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Individual Ration Update

Defense Logistics Agency

R&DA May 2011

James LecollierContracting Officer

FY11 Sales

• Total all Rations $399,734,715• Individual Rations $215,016,714

– MRE sales $170,594,596 – Religious Meals $22,507,153– First Strike $16,613,960– All other individual rations $5,301,005

• Group Rations $184,718,001

MRE XXXI Totals

Quantity Dollar Value

AmeriQual DO 22 1,200,000 $72,900,000

Sopakco DO 29 1,250,000 $74,725,000

Wornick DO 22 550,000 $40,903,500

All deliveries to be completed by December 2011

MRE XXXI

• Purchased 3 million cases under existing contracts

• Delivery completed by December 2011• Intended to bridge gap in contract

coverage• Additional needs will be met via

separate contract action

MRE XXXII

• Minimum quantity - 2,500,000• Maximum quantity - 7,500,000• Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

source selection procedure will be utilized• 5 Year Program• Solicitation issued May 18, 2011• Solicitation closes June 17, 2011

MRE Components

• Buying shortages to cover remainder of MRE XXXI through December 2011– Beverage Bases, awarded May 16, 2011– Spreads, under evaluation– Wet Pack Fruit, solicitation closes May 27, 2011– Creamer, solicitation to be issued by June 27, 2011

Wet Pack Fruit

• Solicitation SPM3S1-10-R-7070• Procurement details:

– Firm Fixed Price with no EPA– Base Year with 4 One-Year Options– Best Value Trade-Off Method

• 6 wet-pack fruit items for MRE XXXI– Pineapple dropped from menus

• RFP issued: May 27, 2010• Revised Closing date: May 18, 2011• Anticipated award date: July 2011

Spreads

• Solicitation SPM3S1-11-R-7073• RFP issued October 6, 2010• Closing date: November 4, 2010• 13 spreads items for MRE XXXI

– Table Syrup added– Apple Butter, Picante and Steak sauces

dropped from menus– Anticipated award date: Fall 2011

Bakery Items

• Solicitation SPM3S1-11-R-7076• In pre-award stage

– Solicitation was issued April 1, 2011 and closed May 9, 2011

• 20 bakery items for MRE XXXII– Pound Cake, Brownies, Muffins, Snack

Bread, Cookies, Ranger Bars, & Tortillas– Anticipated award date: September 2011

Beverage Bases MREXXXII

• Solicitation SPM3S1-11-R-7075• Procurement details

– Firm fixed price with no EPA– Base year and 4 one year options– Best value trade-off method

• 16 items – Cocoa

• Plain and Hazelnut

– Cappuccino • French Vanilla, Mocha and Irish Cream

– Type I – Carbohydrate Electrolyte• Grape, Lemon-Lime, Orange, Fruit Punch

Beverage Bases (cont)

– Type II – Ascorbic acid and Maltodextrin• Tropical Punch, Lemon-Lime and Orange

– Type III – Non-nutritive sweetener• Orange, Raspberry and Lemonade

– Non-dairy creamer

• Changes from MREXXVI– 1 new Orange beverage– 2 items dropped – Tea w/lemon and Apple Cider

(previously included in accessory pack)

• Solicitation estimated to be issued May 2011

Refrigerated Warehouse

• Current contract status– Offers in response to solicitation SPM3S1-11-R-

7081 currently in review stage• Award of contract expected by mid August 2011

– Procured as a service acquisition – Long term contract includes a base plus three 1

year option periods.

Humanitarian Daily Ration (HDR)8970-01-375-0516

• Current Sponsor– Defense Security Cooperation Agency

(DSCA)• Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief & Mine Action

• FEMA- 2,304 cases to Hawaii in

October 2010

• No new requirements

Kosher/Halal

• FY11 October 1, 2010 through May 18, 2011 Qty Dollar Value

Kosher 9,022 cs $749,196.56

Halal 208,882 cs $17,286,269.36

– Currently acquisition is in the Pre-Award stage• Updating IAP and making necessary corrections

First Strike Ration (FSR)8970-01-543-3458

• On hand:• West Coast 11,020 bx DDJC• East Coast 4,879bx DDNV

4 bx DDAG

• Acquisition awarded September 3, 2010• Delivery

• Maximum quantity of 100,000 cases delivered to CONUS and OCONUS locations

• Surge Option– Surge option invoked January 21, 2011 to cover increased requirements

from Special Operations• 125,000 additional cases ordered to cover increased demand• Delivery of the surge quantity ends in August

