Thanksgiving Meal Catering Services � DLA Susquehanna
Defense Logistics Agency · DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation NAFUA1-26-Q-0016 in this department, oldest first.
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What the notice says
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Contracting Office, on behalf of the Family & Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (FMWR) Civilian Welfare Fund, is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Thanksgiving Meal Catering Services at the Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. This is a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. The contractor will furnish all food, beverages, service personnel, serving and holding equipment, single-service dining ware, replenishment, cleanup, a… (show all)
nd waste disposal to safely and efficiently serve an appreciation meal for 2,500 individuals. Solicitation Number: NAFUA1-26-Q-0016 Service Required: Catering Services for Thanksgiving / Employee Appreciation Meal (Approximately 2,500 patrons; Option A: Traditional Thanksgiving or Option B: Novelty BBQ/Roast with secondary meat choice) Location: Defense Distribution Center Susquehanna, Building 2001 (In-flight Cafeteria), 2001 Mission Dr., New Cumberland, PA 17070 (Entry via ACP-4, 2083 Normandy Dr.) Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (Nonappropriated Funds / AR 215-4) Period of Performance: November 18, 2026 (Meal Service: 12:00 PM � 3:00 PM EST; operational readiness required by 11:45 AM). Backup/Contingency Date: November 19, 2026. Evaluation Method: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) SAM.gov Registration: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code to be eligible for award. Key Dates: Solicitation Issue Date: September 23, 2026 Questions Due Date: All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than October 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EST. Quotation Due Date: All quotations must be received no later than October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EST. Point of Contact: All correspondence, questions, and submissions should be directed to: Name: Michael B. Thompson, Contracting Officer Email: michael.3.thompson@dla.mil Phone: 571-643-3754
Who won similar work
1982 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Defense Logistics Agency), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (1979): middle half $46K to $350K, median $121K; range $300 to $331.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC | 64 | $17.0M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC | 31 | $7.8M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| LARKOS PACKING AND DISTRIBUTION INC. | 30 | $8.1M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC. | 27 | $3.8M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| CHAND, L.L.C. | 25 | $2.4M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES | 23 | $4.0M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JA MOODY LLC | 19 | $3.0M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| TRANSAERO, INC. | 18 | $4.3M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Argo Turboserve Corporation | 18 | $2.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC | 17 | $3.1M | Oct 19, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026THE CARPENTER GROUP$299K40--WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY,SINGLE LEGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026DAVINCI AIRCRAFT, INC.$98K58--CONTROLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026TRANSAERO, INC.$461K16--AXLE ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026CHEF'S DEPOT INC.$36K73--Equipment IST - FTRDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, INC$1.1M28--NOZZLE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE,AIRCRAFT GASMateriality: 0.05% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026KITCO LLC$61K31--BEARING,BALL,ANNULAMateriality: <0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026Triangle Global G. T. Inc.$549KMetallic & Non-Metallic Scrap; IFB 33-6032, Columbus, OHNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC.$33K61--WIRING HARNESSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026HYBRID POWER INTERNATIONAL LLC$20KDjibouti Vehicles 31-6005No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026SUCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$30K66--TRANSMITTER,PRESSURENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency 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. 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
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.