Privatization of Defense Commissary Agency Operations

On behalf of the Department of War (DoW), The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain industry feedback on the potential privatization of its 178 commissary locations across the contiguous United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The purpose of this RFI is to determine whether commercial grocery operators and investment firms are both interested in and capable of assuming commissary operations while preserving the critical military benefit of a 23.7% average savings for authorized patrons. DeCA is also seeking industry solutions addressing the existing unfunded facilities maintenance backlog for in-scope commissaries through a one-time industry infrastructure investment of $2.4 billion (approximately $500M per year for up to 5 years) and an annual maintenance cost of approximately $250 million.

Attached is the detailed RFI that outlines the specific information needed in order to submit a response and a listing of the 178 commissaries. Submission deadlines are also stated in the RFI document.

***Disclaimer***

Information received in response to this RFI shall be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure by Government. Any information submitted by a responder containing proprietary, confidential, or sensitive business information should be clearly marked and designated by the responder in its response.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).