This is a request for information (RFI). DLA Troop Support's OCONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor (OCONUS SPV) Program is interested in your comments regarding full service food support to our military and federally funded customers in the Hawaiian Islands area of operations. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this 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. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Please consider the following questions:

1. The estimated annual food sales for this contract is $23.089,683.00 Does your firm handle have the operational capacity or ability to expand to handle this requirement?

2. Is your firm a large or small business concern? (Small business being defined as a firm that employs less than 500 employees).

3. In what type of business is your company involved - e.g. logistics, food distribution? Who are your firm's major customers, e.g Retailers, industrial accounts, and commercial accounts? What is the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) identifier?

4. Does your firm have an existing facility by which you would be operating? If so, is it currently used for commercial or other business, and if so, what type of business?

5. Prime Vendor support includes the ability to source food items, to receive and consolidate materials, warehousing and inventory management, transportation capabilities, the ability to accept customer orders electronically and provide delivery, and the ability to maintain a quality assurance program. Can you provide Prime Vendor support to our customers located in Hawaii (which include, but are not limited to land based customers in approximately 65 different locations, Navy Ships, Combat Stores Ships (T-AFS ships), the Department of Education, and other approved military and federal customers)?

6. Items that are supplied under a resulting contract must comply with domestic sourcing restrictions DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for certain domestic commodities. Based on the foregoing, can you provide compliant products in accordance with the domestic sourcing requirements?

7.  The Prime Vendor will be responsible to support customers located in Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA). Would your company be able to support this customer and how?

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for your participation. Your responses, comments, suggestions and ideas regarding support for our customers are requested back by the close of business on March 19, 2019 your responses may be sent via email to the following email addresses:

Primary Points of Contact:

Elizabeth DiFrancesco
Contract Specialist
[email protected]
Phone: 215-737-3470

Christina Bennis
Contracting Officer
[email protected]
Phone: 215-737-8683