MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC)
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- Solicitation number
- SPE3S1-XX-RNCBeverages
- Agency
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Subsistence
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8960 Beverages, Nonalcoholic
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
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About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence is conducting market research for MRE Beverage Base Components under their 2026 Rations National Contract (RNC) program. This Sources Sought Notice seeks industry feedback on suppliers' capabilities to produce and deliver various beverage powders for military rations, including non-nutritive sweetener beverage bases in flavors like cranberry grape, lemonade, orange, and raspberry, as well as carbohydrate electrolyte powders, caffeine-enhanced beverages, non-dairy creamer, and fruit juice smoothie powder. The government emphasizes that these components are classified as "mobilization essential" or "warstopper" items critical to warfighter missions, with a particular focus on surge and sustainment production capabilities. Potential respondents must provide comprehensive company details, business size information, contact data, previous production experience, and specific interest in NSN-coded beverage items. The deadline for responses to this market research notice is October 24, 2025, with submissions required via email to Russell.J.Manuel@dla.mil.
This opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors regardless of business size. The notice does not identify any current incumbents or existing contractors for these beverage components. No specific award values, budget ranges, or contract quantities are disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase, as this is purely a market research exercise to assess the current industrial base. The DLA explicitly states that this Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a solicitation and provides no guarantee of future business opportunities. The agency is particularly interested in understanding vendors' manufacturing capabilities, storage facilities, and delivery capacity to support potential future MRE beverage procurement requirements. This market research will inform the government's procurement strategy for the critical beverage components that support military feeding operations.
Notice text
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought Notice (SSN) - 2026 RNC Beverage Bases.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC) | Solicitation | |
| MRE Beverages -Rations National Contract (RNC) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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