Request for Information (RFI) for Pepsi Cans and Bottles support for DLA Troop Support to military customers in the State of Florida (FL) (Eglin AFB/Hurlburt Field)
Contact and place of performance
Rasheed O'Kelley
FL
USA
Dear Valued Suppliers: This is a Request for Information (“RFI”). DLA Troop Support’s (“Agency”) Subsistence Produce and Market Fresh Program is interested in comments and feedback regarding the Agency’s Pepsi Cans and Bottles items to the Department of War (“DoW” Troop). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any in...
View moreCommercial standards should be used to maintain temperatures appropriate for the items.
When proposing in response to a solicitation, failure to propose the specified quality requirement per item as identified above may render an offeror’s proposal technically unacceptable. This will consist of DoW/Troop customers in the State of Florida (Eglin AFB/Hurlburt Field). After soliciting, the Agency intends to make one award. Offerors are required to propose on all items in the Schedule of Items for Group 1. Failure to do so may result in a proposal being deemed technically unacceptable and therefore excluded from further consideration for the award. Because the Contracting Officer is not obligated to initiate negotiations, when proposing to the solicitation each offeror shall submit its most competitive proposal for Group 1. Said proposal shall be responsive to all of the Solicitation’s requirements and free from any deficiencies.
The proposed contract ordering period is July 26, 2026, to July 26, 2031. If interested, we strongly encourage you to respond using the attached questionnaire. We appreciate and thank you in advance for any feedback. Your responses regarding this solicitation are requested back by the close of business on May 26, 2026. Please respond via e-mail to the following address: Rasheed O’Kelley at Rasheed.o’[email protected], Joshua D. Weber at [email protected], and Amy N. Paradis at [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE: You are only required to send back the completed PDF file “Market Research Questionnaire Pepsi FL (Eglin-Hurlburt)”
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support is conducting market research via this Request for Information (RFI) to identify commercial firms capable of supplying Pepsi brand canned and bottled products. This effort supports the Agency’s Subsistence Produce and Market Fresh Program for Department of War military customers located at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field in Florida. The government intends to use the gathered feedback to assist in crafting a future solicitation for an indefinite quantity contract.
The anticipated contract structure involves a single award to a commercial firm for an ordering period beginning July 26, 2026, and ending July 26, 2031. Deliveries will be limited to fresh products maintained at temperatures consistent with commercial standards. Future offerors will be required to propose on all items within the Schedule of Items for Group 1 to be considered technically acceptable. This market research is categorized under NAICS code 312111 for Soft Drink Manufacturing and PSC 8960 for Non-alcoholic Beverages.
Interested parties must submit responses by May 26, 2026, to the point of contact, Rasheed O'Kelley. Submissions are limited to a completed market research questionnaire, which is one of three attachments provided alongside a list of items and a delivery schedule. This notice, identified as solicitation number SPE300-26-R-0044, is a Sources Sought notice and does not constitute a commitment for future business or a formal solicitation.
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