MCRD Ice for Training

The contract M0068126Q0048 for MCRD Ice for Training requires the weekly delivery of exactly 912 pounds of bagged ice to Recruit Chow Hall, Building 569, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego every Monday at 0600 to support recruit training and mitigate heat-related illness. The ice must be packaged in commercially approved plastic bags, clearly labeled with the manufacturer or distributor’s name and place of business, with no barcoding required. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination, and acceptance occurs at the government freezer location upon inspection. Each delivery must be accompanied by a signed receipt documenting the contractor’s name, delivery time and date, quantity in pounds and number of bags, remaining contract balance, and signature of the government receiver. The contract has a base period of one year from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, with four optional one-year periods extending through May 31, 2031. It is a firm-fixed-price solicitation issued as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 312113, with proposals due by May 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM PST, submitted exclusively by email to Quenton.Kersey@usmc.mil. Offerors must submit a technical acceptability plan of five pages or less in Times New Roman 12-point font, a completed SF-1449, and required representations and certifications including UEI and CAGE codes, and must maintain an active SAM.gov registration. The evaluation is based on a best-value trade-off between technical acceptability and price reasonableness, with no cost realism analysis required. Mandatory FAR clauses include personal identity verification, SAM maintenance, Buy American certifications, and WAWF electronic invoicing through DFARS 252.232-7006, requiring all invoices to be submitted electronically. Packaging and storage follow commercial standards without specific MIL-STD references. No formal COR or COTR is listed, and payment details are incomplete but governed by WAWF. All offerors must certify small business status and comply with representation requirements regarding prohibited entities, defense telecommunications, and subcontracting limitations as per FAR and DFARS provisions.