Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE3S118DZ735

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence has awarded multiple firm fixed-price delivery order contracts to Baxters North America, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, to provide a variety of perishable and semi-perishable food items, tailored and operational meal kits, Unitized Group Rations, and other subsistence products in support of the agency's global food service operations. The contracts, issued against the Subsistence Prime Vendor program and other indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles managed by DLA, range in potential value from $18,047.52 to $407,080.88 and have completion dates from 2019 to 2024. Baxters North America, Inc. has also been awarded a $220 million IDIQ contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to supply reduced sodium meals, survivor daily rations, short shelf-life meals, and commercial meals to FEMA warehouses during emergency response efforts, with orders placed for $714,701 and $2,000 to date.

The products and services delivered under these contracts will support the food service needs of U.S. military personnel stationed globally. Baxters North America, Inc., through its Wornick Company division, will provide perishable and semi-perishable food items, including Unitized Group Rations, to DLA Troop Support Subsistence facilities and installations located in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. The contracts do not utilize any small business set-aside designations.