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Full Line Food Service New England Region

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RFICONUS012517Federal

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NAICS: 424410
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ECE/Head Start – Bulk Food/Product Purchase and Delivery for Nutrition Services
Solicitation # 2026_nutrition_servicedelivery_rfpsct-edits.pdf
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is soliciting proposals for a Prime Vendor to provide bulk food and product purchase and delivery for nutrition services supporting Head Start sites in Omak, Inchelium, Keller, and Nespelem, Washington. The initial contract term runs from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The selected vendor will be responsible for regular weekly deliveries, with up to two deliveries per school per week. To ensure student safety, deliveries are conducted on a dark delivery schedule after hours, and no deliveries are permitted between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. without prior approval. The vendor must also be capable of fulfilling will call orders within 30 minutes of transport time. Strict quality and safety standards apply, requiring compliance with USDA, FDA, and HACCP guidelines. Frozen products must be delivered frozen solid at 0 degrees F or below, and chilled items must typically be maintained at 36 degrees F. Retail packaging is prohibited, and all products must be delivered F.O.B. destination. Additionally, the contractor must adhere to domestic preference requirements under 7 CFR 210.21(d), ensuring that at least 51 percent of processed products consist of domestic agricultural commodities. Proposals are due by October 30th at 4:00 p.m. PST and will be evaluated on a 100-point scale considering qualifications, experience with Tribal entities, staff expertise, and TERO certification. A strong preference is given to Indian-owned economic enterprises, with awards made to responsible Indian Bidders if their price is within 10 percent of the lowest non-Indian proposal. Required submission documents include a proposal cover page, a certification regarding debarment and suspension, and client references. Invoicing is permitted once per month with payment terms of 30 days upon receipt of approved invoices and goods.
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424410 - General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

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New England Region (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Surrounding Areas)., USA

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Maria Figueroa-GomezContract Specialist
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DLA Troop Support- Subsistence Prime Vendor Program is requesting prime vendor assistance in the New England Region (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and surrounding areas). In an effort to better service our New England customers, especially vessels; we are considering reorganizing the New England Region. Currently Zone 1 serves the Southern New England states (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and/or surrounding areas; and Navy Ships), and Zone 2 serves Northern New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and/or surrounding areas). We are looking to reorganize the region as followed: Zone 1- Land Customers, and Zone 2- Ships Customers (DOD and non-DOD vessels). 1- Can you as a prime vendor provide support for customers in all six states (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont) and surrounding areas in the New England Region? If no, please explain. Customer sample Northern NE: Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington VT Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard, Portsmouth NH 101st SVF, Bangor ME Bath Iron Work, Bath ME Southern NE: Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton CT NETC Food Service Division, Newport RI NOAA (North Kingstown, RI & Woods Hole, MA) NY ANG 106th RQW, West Hampton NY Hanscom AFB CDC, Hanscom MA USCG Spence, Boston MA We encourage and appreciate the participation of ALL General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesales NAICS 424410 in the New England Region. Your written comments, suggestions, and ideas regarding this Request for Information (RFI) will be treated as confidential, and for Government use only. Please submit responds via email only [referencing soliciation number in subject line] to both the primary and secondary points of contacts listed below by February 8, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. FAR 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: to determine how to better support our DOD and Non-DOD customers in the New England Region, especially vessels. Please note that this is NOT a solicitation as stated above. However, if you are a vendor looking to become part of the Prime Vendor Program, these are things to consider. a- Can you support any or all of the customers listed above? Many of the customers expect delivery 48 hours after placing their orders? Are there any location limitations in meeting this delivery schedule? b- Do you have preferred delivery set-ups (routes, grouping of customers) to provide complete food support throughout the state? c- Some of our customers are remotely located and may require smaller pack-size items. Can this requirement be provided? What method of shipping would be used? d- Would there be customers who could not be supported if an emergency order is needed (either same day or next day)? e- Can you interface with our STORES program and support the following EDI transactions? 810 - Electronic Invoice 832 - Catalog (Outbound: Vendor to DLA TROOP SUPPORT) 850 - Purchase Order 997 - Functional Acknowledgment

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