Purchase Order HSCG2808P3TH001

This purchase order, awarded May 6, 2008, provides mandatory food delivery to USCGC Thetis with a ceiling value of $4,190.60. The awardee is Sysco South Florida, Inc., a subsidiary of Sysco Corp, the nation's largest broadline foodservice distributor. The contract, which had an ultimate completion date of June 5, 2008, was performed in Key West, Florida, and represents a direct procurement without socioeconomic set-aside designation. This delivery order exemplifies the U.S. Coast Guard's reliance on established foodservice vendors to supply provisions for operational vessels.

Sysco South Florida operates as part of Sysco Corp's extensive federal contracting network, which maintains substantial indefinite delivery contract vehicles with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence Directorate valued at approximately $804.7 million. The parent company and its regional subsidiaries provide comprehensive food and beverage products across military installations domestically and overseas, including frozen and fresh proteins, dairy items, produce, and prepared foods. This purchase order for USCGC Thetis reflects the streamlined procurement model typical of the U.S. Coast Guard's subsistence operations, where just-in-time delivery of institutional feeding support items ensures operational readiness.