Subsistence Prime Vendor for Hawaii

his solicitation seeks offers for Subsistence Prime Vendor support to military and other federally funded customers located in Hawaii. This solicitation is being issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. A waiver of the non-manufacturer rule has been approved by the Small Business Administration. The Defense Logistics Agency-Troop Support (DLA-Troop Support) intends to enter into a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity ( IDIQ ) contract with Economic Price Adjustment ( EPA ), with a full line food distributor who will act as a Prime Vendor responsible for the supply and delivery of semi-perishable and perishable food items to Hawaii Land and Ship customers. An IDIQ contract provides for an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of specific supplies or services to be furnished during a fixed period, with individual deliveries to be scheduled by customers placing orders with the contract (FAR 16.504(a)). The Prime Vendor must be capable of supplying all chilled products, semi perishable food products including but not limited to frozen fish, meat and poultry, other frozen foods (prepared foods, etc.), fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen bakery products, beverage base & juices (for dispensers), beverages and juices (non- dispenser), and Government Furnished Material ( GFM ), including but not limited to Unitized Group Rations ( UGRs ), Meals Ready to Eat ( MREs ), Health and Comfort packs ( HCPs ), and other operational rations items (either currently in existence or to be introduced during the term of this contract). The Government intends to make one award to support both Hawaii Land and Ship customers. The Government will utilize the Best Value Trade Off Source Selection Process as a means of selecting the awardee. This process allows the Government to accept other than the lowest price proposal or other than the highest technically rated proposal to achieve a best value contract award. The contract shall be for a term of 60 months, with three separate pricing tiers. The first tier shall be for a 24-month period (inclusive of and up to 4-month ramp-up period ). The second tier shall be 18-month performance period immediately following the first tier. The third and final tier will be an additional 18-month performance period directly following the second tier. The prices for all aspects of performance detailed in the Statement of Work ( SOW ) below must be included in the offerors fixed Distribution Price(s). Offerors are reminded that fixed price type contracts place the maximum risk and responsibility for all costs, and resulting profit or loss, on the Prime Vendor. Distribution Price(s) will remain fixed for the life of the contract and offerors failure to consider the full cost of performance and/or the risks of performing in this region will not serve as a basis to adjust Distribution Price(s). As detailed below, delivered Price(s) are distinct from the aforementioned Distribution Price(s) and therefore should not be included in any way in the latter. The Prime Vendor will be required to support all authorized DLA customers in Hawaii, (i.e. military shore and/or ship facilities, military training exercise locations, and if required mobile kitchen tents ( MKTs ), ration break points, trailer-transfer points, United States Naval Ship (USNS) and United States Ships (USS) ships.