Soda Bag-in-Box (BIB) Beverage Base 2025
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- SPE30025R0046
- Agency
- Subsistence Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Nicholas McDonald nicholas.mcdonald@dla.mil (215) 737-2672
- Zoraya Wilson zoraya.wilson@dla.mil (215) 737-3096
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence is conducting market research for a Bag-in-Box (BIB) beverage base contract covering carbonated, non-carbonated, electrolyte, and juice drinks. The procurement seeks to supply beverage products to Department of Defense, non-DOD customers, and Navy/Coast Guard ships across CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam. Successful offerors must provide complete dispensing equipment, 20-lb CO2 cylinders, and equipment service to all customers, with a requirement to establish a central email point of contact for order coordination. Vendors must maintain agreements with both company-owned and independent bottlers, potentially submitting a subcontracting plan depending on their business size. The market research responses are due by March 13, 2025, with interested parties required to submit company information and intent to participate in future bidding to Nicholas.Mcdonald@dla.mil and Zoraya.Wilson@dla.mil.
The contract has no specific set-aside designation and falls under NAICS code 312111 for Soft Drink Manufacturing. The procurement has a maximum duration of 15 months or $7 million, whichever is reached first. The estimated quantities include 199,846 gallons of carbonated beverages and 318,375 gallons of non-carbonated beverages across multiple military installations and naval vessels. Vendors will be expected to provide detailed pricing per gallon and list available flavors and product codes in a specific format. The solicitation (SPE30025R0046) covers a comprehensive range of beverage types, including cola, lemon-lime soda, iced tea, sports drinks, and flavored waters, with delivery capabilities to diverse military locations including land-based facilities and ships in various geographic regions.
Notice text
Description: MARKET RESEARCH – SODA BAG-IN-BOX (BIB) BEVERAGE BASE
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Strategic Material Sourcing Group (SMSG) is conducting market research for the acquisition of Beverage Base (Bag-In-Box) Carbonated, Non-Carbonated, Electrolyte and Juice Drinks containing </= 20% Juice) for delivery to DOD and non-DOD customers and Navy/Coast Guard Ships in the Continental United States (CONUS), Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam. The purpose of this Market Research is to seek potential sources interested in participating in this acquisition. The NAICS Codes associated with this notice is 312111.
In addition to Bag-In-Box (BIB) products, successful offeror(s) shall supply the necessary dispensing equipment, Carbon Dioxide (20 lbs. CO2) and Service to the dispensing equipment to all customers. The delivery locations require indefinite quantities of Beverage Base for delivery. The contract period will be for fifteen (15) months or Seven Million dollars ($7,000,000.00) whichever comes first.
The successful offeror(s) shall develop a central email Point of Contact (POC) that will receive all orders and coordinate deliveries to our customers with the respective bottlers. It shall be incumbent upon the successful offeror(s) to ensure that an agreement is in place between the successful offeror(s) and the bottlers (both successful offeror(s) owned and independently owned) to ensure that all customers are supported. Independently owned bottlers shall be considered subcontractors to the successful offeror(s).
Please note that a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 may be required dependent on the offerors’ business size.
If interested, see ATTACHMENT 1- Schedule of Items. In lieu of specific beverage products, the schedule of items includes categories of items (Carbonated and Non-Carbonated) annotated with flavors commonly available commercially.
Offerors will specify their specific flavors/products for each category. The precise schedule or list of items will be determined according to the specific flavors/products proposed by the offeror and awarded by the Government.
Please respond to the following questions:
- Provide a brief description of your company (name, address, type of business; business size, CAGE Code if applicable, country of origin).
- There is no solicitation at this time. If or when the solicitation for BIB beverage base is issued, does your firm intend to participate in the bidding process?
We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for your participation. Your responses, questions, or concerns regarding support for our customers are requested back by the close of business on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Please respond via e-mail to the following address: Nicholas.Mcdonald@dla.mil and Zoraya.Wilson@dla.mil.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought Notice 02-27-2025.pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT 1-SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Soda Bag-in-Box (BIB) Beverage | Award Notice | |
| Soda Bag-in-Box (BIB) Beverage | Award Notice | |
| Amendment 0002 to solicitation SPE300-25-r-0046 bag-in-box beverage for CONUS, navy ships, alaska, hawaii, and guam areas | Special Notice | |
| Soda Bag-in-Box (BIB) Beverage | Solicitation | |
| Pre-Solicitation Notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Soda Bag-in-Box (BIB) Beverage Base 2025 | Pre-Solicitation |
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