REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BREAD AND BAKERY SUPPORT FOR DLA TROOP SUPPORT’S DOW CUSTOMERS LOCATED IN THE PUERTO RICO ZONE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the 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 SPE300-26-R-X017 is issued as a request for proposal for Fresh Bread and Bakery products, all fully competitive, on a contract for various Department of War (DoW) customers in the Puerto Rico Zone. The resultant contract will be issued as a firm-fixed price Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with one pricing tier for all items for the entire term of the contract. The contract period is expected to be from August 29, 2026, to August 28, 2027. Tier 1 will be from August 29, 2026, to August 28, 2027. The acquisition will be issued on an unrestricted basis. The total length of the contract is 12 months (1 year) including all tiers.

The solicitation contains one group:

Group 1: Puerto Rico Troops

Offers are due No Later Than 3PM Eastern Standard Time, August 10, 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: Ronald Booth, Contract Specialist, Ronald.booth@dla.mil and Amy Paradis, Contracting Officer, amy.paradis@dla.mil