89 -- FRESH, SHELL-PACKED EGGS

Contractor is to furnish fresh, shell-protected eggs for commissaries located in the Midwest Region for Defense Commissary Agency. The commissaries require various quantities of jumbo, extra large, large, medium, natural, and organic fresh, shell-protected eggs in white and brown. The Midwest Region includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. For the purpose of this solicitation, the 58 commissaries in this region are grouped geographically into twelve groups that will be specified in the solicitation. The estimated annual quantities of the variety of eggs by group are as follows: Group 1 - 1,011,120; Group 2 - 519,480; Group 3 - 710,427; Group 4 - 987,600; Group 5 - 1,031,989; Group 6 - 669,224; Group 7 - 200,000; Group 8 - 102,960; Group 9 - 182,750; Group 10 - 844,408; Group 11 - 738,144; and Group 12 - 1,425,720. The required delivery schedule is 7 days from the order date. An Indefinite Delivery, Requirements Type contract is contemplated with Firm Fixed priced special factor that will adjust the unit price weekly based on the market index. The period of performance shall be for 12 months from date of award plus two 12 months option periods. The SIC code is 0252 and the NAICS code is 112310 for this requirement with a size standard of $10.5 million in average annual gross revenue for the last three fiscal years. The Request for Proposal will be released on or about June 9, 2003. This solicitation will be issued on an UNRESTRICTED basis. Only written requests will be honored (facsimile or email acceptable) and must contain the following information: solicitation number, requestor's name and address, business size, telephone number, facsimile number, DUNS number, and CAGE code. The facsimile number is +1 (555) 000-0000, E-mail address: contact@example.gov. Within three days of this notice the Price History of these products will be posted at http://www.commissaries.com/business/contracting.cfm. Any requests for business information not posted should be requested under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidance. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Further information about registration may be found on the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the above stated agency.*****