AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

See Block 14

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE SPE3S1 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE SPE3S1

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC 

DBA AMERIQUAL PACKAGING 

225 W MORGAN AVE STE C 

EVANSVILLE IN 47710-2515 

USA

CODE 08KA0 FACILITY CODE

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

SPE3S1-22-D-Z145

2021 NOV 02

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended. 

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE 

PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this 

amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this 

amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. 

 IN ITEM 10A.

X

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES ( such as changes in paying office, appropriation

date, etc. ) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103 (b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor X is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 

Previous edition unusable

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83) 

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer) (Signature of person authorized to sign)

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning

DLA TROOP SUPPORT 

SUBSISTENCE SUPPLY CHAIN 

700 ROBBINS AVENUE 

PHILADELPHIA PA 19111-5096 

USA 

 Initiator: Russell Manuel 

 PSPTRCB Tel: 215-737-0486 FAX: 215-737-2988 Email: Russell.J.Manuel@dla.mil

DLA TROOP SUPPORT 

SUBSISTENCE SUPPLY CHAIN 

700 ROBBINS AVENUE 

PHILADELPHIA PA 19111-5096 

USA

 15C. DATE SIGNED

Russell Manuel

2021 DEC 07

16C. DATE SIGNED

X

FAR 52.243-1

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

See Blk. 16C

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

See Continuation Sheet

J

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

P00001

 2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 

(X)

 CHECK ONE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO. 

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS, 

 IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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I. The following applies to contract SPE3S1-22-D-Z145: 

A. Disregard the citation of OMA of AOAC International method 935.09B as noted in PCR-R-016, E-5,B,(3),c.. AOAC 

International method 925.09B is authorized for moisture testing for the Recovery Bar for the duration of this contract 

or until further notice. 

B. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, page 50 of 142, delete: 

“C. Government verification inspection and testing (conducted by the Government Quality Assurance Representative 

(GQAR) or Government laboratory) shall be withheld, at a minimum, until the contractor's completed inspection results 

are presented to the Government's Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR). Unless otherwise authorized, in writing, by 

the contracting officer, the GQAR and/or Government laboratory shall not perform Government verification inspection/

testing unless the contractor's lot submittal package (inspection/test results- including analytical testing) provided 

to the GQAR indicates conformance to ALL contractual requirements.” 

and insert: 

“E-4-C. Government Verification Inspection. Government verification inspection, tests and exams conducted by either 

the Government's Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) or Government designated laboratory, shall be withheld, at a 

minimum, until documentation of the contractor's conforming and completed inspection results are presented to the 

GQAR. Unless otherwise authorized, in writing, by the contracting officer, neither the GQAR nor the Government 

laboratory shall perform Government verification inspection until such time as the contractor’s lot submittal package, 

the package including the documented results of all inspections required to performed by the contractor, is provided 

to the GQAR and the inspection results contained therein indicate conformance to ALL applicable contractual 

requirements. 

Submit requests for Contracting Officer authorization using template “REQUEST FOR EARLY GOVERNMENT INSPECTION”. 

C. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, page 51 of 142, in E-4-E. Periodic Review Samples, delete: 

“Six samples selected by USDA/AMS will be sent to: 

Operational Rations Lead Person, Michael Lynch (three samples) 

Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Louis Obot (one sample) 

Agricultural Commodity Grader Staff Assistant, Benjamin Jackson (one sample) 

USDA Area Office Officer-in-Charge (one sample)” 

and insert: 

“Six samples selected by USDA/AMS will be sent to: 

 

Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Anthony Foresi (three samples) 

 Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Louis Obot (one sample) 

 Operational Rations Marketing Specialist, Luke Smith (one sample) 

 USDA Area Office Officer-in-Charge (one sample)” 

D. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, page 51 of 142, in E-4-E. Periodic Review Samples, at end of Natick mailing 

address, add: “POC: (508) 233-5037” 

E. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, Page 54 of 142, after METHOD 2:, line 6 of text delete “(a)”. The remaining text of 

the paragraph applies. 

F. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, page 64 of 142, delete provision titled “9044 Sanitary Conditions (APR 2014)”, and 

insert the following two provisions, the first titled “9044 SANITARY CONDITIONS (JUL 2021)” and the second titled 

“9100 OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (OCONUS) SHIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (MAR 2021)”: 

“9044 SANITARY CONDITIONS (JUL 2021) 

(a) Food establishments. 

