Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The DLA Troop Support intends to solicit for a Market Ready BPA (fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&Vs), Bakery Items, and various grocery items for DoD (Troop) customers located on the Islands of Saipan... The DLA Troop Support intends to solicit for a Market Ready BPA (fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&Vs), Bakery Items, and various grocery items for DoD (Troop) customers located on the Islands of Saipan and Tinian Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Maximum estimated cumulative 36 months dollar value is $750,000.00 for 3 years. This acquisition will be Small Business Set-Aside 100% basis. The total length of the BPA will be three (3) years. It’s estimated maximum total contract dollar value is $750,000.00. The delivery points require indefinite quantities of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables throughout the term of the BPA. A more detailed listing of the delivery sites can be found in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. The Government will award a BPA(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The source selection method for this procurement will be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures and shall use the following to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Acceptability - A technically acceptable offer is an offer that takes no exceptions to the terms and conditions in the solicitation and complies fully with all submission requirements, including submissions relating to the two subfactors listed below. A proposal that takes exception to solicitation terms and conditions or that fails to comply with all submission requirements may be deemed technically unacceptable and, thus, may be found ineligible, and removed from further consideration, for the award. By submitting a proposal with no exceptions, an offeror is confirming it possesses the necessary facilities, equipment, technical skills, and capacity to successfully provide all items required by this solicitation. The following sub-factors will be evaluated and must be found acceptable for a proposal to be eligible for award: A. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) License – The offeror shall possess and submit proof of a valid current PACA license. B. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) Audit – The offeror shall submit a valid, current USDA GAP/GHP audit report / certificate covering a full range of fresh fruits and vegetables for each place of performance identified in the offeror’s proposal. The audit report must demonstrate a passing score, and specifically passing in the following parts: General, Wholesale Distribution (6) and Preventive Food Defense (7). In lieu of a USDA GAP/GHP audit report / certificate, the offeror may submit an audit report / certificate conducted by a recognized private independent third-party certifying company certifying to an industry recognized food safety standard that exceeds all aspects of the USDA GAP/GHP audit report / certificate requirements. The audit report(s) must demonstrate that a passing score(s) was/were received. NOTE: Offerors relying on a non-USDA GAP/GHP audit report / certificate must agree to have a USDA GAP/GHP audit report / certificate for each place of performance by the start of contract performance. 2. Pricing - Pricing is required for all items found in the Schedule of Items (for each Group, if applicable) and for all years. Failure to offer pricing for all items and for all years may result in a proposal being removed from consideration for award as technically unacceptable. The Government will perform an aggregate price analysis on all items found in the Schedule of Items (for each Group, if applicable). To determine an offeror's Evaluated Aggregate Price, the Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price will be added to the Aggregate Delivered Price. Please refer to paragraph (A) of this provision for further details regarding these price components. The award(s) will be made on the basis of the lowest Evaluated Aggregate Price (for each Group, if applicable) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors. The Government reserves the right to remove item(s) from the Schedule of Items or do a common item comparison if offerors do not submit pricing for all items. Prior to award, the offered prices of the presumptive awardee(s) will be evaluated on an individual line-item basis to determine whether each price is fair and reasonable using analytical techniques deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer in her/his complete discretion. A. Price Components: 1. Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price: Aggregate Distribution Price is obtained by first multiplying the proposed distribution price for each item in the Schedule of Items by the item’s estimated quantity to calculate the total distribution price for each item. Then, the total distribution prices of all items will be added together to determine the total distribution price for year 1. The total distribution price for each subsequent year will also be calculated. The total distribution prices for all years will be added together to determine the Aggregate Distribution Price. The Aggregate Distribution Price is then multiplied by a weighting factor of 6 to arrive at the Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price. Note: the weighting factor is applied only to the overall Aggregate Distribution Price (not on a line-item basis) and is to be used for evaluation purposes only. The Government's use of a weighting factor of 6 for distribution pricing is done in order to more accurately balance the significance of the pricing components and their respective impact on any subsequent contract(s) issued under this solicitation. 2. Aggregate Delivered Price: The Aggregate Delivered Price is obtained by first multiplying the proposed delivered price of each item in the Schedule of Items by the item’s estimated quantity to calculate the total delivered price for each item. Then, the total delivered prices of all items will be added together to determine the total delivered price for year 1. The total delivered price for each subsequent year will also be calculated. The total delivered prices for all years will be added together to determine the Aggregate Delivered Price. 3. Evaluated Aggregate Price: The Evaluated Aggregate Price is obtained by adding the Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price and Aggregate Delivered Price together. 4. For purposes of the Price Proposal Evaluation, Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price and Aggregate Delivered Price are considered equal. This equality is accounted for mathematically by applying a weighting factor of 6 (based on current Government data) to the Aggregate Distribution Price. Options are not included in this solicitation. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Past Performance will not be used as an evaluation factor for this solicitation since technical problems are not anticipated. In accordance with FAR 15.304(c)(3)(iii), the Contracting Officer has determined that Past Performance is not appropriate due to the fact that all producers of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables are considered to be technically equal based on historical records of equal technical ratings for past performance. All known vendors have similar records of good delivery of quality items. Past Performance will be considered in a determination of responsibility for the successful offeror prior to award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. See www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp/audit for details concerning program and certification. Copies of the solicitation will be found on SAM.gov (SAM) in a future posting and the DLA-EBS Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. If not already registered, prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to viewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, prospective offers will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://adobe.com. Solicitation issue date will be late-March 2022 and will be issued under FAR 15.101-2 Low Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The resultant award will be for a BPA.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 1.0 Description 1.1 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Pacific (DLA Troop Support) is looking for support for Market Fresh Grocery Items to Military/Federal customers locat... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 1.0 Description 1.1 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Pacific (DLA Troop Support) is looking for support for Market Fresh Grocery Items to Military/Federal customers located in Saipan and Tinian CNMI. We are seeking information on interested contractor's capability in providing Market Fresh Grocery Items for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for a term period of three years. It is anticipated that there will be one (1) award. 1.2 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, DLA Troop Support is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 2.0 Responses 2.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI by email. 2.2 Responses are due no later than 02 March 2022, 10:00 am Hawaii Time. Responses shall be limited to a five (5) page capability statement submitted via e-mail only to Lori Winsinger at Lori.Winsinger@dla.mil. 2.3. The email response shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum: 2.3.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact. 2.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy. 2.3.3. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran- owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 311999 – All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing – "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. 3.0 Industry Discussions DLA representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements. 4.0 Questions Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the https://sam.gov/search/ lori.winsinger@dla.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting to the FBO Website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 02 March 2022 will be answered. 5.0 Summary THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide Market Fresh Grocery identified requirements. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. DLA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.