Agriculture, Food & Beverage
The NCMBC is teaming with the NC Department of Agriculture to assist NC growers and food producers to sell more products to DoD. This includes:
- stocking products at DoD Commissaries (base grocery stores) in NC and worldwide
- foodstuffs for troop dining facilities at bases in NC and neighboring states
- prepared foods for sale at recreation and military exchange (retail) facilities
- foodstuffs for tactical rations
NCMBC-Hosted Webinars and In-Person Events
- April 30, 2026 – Agriculture, Food and Beverage Quarterly Industry Forum
- July 30, 2026 – Agriculture, Food and Beverage Quarterly Industry Forum
- October 30, 2026 – Agriculture, Food and Beverage Quarterly Industry Forum
State Resources.
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture, POC: Bruce Whitehead for Grocery, Military & Retail.
Key Contracts and Prime Vendors
- Defense Logistics Agency – Key Contracts and Subsistence Prime Vendors – Dining Facilities
- Prime Vendor: Sysco Raleigh. Contract Number SPE300-25-D-3010 URL 25D3010.pdf
- Major Customers: Fort Bragg, MCAS Cherry Point
- Market Fresh Dairy: Contract Number SPE300-25-D-V016 URL 25DV016.pdf
- Prime Vendor: DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC, dba PET Dairy
- Major Customers: Ft. Bragg, Camp Lejuene
- Market Fresh Bread: Contract Number SPE300-25-D-W010 URL 25DW010.pdf
- Prime Vendor: Bimbo Bakeries, USA
- Major Customers: Fort Bragg, Camp Lejuene
- Market Fresh Produce: Contract Number SPE300-24-D-P422 URL 24DP422.pdf
- Prime Vendor: Foster-Caviness Inc.
- Major Customers: Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and USDA Schools and Tribal Reservations
- Market Fresh Beverage: Contract Number SPE300-22-A-9442 URL 22A9442.pdf
- Prime Vendor: Pepsi
- Major Customers: Fort Bragg
- Prime Vendor: Sysco Raleigh. Contract Number SPE300-25-D-3010 URL 25D3010.pdf
- Defense Commissary Agency. The Defense Commissary Agency, headquartered at Fort Lee, VA, operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries in a safe and secure shopping environment to the most deserving customers – our military personnel, retirees and their families.
- Doing Business with DECA – https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/business-with-deca
- Defense Logistics Agency Tactical Rations (MRE) Prime Vendors
- Sopakco
- Ameriqual Group
- Other Support Contract
- Sodexo – Contract Number: M9549418C0016 – Marine Corps Garrison Food Service
Key Buying Agencies
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Defense Commissary Agency
- Federal Bureau of Prisons – Decentralized procurement – Contact Food Service Administrators (FSA) and Contract Specialists at each prison
Industry Contact:
- Trent Ensley, trent@ncmbc.us
- Reena Bhatia, reena@ncmbc.us
- Sherry Gaylor, gaylors@ncmbc.us