 

(1) All establishments and distributors furnishing subsistence items under DLA Troop Support contracts are subject to 

sanitation approval and surveillance as deemed appropriate by the Military Medical Service or by other Federal 

agencies recognized by the Military Medical Service. The Government does not intend to make any award for, nor accept, 

any subsistence products manufactured, processed, or stored in a facility which fails to maintain acceptable levels of 

food safety and food defense, is operating under such unsanitary conditions as may lead to product contamination or 

adulteration constituting a health hazard, or which has not been listed in an appropriate Government directory as a 

sanitarily approved establishment when required. Accordingly, the supplier agrees that, except as indicated in 

paragraphs (2) and (3) below, products furnished as a result of this contract will originate only in establishments 

listed in the U.S. Army Public Health Center (USAPHC) Circular 40-1, Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food 

Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement, (Worldwide Directory) available at: https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/

foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx. Compliance with the current edition of DoD Military Standard 3006, 

Sanitation Requirements for Food Establishments, is mandatory for listing of establishments in the Worldwide 

Directory. Suppliers also agree to inform the Contracting Officer immediately upon notification that a facility is no 

longer sanitarily approved and/or removed from the Worldwide Directory and/or other Federal agency's listing, as 

indicated in paragraph (2) below. Suppliers also agree to inform the Contracting Officer when sanitary approval is 

regained and listing is reinstated. 

 

(2) Establishments furnishing the products listed below and appearing in the publications indicated need not be listed 

in the worldwide directory. Additional guidance on specific listing requirements for products/plants included in or 

exempt from listing is provided in Appendix A of the worldwide directory. 
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 (i) Meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products may be supplied from establishments which are 

currently listed in the “Meat, Poultry and Egg Inspection Directory”, published electronically by the U. S. Department 

of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA, FSIS), (available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/

establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory). The item, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, 

bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the USDA shield and applicable establishment 

number. USDA listed establishments processing products not subject to the Federal Meat and Poultry Products Inspection 

Acts must be listed in the Worldwide Directory for those items. 

 (ii) Intrastate commerce of meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products for direct delivery 

to military installations within the same state (intrastate) may be supplied when the items are processed in 

establishments under state inspection programs certified by the USDA as being “at least equal to” the Federal Meat and 

Poultry Products Inspection Acts. The item, to be acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or 

shipping container, as applicable, the official inspection legend or label of the inspection agency and applicable 

establishment number. 

 (iii) Shell eggs may be supplied from establishments listed in the USDA, Agriculture Marketing Service 

(AMS) interactive resource “Meat, Poultry and Shell Egg Plants”, located at: https://apps.ams.usda.gov/plantbook/

Query_Pages/PlantBook_Query.asp. 

 (iv) Egg products (liquid, dehydrated, frozen) may be supplied from establishments listed in the “Meat, 

Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory” published electronically by the USDA FSIS (available at: https://www.

fsis.usda.gov/inspection/establishments/meat-poultry-and-egg-product-inspection-directory). All products, to be 

acceptable, shall, on delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the official 

inspection legend or label of the inspection agency and applicable establishment number. 

 (v) Fish, fishery products, seafood, and seafood products may be supplied from establishments listed in 

the “U.S. Department of Commerce, Approved Establishments”, published electronically by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (USDC, NOAA) (available at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/resource/document/us-department-commerce-approved-establishments). All products, to be acceptable, shall, on 

delivery, bear on the product, its wrappers or shipping container, as applicable, the full name and address of the 

producing facility. 

 (vi) Pasteurized milk and milk products may be supplied from plants having a pasteurization plant 

compliance rating of 90 percent or higher, as certified by a state milk sanitation officer and listed in “Sanitation 

Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers” (IMS), published electronically by the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (USDHHS, FDA). (available at: https://www.fda.gov/Food/

GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2007965.htm). These plants may serve as sources of pasteurized milk 

and milk products as defined in Section I of the “Grade `A' Pasteurized Milk Ordinance” (PMO) published by USDHHS,FDA 

(available at: https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/Milk/default.htm). 

 (vii) Manufactured or processed dairy products only from plants listed in Section I of the “Dairy Plants 

Surveyed and Approved for USDA Grading Service”, published electronically by Dairy Grading Branch, AMS, USDA 

(available at: https://apps.ams.usda.gov/dairy/ApprovedPlantList/) may serve as sources of manufactured or processed 

dairy products as listed by the specific USDA product/operation code. Plants producing products not specifically 

listed by USDA product/operation code must be Worldwide Directory listed (e.g., plant is coded to produce cubed 

cheddar but not shredded cheddar; or, plant is coded for cubed cheddar but not cubed mozzarella). Plants listed in 

Section II and denoted as “P” codes (packaging and processing) must be Worldwide Directory listed. 

 (viii) Oysters, clams and mussels from plants listed in the “Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers 

Lists” (ICSSL), published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, (available at: https://www.fda.gov/food/

federalstate-food-programs/interstate-certified-shellfish-shippers-list). 

