In‐Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to Include Roadshows at One Commissary Location in Texas. HDEC02RFITexasFtBlissseafood
Summary
AI-generated · Nov 21, 2025Provide in-store seafood market resale operations plus roadshows at a single Texas Defense Commissary Agency location (Fort Bliss) as part of a market-research effort to identify capable vendors. This is a sources-sought notice for information only; no solicitation or contract will be awarded from this notice. The work would cover operating the seafood market inside the commissary and conducting roadshows, with an anticipated base period of 24 months and three one-year options, using only APHC-approved sources for all seafood.
To participate, submit a letter on company letterhead with your entity details, a POC with contact information, and confirmation of SAM registration (including Unique Entity Identifier, NAICS, CAGE code, and socioeconomic status). Include any prior government or commercial contracts for seafood markets with roadshows (contract numbers and agencies), photos of past seafood displays if available, and a brief description of relevant past performance. Address whether your team can pass background checks for government IDs, how you would distribute/deliver products to the store, whether any seafood would be sourced or processed in China, and whether your seafood meets NOAA sustainability guidelines. Acknowledge that there are no guaranteed sales. Include any questions for the government. Submissions must be sent by email to the designated DeCA points of contact by the stated deadline; responses will not be returned.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS. THIS NOTICE IS BEING POSTED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSE ONLY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE REQUIREMENT. RESPONSES ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS AN OFFER OR PROPOSAL. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Sales Directorate is seeking potential sources and information in anticipation of a requirement to provide In-Store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for one Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. DeCA commissaries are Government-owned and operated facilities designed to operate similar to commercial retail supermarkets, providing food items and other merchandise for resale to active-duty and retired military, and their families at a cost savings compared to the same or similar products sold in the commercial retail markets. The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking qualified contractors for In-store Seafood Market Resale Operations to include Roadshows for one Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location at: Texas DeCA Commissary Locations: Fort Bliss Currently, the period of performance for the contract is projected to consist of a base period of 24 months and three 12-month option periods. All seafood products will be procured only from Government approved sources. Approved sources are those approved by the U.S. Army Public Health Command (APHC) and posted on the APHC website. Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement https://sph.health.mil/approved.nsf/fst_wContent_PHC?OpenFrameSet How to Participate: Interested parties are invited to submit a written response letter on a company letterhead with the following required information: a. Entity Name: b. Entity Address: c. Authorized Company Point of Contact (POC): d. POC Phone Number: e. POC E-mail address: f. Interested parties must be SAM registered in order to do business with the Government and provide the following: SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier: NAICS Code: Socioeconomic Status (Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small business, HubZone, etc.): CAGE Code: g. Does your company currently hold or has your company previously held a government or commercial contract to provide services for a seafood market with seafood roadshows? If so, provide information for the similar government contracts/projects. Provide the following: Contract Number and Agency Name. Photographs of the seafood displays, if available Photos of any other seafood displays (government or commercial) performed in the past, if available Provide a short statement or a description of past or current seafood (Government or Commercial) contract or service that shows the necessary skills to successfully perform to PWS standards (see attachment PWS). h. DeCA Commissaries are located on military installations. Your employees will need to be able to pass a background check to obtains a Government ID, will that process be an issue? i. Can your company provide the sources and methods used for product distribution or delivery to the stores? j. Will any of your seafood be sourced or processed in China? k. Please see link below, Will your seafood meet the NOAA sustainability guidelines? https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/sustainable-seafood l. Does the vendor understand that there are no guaranteed sales? Reference PWS Section 1.4.6. m. Questions to the Government to define the requirement, if any. RESPONSE DEADLINE AND DeCA POC CONTACT INFORMATION: Interested parties are required to submit their written responses no later than 5:00PM EST on Friday, December, 2025 to the following people (Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist) Merchandising Specialist: Ms. Brie Crum Email: brie.crum@deca.mil Contracting Officer: LeAnna Stith Email: LeAnna.Stith@deca.mil Contracting Specialist: Mark Gunn Email: Mark.Gunn@deca.mil No physical hard copy responses will be accepted. Only email responses are acceptable and shall be addressed to all DeCA POCs for this notice the Merchandising Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Specialist. Email Subject line shall read: Seafood RFI Interested Party [Add Company Name]. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to follow up with the Contract Specialist listed above to ensure your response was received prior to the time and date specified.
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