Blanket Purchase Agreement W912NR11A0019

This single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract, valued up to $1,000,000, was awarded by the Louisiana National Guard to The Merchants Company, LLC (operating as Merchants Foodservice) to provide raw subsistence items to support the immediate sustenance needs of military facilities and bases across the United States. The primary funding agency is the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence division, which regularly issues firm fixed-price delivery orders to Merchants Foodservice throughout the contract's period of performance from August 2011 to July 2015. While the contract itself does not use any set-asides, some individual task orders have been designated as total small business set-asides. Merchants Foodservice, as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation, has delivered a wide range of food products including frozen, chilled, and shelf-stable meats, dairy, produce, and other grocery items to locations primarily in Louisiana and Mississippi to fulfill the nutritional requirements of various military branches.

The scope of this BPA contract allows the Louisiana National Guard to efficiently procure subsistence items on an as-needed basis to support the readiness and well-being of service members, including through annual training, individual training days, and other National Guard activities and events. The long-term, large-scale nature of this IDV demonstrates Merchants Foodservice's capability to consistently meet the sustained food supply needs of military organizations beyond its regular delivery order contracts with the DLA.