FF&V Service Alaska Remote Troop Ground

DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia will be issuing a solicitation for full-line Fresh Fruits and Vegetable (US#1 or better) Serivce to Troop Customers in Alaska. This is an Indefinite Delivery Purchase Order and this acquisition is unrestricted. Estimated date for the release of the solicitation is December 5, 2012, with a closing date of December 27, 2012. Catalog maintenance, ordering , and invoicing will be facilitated through STORES EDI system or through STORES Market Ready non-EDI Fax system. Performance shall begin as soon as the contractor may ramp up to begin. Ramp up period will not exceed 45 days. Specific Requirments a) Picking the customer order, placing product in a goverment furnished temperature control tote. b) Create Shipping documents, packing list and attach to outside of each tote, shrink wrap tote. Contractor will receive "bar code program" training to enable contractor to create required Military shipping label sticker. c) Fulfilled totes to be delivered to Elmendorf Air Force Base. There are 9 remote customer locations for this group. Orders are delivered to Elmendorf on Mondays. An average of three totes are delivered weekly. Awards will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. All responsible sources may submit a quote for consideration. The solicitation weill be found at the DLA-BSM Bid Board. https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. If not already registered, prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to viewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation.