHOMA (WMEC-908)                               NORFOLK, VA
67. USS OSCAR AUSTIN DDG 79                                NORFOLK, VA
68. USS BATAAN LHD-5                                                NORFOLK, VA
69. USS GERALD R. FORD CVN 78                             NORFOLK, VA
70. JEB LITTLE CR GALLEY                                         NORFOLK, VA
71. NAVAL STATION NORFOLK                                    NORFOLK, VA
72. NOAA SHIP THOMAS JEFFERSON S222              NORFOLK, VA
73. USNS WILLIAM MCLEAN (T-AKE-12)                     NORFOLK, VA
74. USNS ROBERT E. PEARY T-AKE-5                        NORFOLK, VA
75. HONDURAS AAFES                                                PALMERO (Airlift)
76. TEST SITE FOR ARMY                                           PHILADELPHIA, PA
77. SOTO CANO AIR BASE HONDURAS                     HONDURAS (Airlift)     
78. USCGC LEGARE WMEC 912 - VIRGINIA              PORTSMOUTH, VA
79. USCGC FORWARD WMEC-911                             PORTSMOUTH, VA
80. USCGC HARRIET LANE                                         PORTSMOUTH, VA
81. USCGC BEAR                                                         PORTSMOUTH, VA
82. USCGC ESCANABA                                               PORTSMOUTH, VA
83. USCGC SENECA                                                    PORTSMOUTH, VA
84. USCGC CAMPBELL                                                PORTSMOUTH, VA
85. NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH          PORTSMOUTH, VA
86. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATION             RICHMOND, VA
87. OCEANA NAS 'STORES', VA                                 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
88. USCGC VIGOROUS                                               VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
89. CAMP PENDLETON STATE MIL RESERVATION    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
90. DAM NECK GALLEY                                              VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
91. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE DEV GROUP            VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
92. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY LOGISTICS SUPGRP     WILLIAMSBURG, VA
93. USCG TRACEN YORKTOWN                                YORKTOWN, VA
94. YORKTOWN NAVAL STATION                               YORKTOWN, VA

For this acquisition DLA Troop Support anticipates using the following evaluation technique:

1.Use of Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures, with all evaluation factors and significant subfactors that will affect contract award, clearly stated in the solicitation.

2. Use of tiered pricing periods instead of structuring contracts with a base period and option period(s).

3. Evaluation of weighted distribution prices when evaluating competing proposal prices.

4. For this acquisition pricing will be Contract Unit Price = Delivered Price – rebates/discounts (government, including NAPA, or other) + Distribution Price

Following are specific questions to consider:

1. Can you support any or all 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?

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

3. Some of our customers are remotely located and require smaller pack-size items.  Can this requirement be provided?  Can you provide service to them, regardless of weather conditions?  What method of shipping would be used?

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

5. Please confirm if your firm is capable and willing to complete a long-term 5-year contract. 

We encourage and appreciate your participation; please share your ideas regarding these issues.  Your written comments, suggestions, and ideas regarding support for our customers will be treated as confidential and for Government use only. Please provide your responses via mail or email, by May 21, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. EST to the following mailing address or email address:  Paula Williams at paula.williams@dla.mil or Sheilla M. Esposito at sheilla.m.esposito@dla.mil