Subsistence Prime Vendor - SOUTHERN EUROPE/NORTHERN AFRICA and WESTERN AFRICA

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support seeks a prime vendor for full-line food services support to Southern Europe/Northern Africa and Western Africa military customers under a five-year tiered Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with fixed-price Economic Price Adjustment terms, with proposals due September 30 at 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia time. The procurement is unrestricted full and open competition; pre-proposal questions were due July 22. Amendment 0004 (effective September 21) corrected formula errors in the pricing spreadsheet; Amendments 0001, 0002, and 0003 updated attachments and extended the due date from July 15.

Place of performance is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with distribution facilities required in CONUS and OCONUS locations supporting direct customer deliveries across 24 countries in Zone 2 (Southern Europe/Northern Africa, annual value $55.4 million, 2-day delivery requirement) and five countries in Zone 3 (Western Africa, annual value $1.6 million, 7–14 day delivery requirement). The contractor must maintain 60–90 days of inventory supply and deliver surge capacity of 300 percent of average demand within 96 hours. Products span proteins, fresh produce, dairy, beverages, prepared foods, and food service operating supplies, sourced from the continental United States and subject to Berry Amendment compliance.

The NAICS code is 311999 (size standard 700 employees). Proposals must include manufacturer price quotes on official DLA sheets for all market basket items (approximately 600 items), a technical proposal not exceeding 25 pages plus 50 pages supporting documentation, and past performance questionnaires. Large and foreign businesses must submit small business subcontracting plans (30% Small Business, 5% SDVOSB, 5% WOSB, 3% HUBZone). Evaluation uses best-value trade-off methodology weighing technical factors and price. Proposals must be submitted via DIBBS or DoD Safe; offerors must acknowledge all four amendments prior to deadline. Contractor must comply with SOLAS shipping, U.S. Army Veterinary Service inspections, sanitation/pest management programs, DLA manufacturer pricing agreements, National Allowance Program Agreement (NAPA), and Status of Forces Agreements. Contracting Officer is Kellie Wimsey; Contract Specialist is Veronica Faso.