 

(3) Establishments exempt from Worldwide Directory listing. Refer to AR 40-657/NAVSUPINST 4355.4H/MCO P1010.31H, 

Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Laboratory Service, for a list of establishment types that may 

be exempt from Worldwide Directory listing. AR 40-657 is available from National Technical Information Service, 5301 

Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 ; 1-888-584-8332 ; or download the publication from web site: (https://armypubs.

army.mil/). For the most current listing of exempt plants/products, see the Worldwide Directory (available at: 

https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx). 

 

(4) Subsistence items other than those exempt from listing in the Worldwide Directory, bearing labels reading 

“Distributed By”, “Manufactured For”, etc., are not acceptable unless the source of manufacturing/processing is 

indicated on the label or on accompanying shipment documentation. 

 

(5) When the Military Medical Service or other Federal agency acceptable to the Military Medical Service determines 

the levels of food safety and food defense of the establishment or its products have or may lead to product 

contamination or adulteration, the Contracting Officer will suspend the work until such conditions are remedied to the 

satisfaction of the appropriate inspection agency. Suspension of the work shall not extend the life of the contract, 

nor shall it be considered sufficient cause for the Contractor to request an extension of any delivery date. In the 

event the Contractor fails to correct such objectionable conditions within the time specified by the Contracting 

Officer, the Government shall have the right to terminate the contract in accordance with the “Default” clause of the 

contract. 

(b) Delivery conveyances. 

The supplies delivered under this contract shall be transported in delivery conveyances maintained to prevent 

tampering with and /or adulteration or contamination of the supplies, and if applicable, equipped to maintain a 

prescribed temperature. The delivery conveyances shall be subject to inspection by the government at all reasonable 

times and places. When the sanitary conditions of the delivery conveyance have led, or may lead to product 

contamination, adulteration, constitute a health hazard, or the delivery conveyance is not equipped to maintain 

prescribed temperatures, or the transport results in product `unfit for intended purpose', supplies tendered for 

acceptance may be rejected without further inspection.” 

“9100 OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (OCONUS) SHIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (MAR 2021) 

 

Be advised that customs requirements for other countries may be required due to logistical routing of shipments 

overseas. 
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The Contractor is responsible for all export and import documentation required to ship MRE through ports to the 

country of destination, including, HEALTH CERTIFICATES. 

NOTE 1: Offerors are advised to acquire specific country requirements through the USDA Export website, https://www.

fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs. Contractors must ensure that suppliers of meat, poultry 

and egg products are included on the list of eligible U.S. Establishments for export and OCONUS Certification is 

obtained for each country that the MRE containers will arrive at or travel through the shipping process. Contractors 

may access the list of Eligible U.S. Establishments at the website, 

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs. 

NOTE 2: It is the offeror’s responsibility to contact the local USDA FSIS Area Office to arrange for and obtain proper 

certification signed by the responsible USDA FSIS Official. 

NOTE 3: Offerors are advised that all certificates must be original certificates with original signatures. 

A. Meat, poultry, and uncooked egg items designated for export from the United States must be certified by the U. S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) in accordance with applicable USDA Food Safety Inspection Service Directives and 

Notices. Products delivered to Port of Embarkation without the required and properly executed certificate(s) will be 

rejected. Accordingly, the Contractor shall furnish the proper USDA certificates including, but not limited to the 

following: 

FSIS Forms: 

 9060-5 - For All Shipments for Export 

 9220-4 - For Shipments of Meat and Meat Products to Germany 

 9220-1 - For Shipments of Poultry and Poultry Products to Germany 

 9180-1 - For All Shipments of Meat and Meat Products to EEC (European Economic Community) Member 

 Nations 

 9180-2 - EEC Public Health Certificate 

 PY200 - Egg Products Inspection and Grading Certificate 

 9305-2B - Certificate for Export of Heat Treated Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products to the Republic of 

 Korea (ROK) 

 

B. These certificates should bear a “Consigned to” address as follows: U. S. MILITARY FORCES or U. S. ARMED FORCES 

 

C. All costs associated with issuance of the required certificate(s) shall be reimbursed by the Government. 

 D. The Contractor will distribute the required certificate(s) at Contractor’s expense as follows: 

 

 (1) One (1) copy shall be placed inside the van together with other required documents, and attached 

conspicuously to one or more of the packages visible immediately upon opening the van. 

 (2) One (1) copy, along with other shipping documents shall be placed in a waterproof, plastic document packet, 

and sealed with moisture resistant tape. The packet shall be securely affixed to a protective area outside the van on 

the rod above the left door handle. 

