SAM #SPE300-26-R-0044

DLA Troop Support Solicitation for PepsiCo Canned and Bottled Beverages for Florida DoW Customers

This opportunity is for the supply of PepsiCo-manufactured canned and bottled beverages to Department of War (DoW) customers at Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, managed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Subsistence Supply Chain. - Government Buyer: - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Troop Support, Subsistence Supply Chain - Directorate of Subsistence, DLA Troop Support - OEMs and Vendors: - PepsiCo (Original Equipment Manufacturer) - PepsiCo bottlers (for manufacturing and delivery) - Products Requested: - Wide range of PepsiCo beverages, including: - Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Pepsi (regular) - Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Starry Lemon-Lime, Sunkist Orange and Strawberry - Mountain Dew (regular and Diet), Mug Root Beer - Lipton Green Ice Tea, Gatorade G2 Fruit Punch, Fierce Grape Gatorade - Aquafina bottled water - Products are specified by part numbers and case quantities (e.g., 4095 cases of Fierce Grape Gatorade, 3868 cases of Gatorade G2 Fruit Punch, 1255 cases of Diet Pepsi, etc.) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Sole source to PepsiCo bottlers due to proprietary product requirements and compatibility with existing equipment - Contractor must manufacture, bottle, and deliver products, maintaining a 98% fill rate and high product quality - Compliance with the Berry Amendment (domestic production requirements) - Electronic ordering via STORES system - Delivery on a skip day schedule to support troop morale and feeding missions - Firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with two 30-month pricing tiers, total contract period of five years - Maximum aggregate contract value of $1.75 million

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Request for Proposals for Pepsi Cans and Bottles support for DLA Troop Support’s DoW customers located in the State of Florida

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR part 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number SPE300-26-R-0044 is issued as a request for proposal for Pepsi Cans and Bottles Products, all fully competitive, on a contract for various Department of War (DoW) customers in the Florida Zone. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with two pricing tiers for all items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from July 26, 2026, to July 26, 2031. Tier 1 will be from July 26, 2026, to January 27, 2029. Tier 2 will be from January 28, 2029, to July 26, 2031. The acquisition will be issued on an unrestricted basis. The total length of the contract will be five (5) years and contains two 30-month tier periods.

The solicitation contains one group:

Group 1: Florida Troops (Hurlburt Field/Eglin AFB, Florida)

Offers are due No Later Than 3PM Eastern Standard Time, July 7, 2026.

All responsible sources may submit proposals that will be considered by DLA Troop Support. Copies of the solicitation will be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board Systems (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil and SAM.gov. If not registered on DIBBS; prospective offerors will be required to do so prior to reviewing and downloading a copy of the solicitation. Requests for Proposals are in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, prospective offerors will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The software is available free at http://adobe.com.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular August 26, 2025.

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

If you have any questions regarding this notice then please send any questions via e-mail to the following address: Joshua D. Weber, Contract Specialist, joshua.weber@dla.mil and Amy Paradis, Contracting Officer, amy.paradis@dla.mil

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