Las Vegas Cold Storage Request for Information (RFI)

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Food and Nutrition Division, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information from qualified vendors on the preliminary estimate of costs for cold storage services in the Las Vegas area, which covers Clark County and the City of Las Vegas. The NDA requires a vendor to provide a full-service cold storage facility, including receiving commodities, pulling and loading commodities, and performing monthly physical inventory counts. The vendor must have the capability to store frozen items such as meats and processed foods, as well as refrigerated items such as fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, raisins, and nut mixtures. The minimum required space is approximately 1,500 square feet for freezer storage and 750 square feet for refrigerated storage. Vendors must also have the ability to shrink wrap products, stage them for pickup, load them into trucks, and have a high loading dock for semi-truck delivery. The RFI has a submission deadline of April 24, 2023, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time, and the NDA requests that vendors provide a reasonable cost estimate to cover a four-year term based on the stated requirements.

The RFI is not a solicitation for bids or proposals, and no contract award will result from this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI is considered confidential business information. The NDA will analyze the information received and may use it as budget justification or to develop a subsequent solicitation. The RFI does not provide any details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements, or other salient information. The related state and local contract opportunity is currently listed on the NevadaEPro procurement platform, and vendors are required to follow the provided quote submission instructions.