 (3) One (1) copy, in an envelope conspicuously marked: “Contains Health Certificates”, shall be mailed via 

Express Mail - International Service, at time of shipment to the Overseas Port of Debarkation (POD).” 

G. Solicitation SPE3S1-21-R-0002, page 113 of 142, SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS, insert: 

“Attachment 6 – REQUEST FOR EARLY GOVERNMENT INSPECTION 

It is the intent of the Contracting Officer, when and if deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer, to issue 

written authorization to Government inspection activities for the purpose of performing early Government inspection 

when requested by the contractor. This request guide identifies information required from the contractor and 

concurrences by contractor to conditions by which the Contracting Officer shall render his decision. It is the intent 

of the Contracting Officer to receive petitions for written authorization and to issue written authorization for early 

Government inspection to Government inspection activities on a product by product basis, not on a lot by lot approach. 

However, point (B,2), below, is to be applied on a lot by lot basis. 

A. List the products and inspections for which Contracting Officer authorized early Government inspection is being 

requested: 

(1) The contractor shall list by individual product (i.e., by name and NSN) those products for which the contractor is 

requesting early GQAR/Lab inspection performance. 

(2) The contractor shall identify those inspections (exams and/or tests) for which the contractor is requesting early 

Government inspection performance and shall indicate which inspections are requested for which products. 

B. Conditions of early Government inspection requiring contractor concurrence: 

(1) All lots for which the Contracting Officer authorizes early Government inspection shall be sampled by the GQAR. 

The contractor shall be responsible for communicating to the GQAR when each early Government inspection lot is 

available to the GQAR for sampling, using a system comprehended by all involved parties. 

(2) For each lot that the contractor wants forwarded by the GQAR to be early Government inspected, the contractor 

shall submit to the GQAR, in writing, a signed and dated document, requesting that the GQAR commence shipment of each 

lot’s test samples to the contractually designated laboratory. The request must identify by lot number(s) the specific 

lot(s) to be shipped by the GQAR. 

(3) The contractor concurs that once laboratory samples are shipped to the USDA National Science Laboratory (NSL), or 
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other contractually designated laboratory, the lot shall be considered as having been offered to the Government, the 

performance of all applicable tests shall not be interrupted, and the lot inspection results cannot be expunged from 

the inspection record of lots offered for government inspection. 

(4) The contractor concurs that once requested of the Contracting Officer and sanctioned by the Contracting Officer, 

the inspection results are final and conclusive. 

(5) The contractor concurs that GQAR/Lab inspection results are not to be shared with the contractor until such time 

as the contractor presents, to the GQAR, documentation of conforming product. However, DLA does require that the GQAR, 

upon the GQAR’s receipt of any positive food-borne pathogen test result, as soon as possible, and regardless of the 

presentation status of the contractor’s lot submittal package, notify the contractor of said results. Food-born 

pathogen results include but not limited to test results for Listeria Monocytogenes, Salmonella, and E. coli. 

(6) By submitting this request for Government verification inspection to be performed prior to the contractor’s 

submission of a “lot submittal package” indicating conformance to ALL applicable contractual requirements, the 

contractor acknowledges the contractor’s concurrence with the preceding conditions specified in this request template, 

unless otherwise exempted in writing by the contracting officer. 

(7) Name(s) and title(s) of authorized contractor representatives.” 

 

H. The specifications listed below have been updated and incorporated into this contract. A copy of the documents are 

available on the Subsistence Frozen Site: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Operational-rations/frozen/ 

1.PKG&QAP A-A-20140 Mayonnaise Salad Dressing and Tartar Sauce 

2.PKG&QAP A-A-20195 Snack Foods 

3.PKG&QAP A-A-20299 Fruits, Infused and Dried 

4.PCR-B-054 Beef Taco Filling 

5.PCR-B-056 Black Beans in a Seasoned Sauce 

6.PCR-B-057 Beef Shredded in Barbecue Sauce 

7.PCR-B-060 Beef Goulash 

8.PCR-C-020 Cheese Tortellini 

9.PCR-C-058 Cobbler 

10.PCR-C-088 Chicken Burrito Bowl 

11.PCR-E-019 Elbow Macaroni in Tomato Sauce 

12.PCR-G-003 Granola, Packaged in a Flexible Pouch 

13.PCR-P-048 Potatoes Au Gratin 

14.PCR-P-016 Recovery Bar, Packaged in a Flexible Pouch, Shelf Stable 

15.PCR-S-018 Southwest Style Beef and Black Beans with Sauce 

16. PCR-S-019 Santa Fe Style Brown Rice and Beans 

All terms and conditions of the subject contract remain the same.