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Ready-to-Eat (MRE-Style) Meal Production

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The contract entails the manufacture and packaging of shelf-stable, military-compliant tailored meals designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense nutrition, safety, and shelf-life requirements. This includes the full lifecycle of product development—from formulation and ingredient sourcing to thermal processing and hermetic packaging—ensuring each meal complies with federal standards for durability, nutritional content, and readiness for deployment in austere environments. The products are intended to mirror the functionality and reliability of MREs while offering customized meal options to support diverse dietary needs and operational scenarios. This is a subcontract under the Defense Logistics Agency’s broader procurement framework, classified under NAICS code 311911 for other food manufacturing. The work will be performed in alignment with military specifications requiring extended shelf life, resistance to environmental extremes, and compliance with DoD nutritional guidelines. The contract was posted on July 16, 2026, and the place of performance and point of contact details are not specified, but performance is expected to support deployment logistics across global military operations. The contractual obligations center on consistent quality control, regulatory adherence, and on-time delivery of finished meals to military supply chains.

General Info

Manufacture and package military-compliant, shelf-stable meals meeting DoD nutrition and durability standards for global deployment.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Logistics AgencyView Agency

NAICS

311911 - Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

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PostedJul 16

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Logistics Agency

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Manufacture and packaging of shelf-stable, military-compliant tailored meals (TOTM), including formulation, thermal processing, and packaging to meet federal nutrition and shelf-life standards.

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