Request for Proposals (RFP) for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable support for DLA Troop Support's DoW Troop and Non-DoW School and Indian Tribal Organization customers located in Dallas, TX
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Presolicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in Dallas, Texas. Due Dec 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 36 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPE30026R0036 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Troop Support |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (311991) |
| Product or service code | 8915 |
| Place of performance | Dallas, Texas |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 4, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (36 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (6)
- Attachment 1: Schedule of Items 35 KB
- Attachment 2: Delivery Schedule 264 KB
- Attachment 3: Request for New Item 32 KB
- Attachment 4: STORES EDI and FFAVORS Manuals 356 KB
- Attachment 5: QSMV and Produce Quality Audits 54 KB
- Bid document 375 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Texas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The DLA Troop Support intends to solicit a full-line of produce support for DoD (Troop) customers and Non-DoD (USDA School & Indian Tribal Organization) customers located in the Dallas, Texas Zone. This acquisition will be issued on a small business set-aside (100%) basis. A waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule has not been requested for this acquisition because it is an acquisition for multiple items.
In accordance with 13 CFR 121.406(d)(1), if at least 50% of the estimated contract value of an acquisition for multiple items is composed of items that are manufactured by small business concerns, then a waiver of the Non-Manufacturer rule is not required. As such, for this acquisition, it is expected that items comprising at least 50% of the contract value will be manufactured by small business concerns.
The contracting officer must be immediately notified if it appears as though this requirement will not be met. The total length of the contract will be five (5) years. It contains one (1) twenty-four (24) month tier, and two (2) eighteen (18) month tiers.
Its estimated maximum total contract dollar value is $243,976,437.00. The delivery points require indefinite quantities of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables throughout the term of the contract. A more detailed listing of the delivery sites can be found in the solicitation.
All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. The Government will award a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The source selection method for this procurement will be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures and shall use the following to evaluate offers: 1.
Technical Acceptability - A technically acceptable offer is an offer that takes no exceptions to the terms and conditions in the solicitation and complies fully with all submission requirements, including submissions relating to the two subfactors listed below. A proposal that takes exception to solicitation terms and conditions or that fails to comply with all submission requirements may be deemed technically unacceptable and, thus, may be found ineligible, and removed from further consideration for the award.
By submitting a proposal with no exceptions, an offeror is confirming it possesses the necessary facilities, equipment, technical skills and capacity to successfully provide all items required by this solicitation. The following sub-factors will be evaluated and must be found acceptable for a proposal to be eligible for award: A. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) License - The offeror shall possess and submit proof of a valid current PACA license.
B. USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus + Standard Audit with warehouse and food defense addenda and/or USDA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit - The Contracting Officer will require an offeror to submit a valid USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard audit, including addenda for warehouse and food defense, and/or USDA GMP audit, or an independent third-party certifying company audit report(s) / certificate for each place of performance identified in the offeror's proposal.
The audit report(s) must demonstrate a passing score in the following parts: General, Warehouse and Food Defense addenda. In lieu of a USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard and/or USDA GMP audit report / certificate, the offeror may submit an audit report / certificate conducted by a recognized private independent third-party certifying company certifying to an industry recognized food safety standard that exceeds all aspects of the USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard audit and/or USDA GMP report / certificate requirements.
Offerors relying on a non-USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard and/or USDA GMP audit report / certificate that do not agree to have a USDA Harmonized GAP Plus + Standard and/or USDA GMP audit report / certificate for each place of performance prior to the start of contract performance will be found technically unacceptable. 2. Pricing - Pricing is required for all items found in the Schedule of Items (for Group 1 and 2 (2a and 2b), if applicable) and for all tiers.
Failure to offer pricing for all items and for all tiers may result in a proposal being removed from consideration for award as technically unacceptable. The Government will perform an aggregate price analysis on all items found in the Schedule of Items (for Group 1 and 2 (2a and 2b), if applicable). To determine an offeror's Evaluated Aggregate Price for Group 1, the Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price will be added to the Aggregate Delivered Price.
To determine an offeror's Evaluated Aggregate Price Group 2 (2a and 2b), the Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price will be added to the Aggregate Delivered Price for each sub-group 2a and 2b, respectively, to come to a preliminary Evaluated Aggregate Price for each sub-group. Then, the preliminary Evaluated Aggregate price for 2a and 2b will be added together to determine the offeror's Evaluated Aggregate Price for Group 2.
Please refer to paragraph (d) below for further details regarding these price components. The award(s) will be made on the basis of the lowest Evaluated Aggregate Price (for each group) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors. The Government reserves the right to remove item(s) from the Schedule of Items.
Prior to award, the offered prices of the presumptive awardee(s) will be evaluated on an individual line-item basis to determine whether each price is fair and reasonable using analytical techniques deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer in her/his complete discretion. A. Price Components: 1. Weighted Aggregate Distribution Price: Aggregate Distribution Price is obtained by first multiplying the proposed distribution price for each it
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Harry Carpenter · [email protected] · (445) 737-3557
- Kimberly Hartzell · [email protected] · (445) 737-1243
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 311991, a business counts as small if it has no more than 700 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 perishable prepared food manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Valiant Integrated Services LLC $99.0 million in this trade
- Seashore Fruit & Produce Co., Inc. $57.7 million in this trade
- Pacific Unlimited Inc $48.8 million in this trade
- Creation Gardens, Inc $43.1 million in this trade
- Forestwood Farm, Inc. $39.4 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.4 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.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 15 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 311991), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 80% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Defense Logistics Agency and Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons. Most of the work with a stated place is in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 11 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 37 days.
All open perishable prepared food manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Val-Pro, Inc. $34.4 million · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 13, 2026
- Shamrock Meats, Inc. $22,950 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Dec 22, 2022
- Shaver Foods LLC $95,900 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Dec 22, 2022
- Clark's Trading Co. $43,550 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Jun 15, 2022
- Clark's Trading Co. $16,713 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Mar 16, 2022
From the award notices agencies publish.