Puerto Rico RFI 10242025.pdf

OCONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor US Territory of Puerto Rico Sources Sought\ Request for Info (RFI)

This is an RFI. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

DLA Troop Support’s (DLA) Outside the Continental United States (“OCONUS”) Subsistence Prime Vendor (“SPV”) Program is interested in your comments regarding a potential six-month contract for full-service food support to visiting U.S. Navy Ships. While the primary customers will be Navy, the contract may also support our military and other federally funded customers located throughout the territory of Puerto Rico.

There is no solicitation available currently. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment to the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will remain confidential in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, however, such information must be appropriately identified as proprietary by the vendor. The numbers included in this RFI are only estimates and are in no way a commitment by the Government. Vendor participation is not a commitment for future business with the Government. Again, the sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

This OCONUS SPV support will include the attached list of 130 Navy Master Load List (MLL) CARGO items;

receiving and consolidating products; warehousing and inventory management; quality control, quality assurance, and inspections; transportation and security of product; personnel management; accepting orders electronically and meeting required delivery dates; as well as extensive reporting requirements.

OCONUS SPV support is subject to several applicable regulations, including: i) the Berry Amendment,10 U.S.C. 4862, which generally requires that food items purchased by the Department of Defense must be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States or its possessions, and ii) the Cargo Preference Act. The estimated dollar value for the proposed acquisition is $6 million for the entire six-month contract.

Please answer the following questions:

Company Name: _________________________________________ Cage Code: _____________________________________________ Point of Contact: _________________________________________ E-Mail:___________________________________________________

1. Please describe your company. Specifically, what is the nature of your company and in what business area does your company operate, for example, logistics or food distribution? Who are your company’s major customers, for example, retailers, industrial accounts, commercial accounts, Government accounts?

2. Is your company a U.S. domestic company or a foreign entity?

3. Is your company considered a small business concerned as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations.

4. If applicable, what is your company assigned North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) identifier.

5. Does your company have experience performing requirements similar to the OCONUS SPV support requirements discussed above? If yes, please provide a description of the type of work and nature of the contracts.

6. Does your company have experience performing in the Territory of Puerto Rico Area of Responsibility (“AOR”)? If yes, please provide a description of the type of work and nature of the contracts.

7. Does your company have the operational capacity or ability to expand to handle the magnitude of this OCONUS SPV support requirement?

8. Does your company have an active Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System (STORES) account? Does your company have the ability to send and receive Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions?

9. Many of our customers expect delivery “skip day delivery” (e.g., order placed on Monday is delivered on Wednesday) which qualifies as the normal course of delivery. Emergency deliveries may also be required (i.e. same day delivery or weekend, Saturday and Sunday, delivery any time of the day). Would your company be able to meet a requirement of this type?

10. As mentioned above, the terms of the Berry Amendment, 10 U.S.C. 4862, will apply to this acquisition. In general, items that are subject to the Berry Amendment must be grown, reprocessed, or produced in the United States or its possessions (Territories), see DFARS Clause 252.225-7012 (https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html). Would your company be able to provide Berry Amendment compliant products?

11. In addition to your ability to provide domestic products from the United States, your company may also need to provide Local Market Ready items (LMR) as well as Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FF&V) from the local economy. Does your company currently have existing relationships with local providers? If yes, please provide a description of the type and nature of the relationships.

We encourage and appreciate your participation in this RFI. Your responses, comments, suggestions and ideas regarding support for our customers throughout the Territory of Puerto Rico AOR are requested by close of business Eastern time (6:00pm ET) on Friday October 31, 2025. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses:

Michael.agovino@dla.mil Gwen.B.Garcia@dla.mil Steven.bogrette@dla.mil Matthew.Ligato@dla.mil mailto:Michael.agovino@dla.mil mailto:Gwen.B.Garcia@dla.mil mailto:Steven.bogrette@dla.mil mailto:Matthew.Ligato@dla.mil