Individual Ration Assembly

R&DA June 2008

James A. LecollierChief, Individual Assembly IST(215)737-3625James.Lecollier@dla.mil

MRE XXVIII Totals

QuantityDollar Value

AmeriQual DO 8 1,000,000 cs$53,600,000

DO 9 460,000 cs$20,543,600

Wornick DO 8 625,000 cs$43,068,750

DO 10 230,000 cs $10,195,900

Sopakco DO 11 875,000 cs$47,040,000

DO 12 460,000 cs$20,474,600

All deliveries to be completed by December 2008

MRE XXIX Option 3

• Minimum qty. 2.5M casesMaximum qty. 7.5M cases

• Estimated qty. 2.8M cases

• Planned delivery Jan–Dec

• Award split – to be determined by matrix in contracts

MRE Components

• MRE XXVIII– All components are ordered– Will review requirements for

next year based on residual inventory for this year

• Planning to execute options– Evaluation to determine if best

interest of the Government– After evaluation and approval

will invoke option at the appropriate time

A word about …

• Deliveries– All deliveries and appropriate paperwork due on the

date specified– Monitoring performance more closely

• Waivers, Deviations, and Retests– Have seen an increase in requests– Must meet contract requirements– Product going into long term storage

• Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF)– Rolling out system by vendor– All vendors have been briefed

• Specifications– Be sure to participate in every opportunity to review

First Strike Ration (FSR)

• Contract awarded March 18, 2008 to Sopakco Packaging

• Contract contains one base year and a one year option

• Minimum quantity - 50,000 cs• Maximum quantity – 96,000 cs• Deliveries expected to begin in 5,000 case

increments by mid June

HDR Production• Inventory now managed & stored by DSCA

• 30,000 cs ordered delivered October 2007

• DSCA is planning to purchase the contract minimum this fiscal year

• DLA manages the HDR procurement

• Humanitarian - relief

• DSCA has released some HDRs for China

Kosher/Halal

• FY08 Orders To Date Qty Dollar ValueKosher 8970 cs $745,278Halal 182,240 cs $15,101,012

• Planning new acquisition strategy

– Multiple awards

– Long term IDTC contracts

Cold Weather Rations

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

Assets On Hand Due In

MCW 8970-01-467-1753 0 bx 0LRP 8970-01-467-1749 DDSP 241 bx 0• No longer in war reserve• New buy: Min Max

• MCW 19,008 cs 38,016 cs• LRP 5,760 cs 11,320 cs• Base and 2 one year options

Health and Comfort Pack (HCP)

• Used: For all services

• On Hand Assets CONUS OCONUS

TYPE I 8970-01-368-9154 DDSP 01 bx 0 bx

TYPE II, Female Only8970-01-368-9155 DDAG 46 bx 0 bx

DDSP 98 bx

TYPE III, Personal Hygiene Body Wipe8970-01-487-7488 DDAG 07 bx 0 bx

Some Army owned assets remain in Kuwait

HCP

• Working on new acquisition– Fixed price contract

• Quantities– Type I estimated quantity 12,400 bx– Type II estimated quantity 6,200 bx– Type III estimated quantity 7,980 bx

• Delivery– 30 days

• Acquisition approach – Low cost technically acceptable

• Current status– Processing through internal review channels

HCP Type II

HCP Type I

Meal, Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC)

• Two separate acquisitions– Emergency – Long term contract

• Emergency acquisition– Firm fixed price contract to be awarded

• End of June• Quantity of 100,000 bx

• Long term acquisition– IDTC contract awarded February 9, 2008

• Base year and 2 one -year options• Minimum quantity 25,000 bx• Maximum quantity 100,000 bx

Food Packet, Survival, Aircraft, LiferaftNSN:8970-01-028-9406

• On Hand Due InEast Coast 0 bx DDSP 10,000

• West Coast 17,640 bx DDJC 10,000

• Acquisition awarded 30 May 08 to the Wornick Company

– Simplified Acquisition Procedures

• Delivery by the end of July

– Full and open competition

– Quantity 20,000 pz (556 Cases)

Food Packet, Abandon Ship8970-01-434-3192

• On HandEast Coast 1,601 bx DDNVWest Coast 15,274 bx DDJC

• Contract Awarded 30 May 08– Delivery by the end of August

• Mandatory NIB Acquisition

• Used By The Navy

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

• On HandEast Coast 0 bx DDSPWest Coast 58 bx DDJC

• Contract award made with Oklahoma League For The Blind on April 09, 2008– Total contract value - $1,082,000

• Contract min 21,000 pz • Contract max 86,000 pz

Warehouse Contracts

• Contracts: – SPO300-06-D-Z100 Central Region– SPO300-06-D-Z101 Western Region

• Partially terminated for default

• Reprocurement solicitation SPM3S1-08-R-7054 will be issued soon

• Solicitation will close within five days of issuance

• Award must be accomplished by mid June