Milk, Juice, and Other Dairy Products for Customers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

This procurement is being solicited under the Federal Acquisition Regulations ("FAR") 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Therefore, the Government will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluating offers, and awarding the contract(s). This procurement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis with Hubzone evaluation preference. Solicitation SPE300-17-R-0040 is designed to place Market Ready fresh milk, other dairy items, and juice, all fully competitive, on contract(s) for various Department of Defense ("DoD") customers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. The resultant contract(s) will be a fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract(s) (IQC), which provides for an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services during a fixed period with deliveries to be scheduled by placing orders with the contractor. The IQC(s) will be a fixed-price contract(s) with economic price adjustment (EPA) for Class I fluid milk items and a firm-fixed-price contract(s) for all other items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from September 03, 2017 to August 29, 2020, which will include two pricing tiers. Tier 1 will be from September 03, 2017 to August 31, 2019. Tier 2 will be September 01, 2019 to August 29, 2020. This solicitation contains the estimated milk and dairy requirements for customers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The solicitation contains two (2) groups: Group I: Connecticut and Rhode Island Group II: Massachusetts All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. Copies of the solicitation will also be found on the DLA-BSM Internet Bid Board System 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 offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://adobe.com.