89 -- Meal Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC)

The requirements for this acquisition are for a self-contained packet consisting of a single meal utilizing commercial packaging sufficient to meet the salient characteristics, nutritional requirements and other provisions of the Technical Data Package for Meal Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC). The ingredients, formulations, and components offered must not contain probibited material as defined in this document. Entrees and complementary items for the MARC shall comply with applicable shelf life and size requirements specified in the technical data. The meals may employ some of the same components as the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE), but it is not designed to take the place of an MRE. It is designed to employ commercial components and packaging to reduce costs. The government shall have sole authority to determine acceptability of products offered. The minimum shelf life shall be 12 months at 80 F from the time components are assembled into the meal packet. The contractor shall ship the MARC with no less than 9 months of shelf life remaining. A Certificate of Conformance shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer prior to award/delivery certifying that the product and packaging offered will meet the required shelf life. This procurement will utiliz LPTA, IDTC-IQC type contract. The base year minimum quantity is 5,000 cases and the maximum is 180,000 cases. There are 10 meals per case. There will be two, one year option periods. This is the second synopsis of this requirement because the maximum requirement increased considerably from the original on SPM3S106-R-7049, May 18, 2006 .