A Month In The Life: US Military Commissary & Food Contracts, Oct. 2006

Army of the PotomacCommissary Dept. HQ, 1864(click to view full) It’s often said that an army travels on its stomach. Well, they base that way, too. In addition to contracts for field rations like MREs, the US military has an extensive network of bases with a correspondingly extensive set of mess halls and even commissary stores where military families can go to buy food and other goods. To get an idea of the scale involved, annual sales at those commissaries exceeds $5 billion. This article will track an often-overlooked area during the month of October 2006, covering all food-related contracts issued by the US military and explaining just what an “economic price adjustment” contract is. It will be updated as new contract items are published on DefenseLINK… Contracts …and Explanations 2006: Ft. Greely, Alaska(click to view full) Note that “economic price adjustment” contracts will compensate vendors if the prices of their inputs rise. These ajustments can be based on a set agreed price, or on actual prices or costs indexes of labor or material – see clause 16.203 at this link for more, including when to use such contracts and when not to. For instance, the government signs an oil […]