Request for Proposals for Fresh Milk & Dairy Products support for DLA Troop Support to military customers in the South Carolina Zone.
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in South Carolina. Due Nov 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 17 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPE30026R0049 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Troop Support |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511) |
| Product or service code | 8910 |
| Place of performance | South Carolina |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (17 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation SPE300-26-R-0049 is issued as a request for proposals for Fresh Milk and Dairy items, all fully competitive, on contract for various Department of War (“DoW”) customers in the South Carolina Zone. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with two pricing tiers for all items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from February 7, 2027, through February 2, 2030, and will include two pricing tiers.
Tier 1 will be from February 7, 2027, to February 3, 2029. Tier 2 will be from February 4, 2029, to February 2, 2030. The acquisition will be issued on an unrestricted basis.
The total length of the contract is 36 months (3 years) including all tiers. The solicitation contains one group: Group 1: South Carolina DoW Troops Offers are due No Later Than 3PM Eastern Standard Time, November 6, 2026. All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support.
Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board Systems (DIBBS) at dibbs.bsm.dla.mil and sam.gov.
If not registered on DIBBS; prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to reviewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation. Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) are in the Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, prospective offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The software is available for free at adobe.com.
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular August 26, 2025. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.
However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. If you have any questions regarding this notice then please send any questions via e-mail to the following address: Stacy Carcel, Contract Specialist, [email protected] and Amy Paradis, Contracting Officer, [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Stacy Carcel · [email protected] · 445-737-5242
- Amy Paradis · [email protected] · (445) 737-0937
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 311511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,150 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for fluid milk manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- US Foods Inc $4.1 million in this trade
- Gossner Foods, Inc $-964 in this trade
- Forestwood Farm, Inc. $-9,167 in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and W S Darley & Co. See what DLA is buying now.