Amendment to Previously Posted Justification and Approval (J&A) for the Purchase of Brand-Name Commercial Products for Resale � C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HQC0022608 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 notice is posted as an amendment to the previously posted Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition for the purchase of brand-name commercial products for resale � C&S Wholesale Grocers / SpartanNash. Original Notice Information: Original Notice ID / Reference: HQC002-26-08 Original Published Date: March 27, 2026 DeCA is posting the attached amended, redacted J&A to update the public record for this acquisition. This notice does not constitute a new solicitation, does not reopen competition, and does not request proposals or quotations. The purpose of this … (show all)
posting is solely to provide the amended public version of the J&A. The Government intends to continue contract award processing and, absent any material information received in response to this posting, may proceed with contract execution no earlier than ten (10) days after the date of this posting. Acquisition Reference Information: J&A Control Number: HQC002-26-08 Intended Awardee: C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC / SpartanNash Company
Who won similar work
41 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Department of Defense (all)), same NAICS 311999.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| US FOODS INC · $USFD | 13 | $1.9B | Jul 17, 2026 |
| SYSCO RALEIGH, LLC | 3 | $258.0M | May 20, 2026 |
| BAXTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 3 | $74.1M | Jun 23, 2026 |
| SYSCO SEATTLE, INC. | 2 | $301.9M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO San Antonio TX 78218 USA | 2 | $149.0M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| HAM PRODUCE & SEAFOOD INC | 2 | $57.8M | Feb 27, 2026 |
| LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO | 1 | $125.7M | May 29, 2026 |
| Labatt Food Service LLC | 1 | $99.8M | May 23, 2025 |
| LABATT FOOD SERVICE San Antonio TX 78218 USA | 1 | $72.4M | May 16, 2025 |
| THE MERCHANTS COMPANY | 1 | $44.3M | Feb 21, 2025 |
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.
- Sep 30, 2026LASER PLUS IMAGING, LLC$146KMeals Ready-to-Eat
- Aug 12, 2026LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO San Antonio TX 78218 USA$23.3MFull Line Food Distribution for the El Paso, Texas, and New Mexico region
- Jul 17, 2026US FOODS INC$2.7MFull Line Food Distribution for the North Dakota Region
- Jun 30, 2026SYSCO SEATTLE, INC.$281.0M89--Garrison Feeding Div OCONUS & CONUS
- Jun 23, 2026Guy R Corr$4.3M89--PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
- Jun 23, 2026BAXTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC.$36.0M89--FOOD PACKET, MORE, HIGH ALTITUDE/COL
- Jun 1, 2026LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO San Antonio TX 78218 USA$125.7MFull Line Food Distribution for the San Antonio Texas Region
- May 29, 2026LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO$125.7M89--Garrison Feeding Div OCONUS & CONUS
- May 21, 2026US Foods INC$174.8MFull Line Food Distribution for N. Texas-Oklahoma Areas
- May 20, 2026SYSCO RALEIGH, LLC$85.5MFull Line Food Distribution for North Carolina Region
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
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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.