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Request for Proposals for Fresh Bread and Bakery support for DLA Troop Support’s DoW customers located in the Puerto Rico Zone
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The contract pertains to the supply of fresh bread and bakery products under an indefinite quantity contract awarded by DLA Troop Support to support military installations in Puerto Rico, including locations such as Fort Buchanan, USCGC DILIGENCE and BERTHOLF in San Juan, and Navy ships at the Port of Ponce. All products must be produced and manufactured in the United States in compliance with the Berry Amendment, and must meet USDA-regulated standards for mold inhibitors and commercially accepted food safety and labeling practices under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Contractors are required to maintain a catalog of approved items with prices determined fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer prior to inclusion; any new item additions or modifications require submission of the mandatory “Request for New Item” Form with supporting documentation including supplier quotes or invoices. All pricing must be submitted with no more than two decimal places, using standard rounding rules, and must remain fixed throughout the contract’s ordering periods. Orders will be processed exclusively through the Subsistence Total Order & Receipt Electronic System (STORES), requiring full integration with EDI transactions including 810 (Invoice), 820 (Payment Voucher), and 832 (Price/Sales Catalog), and contractors must maintain internet connectivity and email access. A PKI certificate is mandatory for secure electronic communication, obtainable from approved External Certificate Authorities at an annual cost of $99 to $179. Minimum order value is $50 per delivery location, with customers required to place orders with a two-day lead time, and cancellations permitted only up to 24 hours before delivery unless mutual agreement is reached. Contractors must maintain a 97% fill rate on a line-item basis with no substitutions allowed; failure to supply any item results in that line being marked as unfilled. Packaging must protect products from temperature damage, include legible open or coded dates, and comply with commercial shipping standards. The contract period spans from August 29, 2026, through August 26, 2028, and new customers within the Puerto Rico distribution zone may be added without recompetition, provided the contract’s maximum dollar value is not exceeded. Contractors must treat all government customers as top-tier clients, participate in periodic menu review meetings, and provide nutritional information upon request. All invoices, delivery tickets, and EDI transmissions must use the government’s precise item descriptions, and alternate ordering methods such as fax or phone must be available during system outages. The Contracting Officer maintains sole
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PR, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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** Amendment 0002 has been issued to extend the solicitation closing date to August 12, 2026 at 3:00PM Eastern Time.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR part 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-X017 is issued as a request for proposal for Fresh Bread and Bakery products, all fully competitive, on a contract for various Department of War (DoW) customers in the Puerto Rico Zone. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with one pricing tier for all items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from August 29, 2026, to August 28, 2027. Tier 1 will be from August 29, 2026, to August 28, 2027. The acquisition will be issued on an unrestricted basis. The total length of the contract is 12 months (1 year) including all tiers.
The solicitation contains one group:
Group 1: Puerto Rico Troops
Offers are due No Later Than 3PM Eastern Standard Time, August 10, 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 https://www.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 are in 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 free at http://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: Ronald Booth, Contract Specialist, Ronald.booth@dla.mil and Amy Paradis, Contracting Officer, amy.paradis@dla.mil
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