Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Support for DLA Troop Support's DoW and Non-Dow customers located in the State of Mississippiview on SAM.gov

*****Amendment 0001 has been issued. This Amendment makes corrections to the solicitation document as well as replaces the Attachment 1 - Market Basket spreadsheet with an Amended copy. The original Attachment 1 will be removed from SAM.gov. ***** This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (RFO) Overhaul part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number SPE300-25-R-0042 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) for a full-line of produce support for DoW (Troop) customers and Non-DoW (USDA School and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO)) customers located in the Mississippi Zone. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns and will be issued on an unrestricted basis. A waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule has not been requested for this acquisition because it is an acquisition for multiple items. In accordance with 13 CFR 121.406(d)(1), if at least 50% of the estimated contract value of an acquisition for multiple items is composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns, then a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule is not required. As such, for this acquisition, it is expected that items comprising at least 50% of the contract value will be manufactured by small business concerns. The contracting officer must be immediately notified if it appears as though this requirement will not be met. The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The total length of the contract will be five (5) years. It contains one (1) twenty-four (24) month tier, and two (2) eighteen (18) month tiers. The estimated maximum total contract dollar value is $49,875,000.00. The delivery points require indefinite quantities of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables throughout the term of the contract. A more detailed listing of the delivery sites can be found in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. The Government will award a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The source selection method for this procurement will be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures and shall use the following to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Acceptability - A technically acceptable offer is an offer that takes no exceptions to the terms and conditions in the solicitation and complies fully with all submission requirements, including submissions relating to the two sub-factors listed below. Offerors will be required to provide a statement noting that they take no exceptions t…