Amendment 0001 : The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the technical acceptability criteria and the individual call limit. There is no change to the response deadline. Please note that this request is an urgent request and the Government has determined that a response must be provided by 14:00 CET on Thursday, 3 February 2022. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercialservices prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, assupplemented with additional information included in this notice. Thisannouncement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requestedand a written solicitation will not be issued. NOTICES This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the items listed below. The US Government reserves the right to add/delete items. The Government intends to issue, at a minimum one (1) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPAs) for the requested Subsistence items. The US Government reserves the right to issue additional BPAs at a later time if deemed necessary. Method of evaluation is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Prices will be evaluated per item per pound/each. For the purposes of evaluation. Acceptability is defined as meeting all requirements listed in this RFQ per category, to include but limited to items being sourced from production plants located within Europe and listed in the Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement, as well as the ability to meet the Requested Delivery of 14 calendar days or better After Receipt of Order (ARO) . Please use the attachment to quote. Quantities and delivery location will be specified on each call order. Please acknowledge compliance with Section 889. Pursuant to instructions from the Secretary of State in a cable dated August 13, 2021, “Application of [the new EU certification standards for animal origin items] is inconsistent with longstanding NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) privileges and practice, and bilateral agreements that supplement the NATO SOFA.” “DoD components, DoD suppliers, and U.S. Government departments and agencies should not take any additional steps towards compliance with EU regulations regarding the importation of animal origin products by, or on behalf of, DoD for exclusive use of DoD beyond the current level of participation in Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).” DELIVERY TIME Required lead time is 14 calendar days from date of order. The vendor shall notify DLA Troop Support Europe and Africa immediately of any item on backorder that cannot be shipped within the required timeframe. DELIVERY LOCATIONS U.S. Military Ports within Southern and Northern Europe. Additional locations, to include land based, may be added via bilateral modification. PRICES The proposed prices for the items required under this BPA shall be firm for life of the agreement. Unit prices shall be inclusive of item cost and any fees. Quoters shall not separate product price and distribution. All prices are FOB Destination. MODIFICATIONS Modification requests shall be in writing and submitted to the contract specialist/contracting officer listed on the first page of the standard form (SF) 1449. Vendors shall provide a catalog of products that meets or exceed all of the minimum requirements as indicated below. The table below is provided as a template for the information that DLA requires in order to properly evaluate a quote. *Vendor shall list the Description of the items, Price per LB / EA, Name of Approved Source and Part Number/Stock Number for each item quoted. Items must come from an PHC approved source Country of Origin per item must be specified in attached spreadsheet. Shelf Life per item must be specified in attached spreadsheet Unit of Issue Stock status of items quoted TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY Items in the catalog will be evaluated to determine compliance with the minimum requirements: Items shall be sourced from production plants listed in the Worldwide Directory of SanitarilyApproved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement Quoters shall have the ability to meet the Required Delivery of 14 calendar days ARO. Quoted Items must currently be in stock. Not In Stock (NIS) items will not be considered technically acceptable. Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement - Army Public Health Center: https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/pages/dodapprovedfoodsources.aspx CALL LIMITATION Centralized calls will be issued by the DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa Contracting Office. Limitation per order will be listed on final Blanket Purchase Agreement IAW Berry Amendment thresholds at the time of award. Questions All questions electronically to
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, February 2nd, 11am CET. Telephonic inquiries will not be entertained. Answers to questions will be posted as an amendment to the RFQ. DLA Troop Support encourages and greatly appreciates your participation. Your responses regarding support for our customers will be treated as confidential and for Government use only. Please provide your responses via email, by February 3, 2022 @ 2:00PM Central European Time (CET) to Mr. Daniel J Turner –
[email protected]. Please note that the response window may remain open longer for additional support.