Unitized Group Rations Supplies

The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is procuring corrugated fiberboard boxes, liners, pads, bags, and heater container modules to support the Unitized Group Rations mission at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California. The solicitation (SP3300-25-R-0004) seeks packaging materials for both UGR E-Rations and UGR B-Rations (Heat & Serve), including specific components such as shipping boxes with dimensions of 19-3/4 x 15-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches, side-loading heater module boxes, plastic tunnel bags, and various fiberboard inserts and partition liners. This Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract requires first article testing with sample units delivered within 15 calendar days of contract award, followed by production deliveries within 30 calendar days of delivery order receipt. The government will evaluate proposals using lowest price technically acceptable criteria, with technical capability and past performance assessed on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. After multiple amendments extending deadlines and revising specifications, proposals are now due September 23, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time via email submission to Thomas.semones@dla.mil.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 322211 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and includes a nonmanufacturer rule waiver allowing small businesses to propose large business products. The contract has a guaranteed minimum value of $242,381 and a maximum value not to exceed $23,226,780 over five ordering periods from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. Historical pricing data from previous contract SP3300-20D0007 shows unit prices of $28.88 and $15.12 for key items, with the new requirement estimated at approximately $7.88 million total value incorporating inflation projections. Each ordering period requires substantial quantities including 10,000 bundles of shipping boxes, 150,000 heater module boxes, and 4,688 rolls of tunnel bags, with recent amendments significantly increasing some line item quantities from 3,000 units to 45,000 units. Performance will take place in Tracy, California, supporting military field rations packaging that contains water-activated flameless heating elements requiring specific safety markings for outdoor use and frozen handling precautions.