Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Reference Number: DLATSP-21-SS-0001 The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Indo-Pacific is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research t... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Reference Number: DLATSP-21-SS-0001 The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Indo-Pacific is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify local sources capable and interested in fulfilling a future requirement to provide subsistence items, such as Food (Health) Supplement Products, to the Department of Defense (DoD) customers on Oahu, Hawaii and Virginia. Items must be delivered/shipped to customers on Hawaii and Virginia. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this source sought notice, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This source sought notice 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 sources sought notice is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 446191; Food (Health) Supplement Stores. This United States (U.S.) industry is primarily comprised of establishments engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements. The applicable small business size standard is 500 employees. DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific contemplates a fixed price contract with a blanket purchase agreement (BPA). The product manufacturer must appear as an approved source on the Worldwide Directory of Approved Sources. Examples of Food Supplement Products include: - RX Bar- variety bars - Epic Bar-Sriracha Chicken and BBQ chicken - Larabar Fruit + Greens Bar - BiPro Protein Powder- Vanilla and Chocolate - Vega Plant Based Protein Powder- Vanilla and Chocolate - Happy Squeeze- Happy Tot Superfoods or Love My Veggies-variety pack - GU Energy Gels-vanilla All interested sources who consider themselves qualified and capable in providing Food Supplements are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice via email to Anna.Hamada@dla.mil and Samuel.Newberry@DLA.mil. Responses shall be received no later than 1:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on November 17, 2020. All responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice shall include the following: 1) Legal and Registered Name of Company; 2) Legal and Registered Company Address; 3) Company’s Duns and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) Number (used when registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database; 4) Company’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code Number; 5) Approved Source Status – Yes, No, or Pending 6) Point of Contact, to include telephone number and email address; and 7) Brief Capabilities Statement of Company (Statements should describe recent and relative past performance to the NAICS code identified within this notice). THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS VOLUNTARY. ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR INTERESTED SOURCES All companies doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Interested sources seeking additional information relating to the announcement are asked to review the following websites: NAICS: http://www.census.gov/ SAM Database: https://www.sam.gov/ Worldwide Directory of Approved Sources: http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx DEFINITIONS “System for Award Management (SAM) Database” means the primary Government repository for contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. “Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code” means— (1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) to identify a commercial or Government entity; or (2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLIS records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an “NCAGE code”. “Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities. “Registered in the System for Award Management database” means that— (1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, and Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code into the SAM database. (2) The contractor has completed the Core Data, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database. (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service. The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as part of the SAM registration process; and (4) The Government has marked the record “Active.” Questions regarding this Sources Sought Announcement shall be directed to the following Government Point of Contact: Contracting Office Address: 1025 QUINCY AVE, SUITE 1000 JBPHH HI 96860-3520 USA Place of Performance: Oahu, Hawaii State of Virginia