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On February 3, 2006, it was reported that 15 of Belgium’s Pandur armored personnel carriers were stolen, together with radio equipment and field kitchens. The equipment was meant for a Beninese battalion that is part of the UN force in the Congo. Thanks to some help from DID’s Benelux reader David Vandenberghe, DID can bring you the details.

In December a ship under the flag of Saint Kitts & Nevis (VRT’s report was incorrect) left the Belgian port of Zeebrugge for Congo, chartered by Geodis under the auspices of the UN. The cargo ship never made it to its destination. Four weeks ago the ship was seized in a port in Equatorial Guinea….

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Mmm, Parmesan Chicken…

Even civilians are familiar with the USA’s MREs, or Meals Ready to Eat. While there are reports that the French RCIR (Ration de Combat Individuelle Rechauffable) has superior trade value on the front lines, MREs are generally considered to be a significant improvement over earlier US rations. As our readers will see later in this article, they can also have a useful secondary function as RPG protection.

MREs have to come from somewhere, however, which explains three firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity type contracts recently issued by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA. There were 32 proposals solicited and 4 responded. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, and the completion date is Dec. 19, 2006. Winners included…

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Campina Melkunie B.V. / Melkexport Stcrovita in The Netherlands won a maximum $6.8 million fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fresh milk and milk products for the US Army and Air Force in Europe.

There were five proposals solicited and three responded. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, and the contract will end in December 2006. The contract was issued by the US Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – European Region, Mainz-Kastel, Germany (SP0303-06-DC237).

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Military Produce Group received a $72.5 million requirements type contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for 22 commissaries located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia (includes Port of Embarkations for Iceland and Cuba). Work will be performed in Norfolk, VA with deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables to various commissaries located in DeCA’s East Region, with a contract completion date of September 30, 2007. Thirty firms were solicited and two offers were received. The c Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division in Fort Lee, VA issued the contract (HDEC02-05-D-0013).

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Small business qualifier US Foods International in Gardens, CA received a maximum $155 million firm fixed price contract for prime vendor full line food distribution for the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and child development center in South Korea. The other location of performance is La Mirada, CA. This is an indefinite quantity contract exercising the first option, with a performance completion date of September 22, 2006. There were 15 proposals solicited and two responded. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA issued the contract (SPM300-05-D-3084).

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Tough posting…

Small business qualifier Global Food Services (DBA GFS) in Baltej Pavillion, Tamuning, Guam received a $5.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) services provided in Guam for Commander, Navy Region Marianas. This contract contains options that, if exercised, will bring the total estimated value of the contract to $26.8 million. Work will be performed in Guam, and is expected to be complete by August 2010. This contract was a small business set aside, with five offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor issued the contract (N00604-05-C-A006).

As DID has noted, Guam’s air base and naval base have recently been a focus of a number of ongoing improvements, including an OC-12 bandwidth contract. Of course, if GFS really want to boost morale and do something useful, maybe they ought to organize tree snake hunts.

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Theodor Wille Intertrade GmbH of Bischofsheim, Germany is being awarded a maximum $45.6 million firm-fixed-price prime vendor contract to supply and distribute food and non-food products for Army, Navy, Air Force, and medical hospitals and Child Development Centers throughout Northern Europe. Other locations of performance are Valdosta, GA and Swedesboro, NJ.

This is an indefinite-quantity contract exercising its 2nd option year. Performance completion date is September 30, 2008. There were 270 proposals solicited and 3 responded. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA issued the contract (SPM300-05-D-2985).

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The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA has exercised the first of four one-year options on a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract with U.S. Foodservice Lexington in Lexington, SC (SPM300-05-D-3057). The $37.5 million option covers prime vendor food and beverage support for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Job Corps, and National Guard. Performance completion date is June 19, 2006.

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Mmm, Parmesan Chicken…

The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA has issued a series of fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-quantity contracts for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) field rations. The rations will be supplied to the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Performance will be complete by February 28, 2006. There were three proposals solicited and three responded, with all 3 being granted contracts.

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The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA has awarded $132.6 million worth of fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts for U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies for food service equipment and incidental services in the continental United States (CONUS) and beyond. Many of the recipients qualify as small businesses. These contracts have a base year and 4 one-year options, with the base year coming to an end on June 15, 2006.

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