Sources SoughtPosted Jun 9, 2026·Responses due Jun 18, 2026

Paper Bags

Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
322220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HQC00426QE025
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
8135
Place
USA
Contact
Tammy Torres (tammy.torres@deca.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HQC00426QE025 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 9, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (2 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposal or quote. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. As part of its market research, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there is an adequate number of qualified vendors cap… (show all)

able of fulfilling a recurring requirement to provide the following paper bags for patron use to package and transport puchased goods from the Commissary. A full Statement of Work (SOW) is outlined in Attachment A. Paper Bag Characteristics and/or Specifications Paper Bags Specifications as approved: Bag, Grocery, Kraft Paper, 1/6 Barrel, Unbleached Kraft Paper Grocery Bag shall be 1/6 barrel, (1386 Cubic Inches), with the following measurements: 12� Face Width X 7� Length. Bags shall be heavy duty, self-opening, single wall, and made with a minimum 40% post-consumer or recovered fiber. Minimum Paper Strength Shall Be as Follows: TEAR M.D. 120 Gram (TAPPI TEST T414 or Equal) TEAR C.D. 140 GRAM (TAPPI TEST T414 or Equal) TENSILE M.D. 50LB.IN (TAPPI TEST T404 or Equal) MULLEN 45 LB (TAPPI TEST T403 or Equal) 400 Bags Per Bundle / 18 Bundles Per Pallet *EPA ITEM If you are interested in this upcoming opportunity, please respond with the following: 1. Company Name and Cage Code 2. POC Name, email and phone number 3. A Capabilities Statement 4. Product literature with pictures 5. Meet the Buy American statute FAR 52.225-1 or provide country of manufacturer. Interested vendors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.203, electronic annual representations and certifications must be completed to be considered for future award. In addition, FAR 4.203 states that prospective vendors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) database. All small business set-asides shall be verified in SBA using the Small Business Search.

Who won similar work

25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same product/service code (PSC) 8135.

Single-winner award sizes (23): middle half $42K to $181K, median $69K; range $13K to $9.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
HIPP MARINE SERVICES, INC2$104KSep 18, 2025
MIL-SPEC PACKAGING OF GA., INC.2$95KJan 15, 2026
FP WOLL & CO Philadelphia PA 19116 USA1$9.0MJun 17, 2026
FOAM DESIGN INC1$1.4MNov 7, 2024
WJJ AND COMPANY1$1.2MFeb 18, 2025
EXTRA PACKAGING LLC1$319KJun 25, 2025
BHPE LLC1$200KMar 28, 2025
ENGINEERED FOAM SOLUTIONS INC.1$183KJun 23, 2026
PACKFORM USA LLC1$179KJan 28, 2025
VERNICE GREEN, LLC1$119KMay 21, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.