Market Research Survey 2026 Ohio

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MARKET RESEARCH

Produce Long Term Contracts: The Government is conducting market research for Full Line Fresh Fruit
and
Vegetables
(FF&V)
in
the
Ohio Zone
to
be
re-solicited. The
solicitation will be for the support of DoW (Troop) & Non-DoW (School) customers. There are two attached excel files. Attachment 1 displays the market basket and usage for a 24 month period of the contract for Ohio Troops & Schools and Attachment 3 is a list of
all
the
proposed
delivery
points
for
the
zone
for
Ohio Troops
& Schools.
If interested, please answer the questions below, as well as provide any additional feedback/comments you may have.

24 month base period of performance:

5 year contract estimate:

300% maximum value:

$23,592,986.08
$58,982,465.20
$176,947,395.60

Any questions feel free to contact:
James Barr, [email protected], and Marcus Berenato,
[email protected]
Company Name:
Cage Code:
# of Employees:
Point of Contact:
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
1. Would you be interested in bidding and delivering a Full Line FF&V to ALL customers listed in the attached customer list?
Yes

No

a. If YES, please provide brief description on how/why you would be able to service all customers.

b. If NO, would you be able to service any of the listed customers? If so, which, ones? If not interested at ALL, please indicate below.

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c. What would be your firm’s minimum dollar delivery requirement, if any?

d. Is your firm currently operating as a commercial FF&V distributor offering a full line of FF&V products?
Yes

No

e. Have you done business with the Federal Government in the past? If yes, when, how long, and what areas?

f. Are you registered in the System for Award Management ("SAM.GOV" - https:// www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM)? And do you maintain a valid Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ("PACA") License?
Yes

No

g. Is your firm registered on the Federal Business Opportunities website (SAM.GOV" -https:// sam.gov/)
and
DLA
Internet
Bid
Board
System ("DIBBS"
-https://
www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/)? If not, you must register for future solicitations. Yes

No

h. Is your firm a small or large business (small businesses have <700 employees)? Small Business

Large Business

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2.

Can you provide any feedback on the layout of the zone? As it stands, this contract would support all Troops & Schools in the Ohio Zone.