Request for Information (RFI) for Fresh Milk & Dairy Products support for DLA Troop Support to military customers in the South Carolina Zone.
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DLA Troop Support is conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) to gather feedback on the supply of fresh milk and dairy products for military customers in the South Carolina Zone, with the intent to issue an indefinite quantity contract (IQC) following the research phase. The proposed contract period would span from February 7, 2027, to February 2, 2030, with a maximum estimated value of $35,625,000. Responses to this RFI are due by September 3, 2026, and must be submitted exclusively via email as a completed PDF file titled “Market Research Survey-SC Dairy” to the designated points of contact, Stacy Carcel and Amy Paradis. This RFI is strictly for informational purposes; no funds will be expended, no compensation will be provided, and no obligation to award future contracts is created by submitting a response. Responses will be treated as proprietary if appropriately marked. The anticipated contract will require vendors to supply a range of fresh dairy products, including whole, low-fat, and nonfat milk in one-gallon containers, yogurt, cottage cheese, and sour cream, all meeting USDA and FDA freshness and safety standards with approved mold inhibitors and maintained at proper commercial temperatures. Products must be delivered to specified military facilities across South Carolina, including Fort Jackson, Coast Guard Station Charleston, and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, through the STORES electronic ordering system using EDI 810 electronic invoicing. All offerors are required to register in SAM.gov and DIBBS and demonstrate full capability to serve all listed customer locations. Proposals must respond to every item listed in each group they intend to bid on, and any omission will result in technical rejection. The award will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, where technical acceptability is a mandatory threshold and the lowest-priced compliant offeror will be selected. The solicitation does not specify FOB terms, packaging standards, or detailed inspection criteria beyond freshness and temperature compliance, and no formal contract clauses or pricing structures are currently available, as this remains a pre-solicitation market research effort.
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Dear Valued Suppliers:
This is a Request for Information (“RFI”). DLA Troop Support’s (“Agency”) Subsistence Produce and Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency’s fresh Milk and Dairy items to the Department of War (“DoW;” Troop). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Please note that by responding to the instant Agency request, a potential offeror is not promised any future business with the Government. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in crafting an appropriate solicitation in the future.
Background: The Agency intends to issue a solicitation and ultimately enter into indefinite quantity contract(s) (“IQC”) with a commercial firm(s) to supply fresh Milk and Dairy products to military customers located in the South Carolina Zone. Acceptance of supplies awarded under this solicitation will be limited to fresh products. All products delivered under this contract must conform to the following freshness requirements:
Dairy products shall include mold inhibitors of the proper level as allowed by the USDA.
Commercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the items.
When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified above may render an offeror’s proposal technically unacceptable. This will consist of DoW/Troop customers in the South Carolina Zone. After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one award. Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items for each Group which it offers. Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for award. Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal for each Group it has chosen to propose on. Said proposal shall be responsive to all the Solicitation’s requirements and free from any deficiencies.
Proposed contract ordering period is February 7, 2027 – February 2, 2030. If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond using the attached questionnaire. We appreciate and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on September 3, 2026. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Stacy Carcel, Contract Specialist, Stacy.Carcel@dla.mil and Amy Paradis, Contracting Officer, Amy.Paradis@dla.mil. PLEASE NOTE: You are only required to send back the completed PDF file “Market Research Survey-SC Dairy”
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