Request for Information on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Ohio Zone Troop and School Customers
- Client
- Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency
- Solicitation No.
- —
- Posted
- 10/22/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 311991
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Marcus Berenato
Description
AI GeneratedThe Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence Produce Program is conducting market research to prepare for a future solicitation supporting Department of War troop and United States Department of Agriculture school customers in the Ohio Zone. The buyer needs feedback and survey responses regarding the commercial distribution of a full line of fresh fruits and vegetables across all proposed delivery points in Ohio. The prospective contract carries a 24-month base period estimate of $23,592,986.08, a 5-year estimate of $58,982,465.20, and a maximum value of $176,947,395.60. Interested commercial fresh fruit and vegetable distributors should complete and email the market research survey by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on October 30, 2026. Respondents must submit their survey responses via email to James Barr and Marcus Berenato. Future solicitations will require vendors to register in SAM.gov and DIBBS, hold a valid Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act license, and support the STORES and FFAVORS ordering systems.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Market Research Survey 2026 Ohio.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Government is conducting market research to re-solicit full line Fresh Fruit and Vegetables support for Department of War Troop and Non-DoW School customers in the Ohio Zone. This Request for Information seeks market capabilities, limits, and feedback to assist in drafting a future solicitation. Commercial distributors capable of delivering full line produce to all listed customers in the zone are invited to respond.
- Issued by
- Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency
- Responses and feedback due
- October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Email completed survey and feedback to James Barr and Marcus Berenato.
- Contract term
- 24 month base period of performance with a 5 year contract estimate.
- Estimated value
- $23,592,986.08 for 24-month base period; $58,982,465.20 5-year contract estimate; $176,947,395.60 maximum value (300%).
- Place of performance
- Ohio Zone (Continental United States)
Scope of work
- Full Line Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (FF&V) produce support
- Delivery to all DoW Troop customers in the Ohio Zone
- Delivery to all Non-DoW USDA School customers in the Ohio Zone
- Establishing and maintaining STORES electronic catalog and EDI interface
- Establishing and maintaining FFAVORS WEB ordering catalog
Minimum qualifications
- Commercial FF&V distributor offering a full line of FF&V products
- Valid Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) License
- Registration in System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
- Registration in DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)
- Ability to support EDI transaction sets for STORES (810, 820, 832, 850, 861, 997)
- Access to the Internet and capability to send and receive electronic mail
Documents to include with the bid
- Completed Market Research Survey
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- SPE30027R0003
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Defense Logistics Agency › DLA Troop Support
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 21, 2026
- NAICS
- 311991 · Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 8915
- Place of performance
- Columbus, OH
- Contracting contact
- Marcus Berenato
marcus.berenato@dla.mil - Additional contact
- James Barr
james.barr@dla.mil
Read the official notice description
This is a Request for Information ("RFI"). DLA Troop Support's ("Agency") Subsistence Produce Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency's full line produce support to Department of War (DoW; Troop) and United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"; Schools) Customers throughout the Continental United States ("CONUS"). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment from the DoW (“Troop”) and USDA ("Schools") customers in the Ohio Zone. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to assist the Agency in creating an appropriate solicitation in the future. Please see Attachment 1 to review the market basket for Groups 1 and 2 (Ohio Troops & Schools). Please see Attachment 3 to review the Delivery Schedule for Groups 1 & 2. Please review and fill out the Market Research Survey and email to [email protected], and [email protected] Please contact any/all of the above points of contact for questions. All responses are due by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time October 30, 2026.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 311991, since Oct 1, 2024
1,015,769 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC$217.5M
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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