• Option Year 1– First and final option year– Currently reviewing the file to determine if exercising the option is in the

best interest of the Government

FSR Continued

• Future Procurement– Status

• Working on acquisition plan and solicitation documents

– Anticipate 150,000 case Min and 290,300 case Max– Base year plus 4 one year option periods with EPA– Lowest Price Technically Acceptable – Anticipated award date: November 2011

– ACR-F-08• Specification for new 9 menu FSR configuration• Completed by Natick

Cold Weather Rations

• Meal Cold Weather (MCW)/Long Range Patrol (LRP)

• Acquisition awarded August 19, 2010– The Wornick Company, SPM3S1-10-D-Z103

Min Max• MCW 19,008 bx 34,016 bx• LRP 5,760 bx 15,500 bx

– Delivery orders 0002 and 0003 issued. RDD is August 2011

– JSORF initiative to change component packaging to tan. MCW meal bag shall remain white

– Intention to invoke Option Year 1

Cold Weather Rations (cont)

Assets On Hand Due In_________ MCW 0 bx 15,008 bx -DDJCLRP 0 bx 8,558 bx -DDJC

• No longer a war reserve item

Health and Comfort Pack(HCP)• Health and Comfort Pack

– TYPE I• NSN: 8970-01-368-9154

– TYPE II, • NSN: 8970-01-368-9155

– TYPE III, • NSN: 8970-01-487-7488

• Used by all services• Supports deployed troops and FEMA• Quantity on-hand

– HCPs are not stored in any warehouse– Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD) only

HCP• New Acquisition

– Fixed price contract– Solicitation closed August 3, 2010– Final Proposal Revisions due May 20, 2011– Anticipated Award date is June 3, 2011– Delivery within 30 days of award– Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)– Evaluation factors

• PDMs• Past performance

Meal, Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC)

• New acquisition– Long term contract– IDTC contract with Firm fixed price– Low price technically acceptable process

• Long term acquisition– Minimum qty 25,000 cs– Maximum qty 200,000 cs– Will contain surge option provisions– Base year and 2 one-year options– Pre-award samples were required– Solicitation closed on May 3, 2010– Anticipated Award date is for June 2011

Tailored Operational Training Meal (TOTM)

• Quantity on-hand– TOTMs are not stored in any warehouse– Direct vendor delivery only

• Long term acquisition– Base Year Plus Three 1-Year Option Terms– Min: 15,000 cs Max: 48,000 cs– Best Value with Economic price adjustment (EPA)– Estimated maximum dollar value - $9,729,792.00

• Milestone dates:

– Solicitation Issue September 1, 2009– Solicitation Closed November 19, 2009– Anticipated Award July 2011

Food Packet, Abandon Ship8970-01-434-3192

• On hand

East Coast 6,090 pz DDSPWest Coast 30,629 pz DDJC

• Contract awarded to NewView Oklahoma November 12, 2010.– One year base period Indefinite Quantity Contract

(IQC)• 10,000pz Min and 72,000pz Max

• First delivery of 57,700pz completed.– Supply study to determine when more packets are to be ordered

being conducted off the remaining contract

• Used primarily by the Navy

Food Packet, Survival, Aircraft, Life Raft8970-01-028-9406

• On hand:

East Coast 324 pz DDSP

West Coast 19,848 pz DDJC

• All deliveries completed

• Supply study to be conducted by October 2011 to determine future requirements

Food Packet, Survival, General Purpose8970-00-082-5665

• Mandatory sourced item through Ability One (NIB/NISH)

• Acquisition awarded September 2, 2010– New View Oklahoma (previously Oklahoma

League for the Blind) SPM3S1-10-F-Z101• Contract details

– One year contract– Firm-fixed price – Definite quantity – Definite delivery

• Third (final) delivery expected May 2011

Water, Drinking, Brick8960-00-000-0170

• On Hand as of May 4, 2011: – East Coast 24,801 ea– West Coast 34,931 ea

• Current Contract for 44,000 bottles– Awarded September 13, 2010, S.O.S. FoodLab Inc– Delivery completed December 2010– Quantity delivered:

• East Coast 24,000 ea DDSP• West Coast 20,000 ea DDJC

• PKG & QAP changed April 21, 2010– Square or rectangular shape is required– Height of bottle not to exceed 6-1/4 inches

• No new acquisition in the short term

Water, Drinking, Pouch

• Revised military packaging• Multiple NSNs

– Flat pouch : 8960-01-124-4543– Center spout pouch (new) : 8960-01-587-6603 – Side spout pouch : 8960-01-485-9695

• Solicitation SPM3S1-10-R-7051– Currently in negotiations – Award expected June 2011

• Contract details– Firm fixed price – indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity– Long term contract - base year with 2 one year options – Min 300,000 pouches Max 950,000 pouches (all 3 NSNs

combined)