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SPE3S1-17-R-0011Federal

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AI Contract Overview

The Meal, Cold Weather (MCW) contract, solicitation number SPE3S1-17-R-0011, provides specialized nutritional support for the Marine Corps and Army Special Operations Forces. These rations are engineered for extreme cold environments and long-range reconnaissance missions, featuring a lightweight design with a restricted calorie count. Each of the twelve available menus includes a freeze-dried entree that can be consumed dry, along with various spreads, snacks, and powdered beverages to encourage hydration. The rations are designed for durability, maintaining a minimum shelf life of three years at 80 degrees Fahrenheit and six months at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Logistics are structured with twelve different meals per box and forty-eight boxes per pallet. This presolicitation was posted on December 5, 2017, with a response deadline of February 5, 2018, and lists Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the place of performance.

General Info

Specialized cold weather rations for Marine Corps and Army Special Operations Forces.

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311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Contracting Office Address 700 Robbins Street Philadelphia, PA 19111 Place of Performance Philadelphia, PA 19111 United States, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111, USA

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PostedDec 4

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Response DeadlineFeb 5

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Submission Closed

02/05/2018, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Full Description

The MCW is designed to meet the Joint Service requirements of the Marine Corps and the Army Special Operations Forces (SOF). The Marine Corps requires appropriate nutritional and operational characteristics for extreme cold environments, and the SOF require a long shelf life restricted calorie ration to be used during initial assault, special operation and long-range reconnaissance missions. The ration is lightweight and includes ready-to-eat components and a freeze-dried entr'e that can be eaten dry if necessary. Meal bags for each of the 12 menus contain the dehydrated entr'e and a variety of spreads, crackers, cookies, sports bars, nuts, candy and powdered beverages with an accessory packet and plastic spoon. Extra drink mixes are included to encourage water consumption. The shelf life is a minimum of three years at 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) and six months at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), but significantly extended shelf life for the entr'e has been demonstrated in storage tests. There are twelve different menus and each box contains 12 different meals. There are forty-eight boxes to a pallet.