MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE3S1-26-R-0007
- Agency
-
Subsistence
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8960 Beverages, Nonalcoholic
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence seeks beverages for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) programs under solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0007, with proposals due July 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM. This is a Total Small Business set-aside (NAICS 311999 or 311514, 700–1000 employee size standard) structured as an indefinite-quantity contract with five consecutive 365-day tier periods beginning on award date.
Place of performance is Philadelphia, PA 19111. The procurement covers 13 line items of beverage bases, powders, creamers, and smoothie powder products, each identified by National Stock Numbers and Commercial Item Descriptions. Guaranteed minimum quantities range from 1,262,500 to 15,150,000 units per line item across the five tiers; maximum quantities range from 18,937,500 to 227,250,000 units. Pricing is F.O.B. Destination to three authorized MRE assemblers: AmeriQual Packaging (Evansville, IN), SOPAKCO Inc. (Mullins, SC), and Baxters North America (Cincinnati, OH).
All products must originate from sanitary-approved facilities listed in the Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement, comply with 21 CFR 117 Current Good Manufacturing Practices, and contain no per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Offerors must submit Product Demonstration Models for sensory evaluation on a 9-point quality scale prior to solicitation close, along with comprehensive documentation including a Quality Systems Plan modeled on ISO/ANSI/ASQ 9001, a standalone Food Defense Plan, an Integrated Pest Management Program, a Contractor Sanitation Program, and nutritional analyses. Amendment 0001 (posted June 11) deleted eight federal cybersecurity and telecommunications clauses. Proposals must be submitted via email with individual attachments not exceeding 5 MB and total email not exceeding 10 MB.
Notice text
Solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0007 for Ration National Contract (RNC) beverage components for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). See Attachment.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SF30_SPE3S126R00070001.PDF.pdf | ||
| Solicitation SPE3S1-26-R-0007.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC) | Pre-Solicitation |
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