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Solicitation SPE300-23-R-0023 is designed to place Market Ready Fresh Milk and Dairy items (Group 1), (Group 2) and (Group 3) all fully competitive, on contract(s) for various Department of Defense (“... Solicitation SPE300-23-R-0023 is designed to place Market Ready Fresh Milk and Dairy items (Group 1), (Group 2) and (Group 3) all fully competitive, on contract(s) for various Department of Defense (“DoD”) customers in the Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Zones. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price IQC with EPA applied to Class I fluid milk items and firm-fixed price with two pricing tiers for all other items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from June 18, 2023 to June 13, 2026. The solicitation contains three groups: Group 1: (Andrews AFB, MD/Dover AFB, DE) Group 2: (Fort Meade, MD, Fort Myer, VA) Group 3: (VA, MD Hospitals) All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA BSM internet Bid Board Systems (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil If not registered; prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to reviewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation. RFP’s are in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, prospective offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The software is available free at http://adobe.com The solicitation was issued today and will be closing on May 9, 2023. Prospective offerors may request a copy by emailing Edith Moss at Edith.Moss@dla.mil or James Barr at James.Barr@dla.mil

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Dear Valued Suppliers: This is a Request for Information (“RFI”). DLA Troop Support’s (“Agency”) Subsistence Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency’s fresh Mi... Dear Valued Suppliers: This is a Request for Information (“RFI”). DLA Troop Support’s (“Agency”) Subsistence Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency’s fresh Milk and Dairy items to the Department of Defense (“DoD;” Troop). 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 indefinite quantity contract(s) (“IQC”) with a commercial firm(s) to supply fresh Milk and Dairy products to military customers in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Group 1: (Andrews AFB, MD/Dover AFB, DE) Group 2: (Fort Meade, MD, Fort Myer, VA) Group 3: (VA, MD Hospitals) Freshness requirements. Fluid dairy products and other dairy products shall have sufficient remaining shelf life commensurate with good commercial practice. Each container, carton, etc. shall have visible, legible, and understandable “sell-by-date” or equivalent. Milk, Whipping Cream (fresh), Cream (fresh) and Half-and-Half (fresh), Ice Milk Mix, Fresh (soft serve), Milk Shake Mix, Fresh (direct draw), Buttermilk and Eggnog must be delivered with a minimum 10 days shelf life remaining. Whipping Cream (ultra-pasteurized), Half-and-Half (ultra-pasteurized), and Cream (ultra-pasteurized) must be delivered with a minimum 14 days shelf life remaining. Cottage Cheese, cultured and acidified, normal and extended shelf life must be delivered with a minimum 14 days shelf life remaining. Sour Cream must be delivered with a minimum 21 days shelf life remaining. Yogurt must be delivered with a minimum of 18 days shelf life remaining. Ice Cream must be delivered with a minimum 120 days shelf life remaining. Commercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the individual items. When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified above may render an offeror’s proposal technically unacceptable. This will consist of DoD/Troop customers in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. (Group 1: Andrews AFB, MD/Dover AFB, DE) Group 2: (Fort Meade, MD, Fort Myer, VA) Group 3: (VA, MD Hospitals). 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. Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal for each Group it has chosen to propose on. Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation’s requirements and free from any deficiencies. Proposed contract ordering period is June 18, 2023, to June 13, 2026. If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond using the attached questionnaire. We appreciate, and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on March 22, 2023. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Edith Moss, Contract Specialist, Edith.Moss@dla.mil, James Barr, Contracting Officer, James.Barr@dla.mil.