FF&V Oregon and Parts of Washington Zone

This Amendment is to remove from page 10 of the solicitation: V. CONTRACT START-UP PERIOD A. After an award is made, the Contractor (also referred to as the Awardee) will be required to take steps to implement its new contract prior to initial ordering/delivery. Within 15 days after the award is made, the Contractor shall submit a proposed implementation schedule to the Contracting Officer that details all of the necessary steps that are required to ensure proper contract performance. This may include but is not limited to catalog/ordering/invoice testing (STORES and/or FFAVORS), sourcing new items, finalize delivery schedule per customer location, etc. An additional 30 days will be granted for actual completion of the proposed schedule. No more than 90 calendar days after award, however, will be given to complete the schedule and have a fully functional distribution account in place for all customers covered under the contract(s). The timeline for the "start-up" period, as described above, is included in the first 24-month Tier 1 period. And replace with: V. CONTRACT START-UP PERIOD A. After an award is made, the Contractor (also referred to as the Awardee) will be required to take steps to implement its new contract prior to initial ordering/delivery. Within 15 days after the award is made, the Contractor shall submit a proposed implementation schedule to the Contracting Officer that details all of the necessary steps that are required to ensure proper contract performance. This may include but is not limited to catalog/ordering/invoice testing (STORES and/or FFAVORS), sourcing new items, finalize delivery schedule per customer location, etc. An additional 45 days will be granted for actual completion of the proposed schedule. No more than 60 calendar days after award, however, will be given to complete the schedule and have a fully functional distribution account in place for all customers covered under the contract(s). The timeline for the "start-up" period, as described above, is included in the first 24-month Tier 1 period. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.