Full Line Food Distribution For Norfolk, VA Land and Related Areas

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence Directorate is seeking a Prime Vendor to provide full-line food distribution services to Norfolk, VA, and surrounding areas, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Honduras. The contract supports multiple customers, such as Fort Eustis, Fort Lee, Langley Air Force Base, and other federally funded agencies, supplying various subsistence items from the 8900 Federal Catalog or commercial equivalents. This contract, valued at an estimated $78 million, requires deliveries approximately 60 days after award and will operate on a "Just in Time" delivery basis. The base contract period is 12 months, with two additional 12-month option periods. This is an unrestricted procurement, and proposals from all responsible sources will be evaluated under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process. The awarded Prime Vendor must be capable of interfacing with the government's established translation package and support required Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction sets outlined in the solicitation. The Request for Proposal (RFP) and related amendments are available on the DLA’s DIBBS website, with amendment 0013 set to be posted around mid-January 2013. The solicitation number for this opportunity is SPM300-11-R-0024, categorized under NAICS code 311999. Interested parties can contact the contract specialists Kenneth E. O’Donnell or Mark Sullivan for more information. The contract will focus on providing efficient, reliable subsistence item distribution to the designated geographic regions to meet the diverse needs of military installations and related federal agencies.