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Southeastern Bottling Company of Arizona, Inc., doing business as Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Safford, was awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence on April 9, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of April 12, 2025, and a ceiling value of $95,951.00. The BPA was established without set-aside designations under open competition and authorizes the ordering of carbonated beverages, sports drinks, and electrolyte beverages supplied in bulk formats. All performance occurs at the contractor's facility in Safford, Arizona. The funding source is the Defense Department through the DLA Troop Support Subsistence directorate, which procures food and beverage products to support military dining facilities and food service operations across the United States. The BPA represents a streamlined procurement vehicle enabling the DLA to issue firm fixed-price calls on an as-needed basis for specific beverage quantities and delivery requirements to maintain continuous supply capability to military installations.

The task orders issued against this BPA demonstrate consistent demand for Gatorade sports drinks in multiple flavors, including fruit punch, orange, and electrolyte beverages in lemon-lime formulations, all supplied in twenty-ounce plastic bottles packaged twenty-four per case. Individual task order values range from $83 to $16,131.50, with completion dates typically scheduled within one to three weeks of award. The reviewed task orders, spanning from May 2020 through January 2021, represent orders for quantities ranging from approximately 24 to 455,225 cases, supporting the DLA's mission to provide reliable logistics support and subsistence supplies to United States Armed Forces personnel. The pricing structure reflects firm fixed-price contracting methodology, ensuring cost certainty for the government while providing the contractor with defined compensation for delivery of specified quantities to the designated performance location.