Shelled Eggs

This solicitation involves support of customers in Panama. DLA Troop Support intends to enter into a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Purchase Order (IDPO) with economic price adjustments to supply shelled eggs to various customers located in Panama. Pricing will be FOB destination. Inspection and acceptance will be at destination. The vendor will be required to support all authorized DLA customers, located in Panama. Other customers, including non-Department of Defense (DOD) customers may also be added as required over the life of any resultant contract. These customers include military or other federally funded customers. Though the solicitation describes existing customers known to the Contracting Officer at the time of the solicitation's issuance, other customers, including military, DOD, or non-DOD, may be added as necessary during the life of any resultant contract. The addition of said customers located within the solicitation's specified region will be at no additional cost to the Government. The Government intends to make one award. The contract shall be for a term of 1 year. The price for all aspects of performance detailed in the Statement of Work ("SOW") below must be included in the offeror's fixed Distribution Price(s). Offeror's are reminded that fixed price type contracts place the maximum risk and responsibility for all costs, and resulting profit or loss, on the contractor. Distribution Price(s) will remain fixed for the life of the contract and an offeror's failure to consider the full cost of performance and/or the risks of performing in this region will not serve as a basis to adjust Distribution Price(s). Product Price(s) are distinct from the aforementioned Distribution Price(s) and therefore should not be included in any way in the latter. Offerors will be required to maintain electronic catalogs that list all items available to the customers covered under this solicitation. Each item in the catalog shall contain the corresponding national or local stock number, Government item description, packaging characteristics, unit of issue and unit price. ORDER PLACEMENT /DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: Customers shall place their orders to accommodate a "skip day" delivery. For example, an order placed on June 1st would have a required delivery date of June 3rd. Orders may be placed with a longer leadtime; however, the minimum lead-time is "skip-day". Customers will be required to adhere to the specified cut-off time to place an order for skip day deliveries which will be negotiated and become part of the contract, upon award. For orders where less than the normal 48-hour order lead-time is provided to the vendor, every effort will be made to provide such notification to the customer of non-availability of an item prior to the arrival of the delivery. Due to mission requirements, scheduled deliveries might change with little or no notice. In some instances, the vendor might be required to hold the order 2-3 days past the RDD before delivering it, at no additional cost to the Government. The vendor's customer service representative (CSR) will have to coordinate the deliveries with a Government representative. The Government POC will be provided after award.