Paper Bags
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- Solicitation number
- HQC00426QE025
- Agency
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Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 322220 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8135 Packaging And Packing Bulk Materials
- 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 a sources-sought announcement to identify qualified small-business vendors capable of supplying unbleached kraft paper grocery bags to military commissary locations, with responses due by June 18, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside.
Place of performance spans 30 military installations across nine states in the West and Central regions: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and New Mexico, including air force bases, naval air stations, and army forts. Vendors must deliver directly to designated store locations within 30 days of receiving delivery orders, between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM local time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Bags must be 1/6 barrel capacity (1,386 cubic inches), 12 inches face width by 7 inches length, heavy-duty, self-opening, single-wall construction, made with a minimum 40% post-consumer or recovered fiber. Paper strength requirements include TEAR M.D. 120 gram, TEAR C.D. 140 gram, TENSILE M.D. 50 LB.IN, and MULLEN 45 LB, all per TAPPI testing standards or equivalent. Bags must be packaged 400 per bundle, 18 bundles per pallet, and designated as EPA items.
Vendors must obtain their own Military Installation Commander security clearances and access credentials at no government expense, including RAPIDGate programs and REAL ID requirements. No substitutions to bag specifications are permitted. Respondents must provide company name and CAGE code, point of contact information, capabilities statement, product literature with images, and confirmation of Buy American compliance or country-of-manufacture certification. Vendors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications per FAR 4.203 to be considered for award.
Notice text
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposal or quote. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.
As part of its market research, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there is an adequate number of qualified vendors capable of fulfilling a recurring requirement to provide the following paper bags for patron use to package and transport puchased goods from the Commissary. A full Statement of Work (SOW) is outlined in Attachment A.
Paper Bag Characteristics and/or Specifications
Paper Bags Specifications as approved: Bag, Grocery, Kraft Paper, 1/6 Barrel, Unbleached Kraft Paper Grocery Bag shall be 1/6 barrel, (1386 Cubic Inches), with the following measurements: 12” Face Width X 7” Length. Bags shall be heavy duty, self-opening, single wall, and made with a minimum 40% post-consumer or recovered fiber.
Minimum Paper Strength Shall Be as Follows:
TEAR M.D. 120 Gram (TAPPI TEST T414 or Equal)
TEAR C.D. 140 GRAM (TAPPI TEST T414 or Equal)
TENSILE M.D. 50LB.IN (TAPPI TEST T404 or Equal)
MULLEN 45 LB (TAPPI TEST T403 or Equal)
400 Bags Per Bundle / 18 Bundles Per Pallet *EPA ITEM
If you are interested in this upcoming opportunity, please respond with the following:
1. Company Name and Cage Code
2. POC Name, email and phone number
3. A Capabilities Statement
4. Product literature with pictures
5. Meet the Buy American statute FAR 52.225-1 or provide country of manufacturer.
Interested vendors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.203, electronic annual representations and certifications must be completed to be considered for future award. In addition, FAR 4.203 states that prospective vendors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) database. All small business set-asides shall be verified in SBA using the Small Business Search.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment A -Statement of Work - Paper Bags.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery Paper Bags | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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