Bottled water

Request For Information (Ecuador 2026 – 2027)

This is a Request For Information (RFI). DLA Troop Support’s OCONUS Subsistence Prime Vendor (OCONUS SPV) Program is interested in your comments regarding “Bottled Water Support” to our Army Customers in Ecuador.

There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only.

Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise for future business with the Government. The sole purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research

There is one Public Health Command (PHC) approved source for bottled water in Ecuador:

Coca-Cola

Plant address: Avenida Juan Tanca Marengo KM 4.5
                          Guayaquil, Ecuador

Phone number: (593) 44371 9800, (593) 44500 0183
                             E-mail carol.mejia@arcacontal.com

Product Produced: water (bottled)

Please consider the following questions:

1. Bottled Water support includes the ability to source bottled water items, to receive and consolidate materials, warehousing and inventory management, transportation capabilities, the ability to accept customer orders electronically and provide delivery, and the ability to maintain a quality assurance program. Can you provide Prime Vendor support to our customer located at Ecuador.
2. Could you please submit specification sheets or item information about the types of bottled water items available from this source?  Our customer may be interested in cases of 1-liter or 1.5-liter bottles and 5-gallon containers.
3. Are or will there be any concerns with making deliveries to Ecuador?  Will your company be able to get base access to make deliveries or will your drivers need to be escorted?
4. Is your firm a large or small business concern? (Small business being defined as a firm that employs less than 700 employees).
5. In what type of business is your company involved – e.g. logistics, food distribution? Who are your firm’s major customers, e.g. Retailers, industrial accounts, and commercial accounts? What is the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) identifier?

1. Does your company have access to the DLA Troop Support – Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System (STORES)?  If not, would your company be able to follow the instructions and requirements listed at the site below to obtain access?

• STORES Web (dla.mil) (https://www.stores.dla.mil/Stores_Web/RegistrationRequired.aspx)

1. Does your firm have an existing facility by which you would be operating? If so, is it currently used for commercial or other businesses, and if so, what type of business?
2. The estimated annual bottled water sales for this contract is $350,000.00. Does your firm handle/have the operational capacity or ability to expand to handle this requirement?
3. Are you able to display pricing in this format below?

Product price+ Distribution price = Final price (Distribution price is fixed throughout the length of the contract which is one year)

9.There is a possibility of an additional requirement to supply bottled water to the above-listed location.  Would you be able to complete this requirement using the below listed PHC Approved Sources for Bottled Water?

We encourage, appreciate, and would like to thank you in advance for your participation. Your responses, comments, suggestions, and ideas regarding support for our customers are requested back by the close of business on (November 18, 2026. Your responses may be sent via email to the following email address below.

Primary Point of Contacts:

Kenyatta Richards

Kenyatta.richards@dla.mil

Phone: 445-737-3944

Donovan Mahoney

Donovan.Mahoney@dla.mil

Phone: 445-737-6373