Fats and Bones RFI - April 2025.docx

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is a component of the Department of Defense reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products at substantial savings to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families. DeCA’s mission is to deliver a vital benefit of the military pay system that sells grocery items at significant savings while enhancing quality of life and readiness. As a result of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which requires DeCA to perform price comparisons throughout its stores to ensure that the baseline of savings, decided by the Secretary of Defense, is being met.

For this requirement, DeCA requires the support of a contractor to perform Fats and Bones / Oil and Grease Removal Services at various Commissaries. DeCA has a need for Fats and Bones/ Oil and Grease Removal Services for three Commissaries located in the Contiguous United States (CONUS). This will include the lawful pickup/removal/disposal of supermarket animal and fish by products, fats and bones, chicken, pork, beef, lunch meat fish, sausages and used chicken oil and kitchen grease. One store (Great Lakes) will receive fats and bones removal services only. Two stores (Travis and Redstone Arsenal) will receive the combination of fats and bones and oil and grease removal services. These services will be provided by qualified contractors in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and with contract terms and conditions.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 311613, Rendering and Meat By-Product Processing, with a Small Business Size Standard of 750. Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM information may be obtained at https://sam.gov or by calling 866-606-8220.

Attached to this synopsis is a draft version of the Statement of Work (SOW) for this requirement, which include a list of commissaries and services required per location. Commissary store addresses can be located at https://shop.commissaries.com under ‘Stores’. Please let the following point of contacts know if you can service any of the locations. Potential quoters are also invited to email their questions or concerns to Marcella Simmons, Contract Specialist, at marcella.simmons@deca.mil or Diana Gross-Bendall, Contracting Officer, at diana.gross-bendall@deca.mil.

If issued, the solicitation and any amendments will be available at https://sam.gov under ODA (OTHER DEFENSE AGENCIES), DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY. Potential quoters must use this web site to obtain a copy of this solicitation.