Request for Proposals (RFP) for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable support for DLA Troop Support's DoW Troop and Non-DoW School and Indian Tribal Organization customers located in Dallas, TX

What the buyer is asking for

The DLA Troop Support intends to solicit a full-line of produce support for DoD (Troop) customers and Non-DoD (USDA School & Indian Tribal Organization) customers located in the Dallas, Texas Zone. This acquisition will be issued on a small business set-aside (100%) basis. A waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule has not been requested for this acquisition because it is an acquisition for multiple items. In accordance with 13 CFR 121.406(d)(1), if at least 50% of the estimated contract value of an acquisition for multiple items is composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns, then a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule is not required. As such, for this acquisition, it is expected that items comprising at least 50% of the contract value will be manufactured by small business concerns. The contracting officer must be immediately notified if it appears as though this requirement will not be met. The total length of the contract will be five (5) years. It contains one (1) twenty-four (24) month tier, and two (2) eighteen (18) month tiers. Its estimated maximum total contract dollar value is $243,976,437.00. The delivery points require indefinite quantities of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables throughout the term of the contract. 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 contract(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. USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus + Standard Audit with warehouse and food defense addenda and/or USDA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit - The Contracting Officer will require an offeror to submit a valid USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard audit, including addenda for warehouse and food defense, and/or USDA GMP audit, or an independent third-party certifying company audit report(s) / certificate for each place of performance identified in the offeror's proposal. The audit report(s) must demonstrate a passing score in the following parts: General, Warehouse and Food Defense addenda. In lieu of a USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard and/or USDA GMP 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 Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard audit and/or USDA GMP report / certificate requirements. Offerors relying on a non-USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard and/or USDA GMP audit report / certificate that do not agree to have a USDA Harmonized…

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• This is one of 68 open tenders in United States for Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.
• Bidders were given 37 days from publication to the deadline; the median for open tenders in United States is 24 days.

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