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Market Ready Grocery Items for Oahu

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SPE302-25-SS-0002Federal

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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.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

POSTED

about 7 hours ago

DEADLINE

in about 1 year

General Info

NAICS

424410 - General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Place of Performance

Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

4

Market Research Survey - Market Ready Grocery Items (Oahu, HI)

PDF, High priority: read this firstrfi
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Customer List for Contract SPE30222A0003

PDF, Low priorityother
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Attach+1_Schedule+of+Items.xlsx

XLSX

Oahu+Grocery+Items+-+Sources+Sought+Notice_v2.docx

DOCX

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Sources Sought

Notice updated

NAICS code changed from 311999 to 424410.

Notice updated

NAICS code changed from 424410 to 311999.

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific
Contacts2 people available
OfficeJBPHH, HI, 96860-3520, USA
Office AddressJBPHH, HI, 96860-3520, USA

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This is a Request for Information (RFI). DLA Troop Support (Agency) Indo-Pacific, Procurement Office-Hawaii is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency's full line of Market Ready Grocery Items that include to the Department of Defense (DoD) & Non-DoD customers on the Island of Oahu. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive any response. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to the RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Please note that by responding to the Agency's request, a potential offeror is not promised any future business with the Government. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future. Background Information: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into a Simplified Indefinite-Delivery Contract(s) (SIDC) with a commercial firm(s) to supply a full-line of Perishable & Non-Perishable Grocery items to DoD and Non-DoD Customers on the Island of Oahu. See attachment Oahu Grocery Items - Sources Sought Notice_v2 word document for more informaiton on this RFI. Offerors are required to propose on all items in the solicitations Schedule of Items. Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award. Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the future solicitation, each offeror shall submit its Most Competitive Proposal. Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation's requirements and free from any deficiencies. Submissions for RFI: Please see the attachments: 1) Schedule of Items, 2) Delivery Locations, 3) Market Research Survey 4)Oahu Grocery Items - Sources Sought Notice_v2. If interested, we strongly encourage submitting a completed Market Research Survey. We appreciate and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this RFI are requested back by the close of business on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Please respond via email to the following address: Bradley Ah Nee, bradley.ahnee@dla.mil Kirk Moser, kirk.moser@dla.mil

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