Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE3S125DZ106

Sterling BV, Inc., doing business as Sterling Foods, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $18.93 million by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence with an award date of August 15, 2025, and ultimate completion date of August 15, 2030. The contract was awarded without set-aside designation through full and open competition and is funded by the Department of Defense Subsistence program. Sterling Foods, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is an established manufacturer of shelf-stable and ready-to-eat bakery goods and food products that support military subsistence operations. The contractor maintains manufacturing operations in San Antonio, Texas, where all associated delivery orders are being performed. This Indefinite Delivery Contract complements Sterling Foods' existing portfolio of four significant IDV contracts with DLA Troop Support Subsistence valued collectively at approximately $233 million, which cover polytray bakery items, cereal bars, Performance Readiness Bars, tortillas in pouches, and shelf-stable tortillas used in Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) production.

Eight delivery orders issued under this IDV as of September 2025 focus exclusively on cereal bars, with individual order values ranging from $52,864 to $193,150 and completion dates between September and November 2025. These firm fixed-price delivery orders support military food service programs including MRE production and military training requirements. The originating solicitation (SPE3S125R0005), posted April 2, 2025, with a proposal deadline of May 15, 2025, sought a contractor to manufacture Performance Readiness Bars in three flavors—Chocolate, Tart Cherry Berry, and Salted Caramel—fortified with calcium and vitamin D3, with estimated annual quantities of 1 million Chocolate, 600,000 Tart Cherry Berry, and 900,000 Salted Caramel bars across five consecutive 365-day delivery periods. The solicitation specified delivery to military training bases at Fort Benning, Fort Jackson, Fort Sill, and Fort Leonard Wood with a guaranteed minimum value of $2,040,783.32 and maximum potential quantities reaching 10 million Chocolate, 6 million Tart Cherry Berry, and 9 million Salted Caramel bars, selected using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedure.