Manual Price Shopping Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HQC00526RE008
- Agency
-
Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is conducting market research through this Request for Information (RFI) to identify contractors capable of providing Manual Price Shopping Services at commissaries and competitor grocery stores across the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. The services involve the physical verification of Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and Product Look-Up (PLU) prices across all departments, including fresh and scannable items, with data collection and reporting requirements specified in the attached Performance Work Statement. Interested parties must demonstrate specialized expertise and experience in conducting manual price shopping operations and submit their organizational qualifications, including company name, address, contact information, website, telephone number, and size, by the February 4, 2026 deadline. This is a market research phase only; the submission of information is purely voluntary, and no formal evaluation criteria are being applied at this stage, as the government is determining the appropriate procurement method and potential set-aside designation. The responses received will inform whether the final solicitation will be restricted to small businesses or conducted through full and open competition.
The RFI does not include a set-aside designation at this time, though the agency has indicated the final procurement may be set aside for small businesses depending on market research responses. No incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The specific award value or budget range has not been announced; however, the applicable NAICS code is 541910 (Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling) with a business size standard of $22.5 million. The scope encompasses approximately 900 brand name products plus private label equivalents requiring price verification at 708 total locations annually, consisting of 177 DeCA commissaries and 531 designated competitor grocery stores, with shops to be conducted quarterly and completed within 10 days of commencement at each location and data delivered within 35 days of receiving the quarterly store and product list.
Notice text
The Defense Commissary Agency (DECA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide Manual Price Shopping Services.
DeCA requires the services of a contractor with specialized expertise and experience in conducting Manual Price Shopping Services across all departments including fresh and scannable items at DeCA commissaries n the contiguous United States (CONUS) and outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS) at the following locations: Alaska and Hawaii. Manual price shopping involves the physical verification of Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and Product Look-Up (PLU) prices. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541910 and the business size standard is $22.5 million.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web-site address, telephone number, and size.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS RFI /MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITON. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this RFI by February 4, 2026. All responses under this RFI must be emailed to MARCELLA.SIMMONS@DECA.MIL or ROBERT.FRENCH@DECA.MIL.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: MARCELLA.SIMMONS@DLA.MIL or ROBERT.FRENCH@DECA.MIL.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS- Manual Price Shops - FINAL.docx | DOCX document |
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