SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Request for Information (RFI) for Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (FF&V) support for DLA Troop Support's Department of Defense (DoD) and Non-DoD Ship customers located in the Oahu, Hawaii.
- Notice Date
- 5/11/2023 6:01:12 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311991
— Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DLA TROOP SUPPORT INDO-PACIFIC JBPHH HI 96860-3520 USA
- ZIP Code
- 96860-3520
- Solicitation Number
- 1000168551
- Response Due
- 6/12/2023 6:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Michael Juan, Phone: 8082716106, Jean Ross, Phone: 8087862140
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.juan@dla.mil, jean.ross@dla.mil
(michael.juan@dla.mil, jean.ross@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Dear Valued Suppliers: This is a Request for Information (�RFI�).� DLA Troop Support�s (�Agency�) Indo-Pacific, Procurement Office-Hawaii is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency�s full line Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (FF&V) items to the Department of Defense (�DoD;� Ship) customers. 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 market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released.� Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked.� Please note that by responding to the instant Agency request, a potential offeror is not promised any future business with the Government.� The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future.� Background: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into Simplified Indefinite-Delivery Contract(s) (�SIDC�) with a commercial firm(s) to supply a full-line of United States Department of Agriculture (�USDA�) Grade Number 1 or better-quality FF&V to Ship customers in Oahu, Hawaii. Specific quality requirements per item are included in the Schedule of Items (Attachment 1). When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified in Attachment 1 may render an offeror�s proposal technically unacceptable.� If the item�s description in Attachment 1 does not provide a specific quality grade, the minimum quality grade that is required to meet the terms of this Solicitation is USDA Grade Number 1.� After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one award per group.� Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items for each Group on which it offers.� Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award.� Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items.� Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award. ��Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal. ��Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation�s requirements and free from any deficiencies. Please see the attachments: 1) Schedule of Items, 2) Delivery Schedule and 3) Market Research Survey. �If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond. ��We appreciate and thank you in advance for any feedback. �Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on Friday, June 12, 2023. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: michael.juan@dla.mil and jean.ross@dla.mil.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: HI, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06680462-F 20230513/230511230114 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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