Emergency Brick Water

The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing this unrestricted, full and open competitive solicitation for emergency drinking water, an Individual Group Ration item supporting the Military Services. The requirement is for clear, odorless drinking water sealed in rigid plastic containers. This acquisition is categorized under NAICS 312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing and PSC code 89. The solicitation will result in a five-year Long Term Indefinite Quantity Contract with a minimum quantity of 250,000 units, an estimated quantity of 500,000 units, and a maximum quantity of 3,000,000 units over the life of the performance period.

Contracting officials will evaluate offers using the Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. Awarded products must be delivered to the Defense Distribution Depot Tracy in California and the DLA Distribution Center in Norfolk, Virginia. While the place of performance is identified as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the primary distribution points are in California and Virginia.

The formal solicitation under number SPE3S115R0002 has an anticipated issue date of July 1, 2015, which aligns with the response deadline. Katherine Sutliff serves as the point of contact for this notice, which was published on June 15, 2015. One attachment, a technical document titled water_CID.pdf, was provided at the time of publication to further detail the item specifications.