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In‐Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to Include Roadshows at Eleven Commissary Locations in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington DC

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HDEC02-InstoreSeafoodMarket-2026Federal

Submission Closed01/30/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Commissary Agency

NAICS

311710 - Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging

Place of Performance

VA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

PWS for In-Store Seafood Market Resale Operations Oct 2024

12 pages · pws

High

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

PostedJan 16

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineJan 30

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

01/30/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Commissary Agency

Contacts2 people available

OfficeFORT GREGG ADAMS, VA, 23801, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Commissary Agency

Office AddressFORT GREGG ADAMS, VA, 23801, USA

Contacts

Brie Crum

contact@example.gov

LeAnna F. Stith

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI) 

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS. THIS NOTICE IS BEING POSTED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 

RESPONSES ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS AN OFFER OR PROPOSAL.   

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Sales Directorate is seeking potential sources and information in anticipation of a requirement to provide In‐Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for eleven Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) locations. 

DeCA commissaries are Government‐owned and operated facilities designed to operate similar to commercial retail supermarkets, providing food items and other merchandise for resale to active‐duty and retired military, and their families at a cost savings compared to the same or similar products sold in the commercial retail markets. 

The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking qualified contractors for In‐store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for eleven Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) locations at: 
•   Maryland DeCA Commissary Locations: Andrews AFB and Fort Meade
•   New Jersey DeCA Commissary Locations: McGuire AFB
•   Virginia DeCA Commissary Locations: Fort Belvoir, Fort Eustis, Fort Gregg-Adams, Langley AFB, Little Creek NAVPHIBASE, Norfolk NAVSTA, and Quantico MCB
•   Washington DC DeCA Commissary Locations: Bolling AFB
 Currently, the period of performance for the contract is projected to consist of a base period of 24 months and three 12‐month option periods. 
All seafood products will be procured only from Government approved sources. Approved sources are those approved by the U.S. Army Public Health Command (APHC) and posted on the APHC website. 
•   Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement https://sph.health.mil/approved.nsf/fst_wContent_PHC?OpenFrameSet

How to Participate: 
Interested parties are invited to submit a written response letter on a company letterhead with the following required information: 
a.   Entity Name: 
b.   Entity Address: 
c.   Authorized Company Point of Contact (POC): 
d.   POC Phone Number: 
e.   POC E‐mail address: 
f.   Interested parties must be SAM registered in order to do business with the Government and provide the following: 
  SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier: 
NAICS Code: 
Socioeconomic Status (Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small
business, HUBZone, etc.): 
CAGE Code: 
g.    Does your company currently hold or has your company previously held a government or commercial contract to provide services for a seafood market with seafood roadshows? If so, provide information for the similar government contracts/projects.
Provide the following: 
•   Contract Number and Agency Name.  
•   Photographs of the seafood displays, if available 
•   Photos of any other seafood displays (government or commercial) performed in the past, if available 
h.   Provide a short statement or a description of past or current seafood (Government or Commercial) contract or service that shows the necessary skills to successfully perform to PWS standards (see attachment – PWS). 
i.    DeCA Commissaries are located on military installations. Your employees will need to be able to pass a background check to obtains a Government ID, will that process be an issue? 
j.   Can your company provide the sources and methods used for product distribution or delivery to the stores? 
k.   Will any of your seafood be sourced or processed in China?   
l.   Please see link below, Will your seafood meet the NOAA sustainability guidelines?
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/sustainable-seafood
m.    Does the vendor understand that there are no guaranteed sales? Reference PWS Section 1.4.6.  
n.   Questions to the Government to define the requirement, if any. 

RESPONSE DEADLINE AND DeCA POC CONTACT INFORMATION: Interested parties are required to submit their written responses no later than 5:00PM EST on Friday, January 30, 2026, to the following people (Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist) 

Merchandising Specialist: 
Ms. Brie Crum 
Email: brie.crum@deca.mil

Contracting Officer:  
LeAnna Stith 
Email: LeAnna.Stith@deca.mil

Contracting Specialist:  
 Jasmine Jazz Wooten
Email: jasmine.wooten@deca.mil

No physical hard copy responses will be accepted. Only email responses are acceptable and shall be addressed to all DeCA POCs for this notice – the Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist. 
Email Subject line shall read: Seafood RFI Interested Party – [Add Company Name]. Submittals will not be returned to the responder.

It is the responsibility of the interested party to follow up with the Contract Specialist listed above to ensure your response was received prior to the time and date specified. 