This is a solicitation for bakery and cereal products, specifically fresh bread and bakery items, for Department of War customers in the Alabama zone. The contract will be a firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract with two pricing tiers, expected to be from June 14, 2026, to June 9, 2029. Offerors must currently possess the resources to serve as a commercial distributor and will be required to submit copies of third-party warehouse audits (e. g. , AIB certification) or sanitation inspection certificates demonstrating a passing score. The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. Technical acceptability requires no exceptions to the solicitation terms and full compliance with submission requirements. Pricing is required for all items and tiers, and an aggregate price analysis will be performed. Copies of the solicitation will be available on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) and SAM. gov. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued in May 2026.
The contract period is expected to be from June 14, 2026, to June 9, 2029, with two pricing tiers: Tier 1 from June 14, 2026, to June 10, 2028, and Tier 2 from June 11, 2028, to June 9, 2029. The bid notice states The contract period is expected to be from June 14, 2026, to June 9, 2029.
The government will award contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. Lowest price technically acceptable LPTA source selection procedures will be used as the source selection method in this procurement. The bid notice states The government will award contract s resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror s whose offer s conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. Lowest price technically acceptable LPTA source selection procedures will be used as the source selection method in this procurement.
An offeror must currently possess the physical, logistical, and financial resources to serve as a commercial distributor of a variety of bread and bakery items. The bid notice states herefore, an offeror must currently possess the physical, logistical, and financial resources to serve as a commercial distributor of a variety of bread and bakery items.