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PolyTray Entrée Items

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SPE3S1-26-R-0011Federal

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DLA Troop Support is seeking proposals for PolyTray Entrée Items under solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0011 to support the Unitized Group Ration – H&S and UGR-E programs through a five-year tiered Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. The acquisition is open to full and open competition with no set-aside, and evaluation will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method, including a HUBZone price evaluation preference. All submissions must meet technical requirements and include Product Demonstration Models, with proposals accepted via email to Robert Ferry and Thomas Haley. Pricing is structured as Firm Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment, and delivery is required FOB Destination to Depot Tracy, CA, with inspection occurring at origin and acceptance finalized at destination. The response deadline is September 21, 2026, and the solicitation is classified under NAICS code 311999 for other food manufacturing.

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DLA Troop Support seeks firm-fixed-price PolyTray entrées for UGR programs via five-year IDIQ contract, LPTA evaluation, FOB Depot Tracy, deadline September 21, 2026.

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Department Of Defense → DLA Troop SupportView Agency

NAICS

311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

57551, PA, USA

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NONE

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Solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0011 for Commercial Items

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support
Contacts2 people available
OfficePHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA
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Department Of Defense → DLA Troop Support
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Office AddressPHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA
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DLA Troop Support, Subsistence Directorate, Operational Rations, Group Rations is soliciting a request for proposal on Solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0011. The proposed acquisition is Unrestricted for Full and Open competition for PolyTray Entrée Items to be utilized within the Unitized Group Ration – H&S & UGR-E programs. Delivery is FOB Destination to Depot Tracy, CA.


Contract Type: 5-Year Tiered Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Contract
Source Selection Method: Lowest Price Technicaly Acceptable with HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference.


Pricing Agreement: Firm Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment and Firm Fixed-Price


Inspection at Origin. Acceptance at Destination


All responsible parties may submit a proposal. Product Demonstration Models are required. If interested, immediately contact the Contracting Officer listed on this notice. Please see the attached pdf document for a full copy of the solicitation. E-mail offers are acceptable, and the suggested form of transmission, for submission of initial proposals except for
the initial Product Demonstration Models. E-mail offers should be sent to the Contract Specialist, Robert Ferry
(Robert.Ferry@dla.mil) and the Contracting Officer, Thomas Haley (Thomas.Haley@dla.mil). 

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