SAM #SP330026SS5007

DLA Distribution Logistics Services for Export of Perishable Food Items

This opportunity from Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution focuses on logistics and export services for perishable food items to military embarkation points. - Government Buyer: - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution - Shipments to Charleston AFB (SC), Norfolk Naval Air Station (VA), and McGuire AFB (NJ) - Products & Materials Requested: - Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Freeze Items, Chill or Cooler Items - Contractor-furnished materials: wet ice (44 lb blocks), bags and boxes for ice insertion, insulation liners, treated pallets, tri-walls, dry ice, temperature monitors, black metal strapping, strapping seals - Projected quantities for two years, e.g. dry ice (over 390,000 lbs total), wet ice (over 60,000 blocks), treated pallets (over 14,000), tri-walls (over 11,000) - Services Requested: - In & out handling and holding (up to 5 days) for perishable items - Trans-load handling (transfer of palletized products onto treated pallets for OCONUS shipments) - Drayage services for various weight categories (up to 40,000 lbs) - Unique Requirements: - Contractor must provide facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel - Base access required for all locations - Competitive area restricted to specific Virginia counties - All materials for packaging and temperature control must be supplied by contractor - OEMs & Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors named; materials are generic and must be contractor-supplied - Contract Structure: - Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract - Five-year ordering period - Projected workload provided for two years

Description

Requirement: Cross-dock, cold/freeze package and deliver perishable food items for export.  The Contractor will be required to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, account for, and ship perishable subsistence items. Product will be received in truckload and less than truckload quantities and consolidated and shipped as palletized loads, in both truckload and less than truckload quantities.

The contract resulting from this requirement will be Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, handle and ship Government owned perishable subsistence items to the following embarkation points for overseas shipment:

Charleston AFB, South Carolina Norfolk NAS, Virginia McGuire AFB, New Jersey Base access will be required by the contractor

A single award contract is anticipated. The contract will consist of a five (5) year ordering period.

Restricted award areas due to perishable subsistence items: This competitive area is inclusive of the following counties: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Isle of Wright, Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Henrico, Richmond, Charles City, James City, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, York, New Kent, Chesterfield.

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