Subsistence Prime Vendor - Europe Zone 4 (Afloat Customers)

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support seeks a prime vendor to provide full-line food services support to afloat customers in Europe Zone 4 (Europe, North Africa, and West Africa) under a five-year tiered indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, with proposals due August 18, 2026, under unrestricted full and open competition.

Place of performance is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The contract runs five years across three tiered periods: Tier 1 (24 months), Tier 2 (18 months), and Tier 3 (18 months). The solicitation encompasses a market basket of over 500 line items spanning proteins, prepared entrees, produce, dairy, frozen vegetables, canned goods, condiments, beverages, and food service supplies. The contractor must establish OCONUS warehouse facilities, maintain minimum inventory levels (60–120 days depending on shelf life), support surge capacity of 300 percent of average weekly demand within 96 hours, manage up to five monthly emergency orders at no additional cost per customer, coordinate monthly customer visits and management meetings, handle customs clearance, and achieve specified order fill rates. Distribution pricing includes 45 categories covering CONUS and OCONUS deliveries, with fixed pricing for each tier; distribution fees for inventory transferred from the incumbent Prime Vendor are limited to 50 percent of standard rates.

The source selection method is best value trade-off with fixed-price agreements and economic price adjustment provisions. Proposals must include a technical volume (25 pages plus up to 50 pages of supporting documentation), pricing using the Zone 4 Pricing Spreadsheet, manufacturer quotes on the official DLA Troop Support OCONUS Subsistence Price Quote Sheet for all market basket items, a list of distribution facilities and places of performance, and past performance questionnaires. Small business subcontracting plans are required for large and foreign business offerors, with FY 2025 goals of 30 percent small business, 5 percent small disadvantaged business, 5 percent service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 5 percent women-owned small business, and 3 percent HUBZone small business participation. The NAICS code is 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing); PSC is 8940 (Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations). Amendment 0004, effective July 28, corrected the Zone 4 Pricing Spreadsheet column E evaluation units and column U annual quantity calculations. Contracting officer is Andrew Sibson (DSA0030).