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Solicitation SPE30025RX007 has been posted for a milk and dairy contract intended for servicing Department of Defense (DoD) customers located in Bridgeport, California.This solicitation closes July 31... Solicitation SPE30025RX007 has been posted for a milk and dairy contract intended for servicing Department of Defense (DoD) customers located in Bridgeport, California.This solicitation closes July 31, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Please see all attachments for all documents in the solicitation package.

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This is a Pre-Solicitation notice regarding a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence milk and dairy contract intended for servicing Department of Defense (DoD) customers located in B... This is a Pre-Solicitation notice regarding a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence milk and dairy contract intended for servicing Department of Defense (DoD) customers located in Bridgeport, California. Background: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into one (1) indefinite quantity contract (“IQC”) per group with a commercial firm to supply Fresh Milk, and Dairy products to Department of Defense (DoD) customers in Bridgeport, CA. 1. Customers are one (1) Group: Group 1 – Bridgeport, CA 2. These include Fresh Milk, and Dairy products. The freshness requirement of the product being delivered may not be compromised. 3. The offeror’s distance from the delivery location is very important. The offeror must be capable of delivering product to arrive at the delivery location the same day for emergency orders if necessary. 4. 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. After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one award per Group. Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items 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. Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation’s requirements and free from any deficiencies. The period of performance for the resultant contract(s) is estimated to run from Sunday August 10, 2025 through Saturday August 5, 2028. Anticipated solicitation date is late May/early June 2025. All responsible sources must submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA-BSM Internet Bid Board System 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. Request for Proposals (RFP's) are in the 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 If you have any questions regarding this notice then please send any questions via e-mail to the following address: Robert Danser, Contract Specialist at Robert.M.Danser@dla.mil or Alicia Nichols-Harris, Contract Officer at Alicia.Harris@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 one simplified indefinite-delivery contract ("SIDC") with a commercial firm(s) to supply fresh Milk and Dairy products to each group of military customers Group 1: Bridgeport, CA Freshness requirements. Fluid dairy products and other dairy products shall have sufficient remaining shelf life commensurate with good commercial practice for each SIDC. 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 Bridgeport, CA (Group1). After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one award per group. 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 August 10, 2025 to August 5, 2028. 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 April 9, 2025. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Rob Danser, Contracting Specialist, at Robert.M.Danser@dla.mil and Alicia.Nichols-Harris, Contracting Officer, at Alicia.Harris@dla.mil,.