Request for Information (RFI) for Full Food Line and Beverages Support for DLA Troop Support (CONUS SPV) - Central Florida-Equador, Honduras Regions and Surrounding Areas - (LTC).

Solicitation Number: RFI CONUS

Notice Type: Sources Sort

Title: Request for Information (RFI) for food support for DLA Troop Support’s (CONUS SPV) Central Florida and Surrounding Areas military and federally funded customers.

Dear Valued Suppliers:

This is a request for information (RFI). This is not a solicitation for proposals and 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 Government and any information provided in response to this RFI will be used for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research.

Background: DLA Troop Support expects to begin issuing solicitations for Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) contracts supporting various regions within the contiguous United States (CONUS). DLA Troop Support’s CONUS SPV contractors are responsible for providing full-line food and beverage item distribution support for garrison type feeding to military, federally funded, and other authorized customers in the regions covered by each contract. DLA Troop Support SPV contractors provide food products such as canned items, dry items, chill items, ultra-high temperature (UHT) dairy items, frozen bakery products, frozen meats, frozen seafood and poultry, ice cream, eggs, and other dairy products under the contracts.

Information on current DLA Troop Support CONUS SPV contracts can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/Foodservices/Regions/CONUS.aspx

DLA Troop Support's CONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor (CONUS SPV) Program is interested in your comments regarding food support for the military and federally funded customers in the Central Florida and surrounding areas.

1. CAMP BLANDING, Starke, FL
2. USCG AIR STATION CLEARWATER, Clearwater, FL
3. PATRICK CDC, Patrick AFB, FL
4. PATRICK RIVERSIDE DINING, Patrick AFB, FL
5. NAVAL ORDINANCE PORT CANAVERAL, Port Canaveral, FL
6. MACDILL DINERS REEF, Tampa, FL
7. KEY WEST DIVING SCHOOL, Key West, FL
8. NAS KEY WEST, Key West, FL
9. PATRICK RIVERSIDE DINING, Patrick AFB, FL
10. HONDURAS TISA, Soto Cano Air Base, Supply Support Activity, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
11. KROME DETENTION CENTER, Miami, FL
12. PINELLAS JCC, Saint Petersburg, FL
13. HOMESTEAD JOB CORPS CENTER, Homestead, FL
14. MIAMI JOB CORPS, Miami Gardens, FL
15. PATRICK YOUTH PROGRAM, 45th Force Support Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL
16. MACDILL CDC’S, MacDill AFB, FL                                    
17. PORT OF MIAMI                                                             
18. PORT OF KEY WEST
19. PORT OF TAMPA
20. PORT OF CAPE CANAVERAL
21. USCG STATION FT. LAUDERDALE DANIA, FL
22. USCG STATION MIAMI BEACH, MIAMI BEACH, FL 
23. USCG AIR STATION OPALOCKA, OPALOCKA, FL

Following are specific questions to consider:

1. Can you support full line foodservice items for all of the customers listed above? Many of the customers expect delivery 48 hours after placing their orders. Are there any location limitations in meeting this delivery schedule?
2. Do you have preferred delivery set-ups (routes, grouping of customers) to provide complete food support throughout Central Florida and Surrounding areas?
3. Some of our customers are remotely located and require smaller pack-size items. Can this requirement be provided? Can you provide service to them, regardless of weather conditions? What method of shipping would be used?
4. Would there be customers who could not be supported if an emergency order is needed (either same day or next day)?
5. Please confirm if your facility is capable and willing to complete a long-term 5-year contract. 

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for any comments. Your responses, suggestions and ideas regarding these future solicitations are requested back by the close of business on Friday July 11th, 2025. Please respond via e-mail to the following addresses: Madison Seidman at Madison.seidman@dla.mil; Nick Wooten at Nicholaus.wooten@dla.mil; Vance S. Corey at vance.corey@dla.mil; and Joseph Hauser at Joseph.hauser@dla.mil