A--Food Sample Production Services

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Association Pour Le Dveloppement De LInstitut La Viande (ADIV) of France, to support the production of 5 varieties of meat and non-meat samples (selected CFD) and conduct feasibility and evaluation tests of an Osmofood system (developed by the contractor) for its application in the US to produce novel meat products for military rations. The project is funded by the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program at the Office of the Secretary of Defense to explore and evaluate foreign-developed technology for domestic application. The contractor, Association Pour Le Development De LInstitut La Viande (ADIV), is the sole inventor and designer of a unique Osmofood system that can continuously and economically remove excess moisture from meat items without compromising the quality and nutrition. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, via e-mail at [email protected] no later than 18 February 2010, 12:00 pm EST.