Purchase Order SPE3SE25V1076

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence awarded a $20,505.95 firm fixed-price purchase order to Douglas Food Stores Inc., doing business as Douglas Equipment, on September 25, 2025, for the procurement of an ice-making machine. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, specifies performance in Bluefield, West Virginia, with an ultimate completion date of October 27, 2025. Douglas Food Stores Inc. is a Subchapter S corporation based in Bluefield that specializes in supplying commercial food service and refrigeration equipment to federal agencies, with a particular focus on supporting military dining facilities and other government food service operations.

This award reflects Douglas Food Stores Inc.'s established role as a key supplier under the DLA Troop Support Subsistence procurement program. The company currently maintains three indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, each valued at $250,000 and set aside for small business participation, covering dishwashing machines, meat slicing machines, and microwave ovens. The ice-making machine procurement supports the DLA's mission to provide commercial kitchen equipment for military and federal agency food service operations. Douglas Food Stores Inc. has demonstrated consistent capability in fulfilling diverse equipment procurement needs ranging from small purchases to orders exceeding $130,000.