About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support requests information to conduct market research for bottled water support provided to military and federally funded customers located in Guatemala, primarily in Guatemala City. Required capabilities include sourcing bottled water items from the sole approved facility, receiving and consolidating materials, warehousing, inventory management, transportation, electronic order processing, delivery, and quality assurance. The agency estimates a maximum annual bottled water sales amount of $350,000.00 for a potential one-year contract term. Interested vendors must submit responses to the market research questionnaire by email to [email protected] and [email protected] no later than 12:00 PM Philadelphia time on Monday, November 23, 2026.
Scope of work
- Sourcing bottled water items from an approved facility
- Receiving and consolidating materials
- Warehousing and inventory management
- Transportation and delivery capabilities
- Accepting customer orders electronically
- Maintaining a quality assurance program
Minimum qualifications
- Source bottled water exclusively from approved facility: Fabrica De Bebidas Gaseosas Salvavidas, S.A. GT-0004
- Ability to obtain base access to make deliveries or arrange escort for drivers
- Operational capacity or ability to expand to handle maximum annual sales of $350,000.00
Documents to include with your response
- RFI questionnaire responses including Company Name, Cage Code, and Point of Contact
- Specification sheets or item information about the types of bottled water items available
Key dates
- Responses due
- Noon (12pm), Local Philadelphia time, on Monday November 23, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Respond via e-mail to the addresses specified in the notice by the stated deadline
Contract details
- Term
- one year
- Estimated value
- $350,000.00 maximum annual bottled water sales
- Place of performance
- Guatemala, primarily concentrated in Guatemala City with potential deliveries elsewhere in Guatemala
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- Guatemala_Support
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Defense Logistics Agency › DLA Troop Support
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 23, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 6, 2026
- NAICS
- 312112 · Bottled Water Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA, 19111
- Contracting contact
- Michael Agovino
MICHAEL.AGOVINO@DLA.MIL
4457379010 - Additional contact
- Steven Bogrette
steven.bogrette@dla.mil
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 (Bottled Water Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 312112, performed in PA
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| LIFE SOURCE WATER SERVICE LLCW911N226FA161 · PROVIDE THREE HUNDRED FIVE-GALLON BOTTLES OF PURIFIED WATER MONTHLY TO LETTERKENNY MUNITIO | $117.0K | Mar 15, 2031 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 312112, since Oct 1, 2024
301 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. IWAKUNI CITY WATERWORKS BUREAU$6.3M
- 2. CULINARY DEPOT INC.$1.9M
- 3. AL JAZY TRADING COMPANY$1.8M
- 4. CONSERVED FOODSTUFFS DISTRIBUTING KHAZAN QATAR$1.6M
- 5. SOS FOOD LAB LLC$261.0K
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.