Full Line Food Distribution For Navy Ships San Diego, CA

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence Directorate intends to solicit for Prime Vendor support to provide full line food service distribution for Navy Ships located in and around the Naval Base San Diego area. This unrestricted acquisition involves the delivery of various subsistence items from the 8900 Federal Catalog or commercial equivalents to customers including the Navy, Cargo, Military Sea Lift Command, and Coast Guard ships. The contract utilizes NAICS code 311999 for All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing and PSC code 89. Services will be provided on a "Just in Time" delivery basis, and successful offerors must be capable of interfacing with the government’s established Electronic Data Interchange transaction sets.

The anticipated contract structure includes a 24-month base period, which consists of a 60-day start-up and implementation phase followed by a 22-month ordering period. Two subsequent option periods are available: one 12-month period and one 24-month period. Deliveries are expected to begin approximately 60 days after the date of award. The total estimated value for this requirement is $164.8 million, and the agency intends to award the contract to a Prime Vendor based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable procedures.

Solicitation SPM30013R0049 is scheduled for release on or around April 17, 2013, with all responsible sources permitted to submit a proposal. The primary point of contact for this requirement is Kenneth E. ODonnell, and the place of performance is centered in San Diego, California. The notice was originally published on February 12, 2013, and was last updated on April 9, 2013.