Coffee, Tea, And Cocoa

PSC Category 8955 encompasses coffee, tea, and cocoa products for federal government procurement. This category includes a wide range of beverages such as ground coffee, whole coffee beans, instant coffee, tea concentrates, bottled teas, and various flavored coffee and tea products. The items are typically used in military dining facilities, federal medical centers, and other government institutions to support food service operations and provide refreshments to personnel.

Federal Contract Awards in this category demonstrate significant activity from major beverage manufacturers like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and various food distributors. Awards are predominantly issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence, with contract values ranging from less than $100 to over $40,000. The contracts are typically firm fixed-price delivery orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with completion dates within the same fiscal quarter. Frequent awardees include Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico Beverage Sales, US Foods, and Labatt Institutional Supply Co. Most contracts are not set aside for specific business types, indicating full and open competition, and performance locations span military installations domestically and internationally.

The only federal contract opportunity posted is a small business set-aside solicitation by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The solicitation seeks 500 pounds of ground coffee and 200 cases of 3 oz tea bags for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025. Delivery is scheduled between January 2 and January 17, 2025, to the Food Service department. The procurement will be awarded based on best value evaluation criteria including price, past performance, quality, and administrative costs, with quotes due by December 6, 2024.