About this opportunity
AI summaryThe General Services Administration issued this Request for Information to identify prospective vendors capable of providing brand name Purina dog food and related products. The requested scope supports the National Stock Number Program and military working dog dietary needs, with an estimated annual continental United States demand of approximately 5,500 bags across 27 approved product types. Direct delivery to ordering agencies and order tracking through a vendor portal are under consideration. All interested prospective vendors with active System for Award Management registrations under NAICS code 311111 are invited to respond. The agency is considering a five-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract structured with a one-year base period and four one-year options. Interested vendors must submit their responses by November 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Scope of work
- 27 brand name Purina products approved by the military veterinarian
- Veterinary diet products requiring authorization or prescriptions
- Direct delivery of orders to ordering agencies
- Providing tracking and order status updates through a Government vendor portal
- Providing MIL-STD-129R labeling if required
Minimum qualifications
- Active System for Award Management registration under NAICS Code 311111
- Capability to fulfill orders for veterinary diet products requiring authorization
- Authorized distributor, reseller, or supplier of Purina products
Documents to include with your response
- Company name
- Point of contact
- Unique Entity ID if available
- SAM.gov registration status
- Business size and socioeconomic status
- Indication if authorized distributor, reseller, or supplier of Purina products
- Brief responses to vendor feedback questions
Key dates
- Responses due
- November 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses to Stephanie Bridgewater and Tracy Harper via email.
Contract details
- Term
- Under consideration: five-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with one base year and four one-year option periods
- Estimated value
- Estimated annual demand of approximately 5,500 bags of dog food
- Place of performance
- Continental United States (CONUS)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 47QSSC-27-R-0004
- Agency
- General Services Administration
- Buying office
- Federal Acquisition Service › GSA/FAS/GSS/Qscba/Special Contracting Branch a and QSCBB Special Contracting Branch B
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 311111 · Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- NY, 10007
- Contracting contact
- Stephanie Bridgewater
stephanie.bridgewater@gsa.gov - Additional contact
- Tracy Harper
tracy.harper@gsa.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
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 (Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Top vendors in this category: General Services Administration, NAICS 311111, since Oct 1, 2024
350 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. COMMUNICATION LOGIC LLC$531.1K
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.