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RFPCONUS081126 - for food support for DLA Troop Support’s (CONUS SPV) Arkansas and Surrounding Areas military and federally funded customers.

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DLA Troop Support is conducting market research through a Request for Information to identify capable food distributors for the Subsistence Prime Vendor program in Arkansas and surrounding areas. The goal is to establish a long-term five-year contract to provide full-line food and beverage distribution, including dry, chilled, frozen, and dairy products, to several military and federally funded sites such as Little Rock Air Force Base, Camp Robinson, and Fort Chaffee. Interested vendors are asked to provide feedback on their ability to meet a 48-hour delivery window, manage remote locations with smaller pack-size requirements, and handle emergency same-day or next-day orders. This is not a formal solicitation for proposals, and responses are for informational purposes only. Submissions must be sent to the designated points of contact by the deadline of September 4, 2026.

General Info

DLA seeks food distributors for a five-year military subsistence contract in Arkansas.

Agency

Department Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

NAICS

311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Little Rock, AR, USA

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NONE

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PhaseClosed

PostedAug 11

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineSep 4

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Submission Closed

09/04/2026, 07:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Contacts2 people available

OfficePHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Office AddressPHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Contacts

Vance S. Corey

zinyon robinson

Full Description

Solicitation Number: RFI CONUS - ARKANSAS

Notice Type: Sources Sort

Title: Request for Information (RFI) for food support for DLA Troop Support’s (CONUS SPV) Arkansas and Surrounding Areas military and federally funded customers.

Dear Valued Suppliers:

This is a request for information (RFI). This is not a solicitation for proposals and 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 RFI will be used for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Background: DLA Troop Support expects to begin issuing solicitations for Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) contracts supporting various regions within the contiguous United States (CONUS). DLA Troop Support’s CONUS SPV contractors are responsible for providing full-line food and beverage item distribution support for garrison type feeding to military, federally funded, and other authorized customers in the regions covered by each contract. DLA Troop Support SPV contractors provide food products such as canned items, dry items, chill items, ultra-high temperature (UHT) dairy items, frozen bakery products, frozen meats, frozen seafood and poultry, ice cream, eggs, and other dairy products under the contracts.

Information on current DLA Troop Support CONUS SPV contracts can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Foodservices/Regions/CONUS.aspx

DLA Troop Support's CONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor (CONUS SPV) Program is interested in your comments regarding food support for the military and federally funded customers in the Arkansas and surrounding areas.

6th ENGINEER SUPPORT BETHALION, North Little Rock, AR
21st AIR TASK FORCE, North Little Rock, AR
CAMP ROBINSON, North Little Rock, AR
188th FIGHTER WING, Fort Smith, AR
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Little Rock, AR
FORT CHAFFEE, Fort Smith, AR
AIR FORCE RESERVE TRAINING, Marshall, AR

Following are specific questions to consider:

Are you a food distributor that can you support entire Full Line Food and Beverage support foodservice items for all of the customers listed above? Many of the customers expect delivery 48 hours after placing their orders. Are there any location limitations in meeting this delivery schedule?
Do you have preferred delivery set-ups (routes, grouping of customers) to provide complete food support throughout Arkansas and Surrounding areas?
Some of our customers are remotely located and require smaller pack-size items. Can this requirement be provided? Can you provide service to them, regardless of weather conditions? What method of shipping would be used?
Would there be customers who could not be supported if an emergency order is needed (either same day or next day)?
Please confirm if your facility is capable and willing to complete a long-term 5-year contract.

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for any comments. Your responses, suggestions and ideas regarding these future solicitations are requested back by the close of business on Friday September 4th, 2026. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Zinyon Robinson at Zinyon.Robinson@dla.mil; Christopher Gore at Christopher.Gore@dla.mil; and Vance S. Corey at vance.corey@dla.mil;