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Contract Award: Merchants Foodservice (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) – $47,465,000

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

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Merchants Foodservice, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been awarded a maximum $47,465,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food distribution. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a 315-day bridge contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is Dec. 12, 2026. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2026 through 2027 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-26-D-3010).

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