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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdlq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22190 Updated November 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Department of Defense Food Procurement: Background and Status Valerie Bailey Grasso Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Military food items, also known as subsistence items, are procured under the general auspices of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the Department of Defense (DOD) which provides worldwide logistics support for the U.S. military services. In FY2005, DLA had sales of $3.86 billion for food services, operational rations, and fresh produce. In an effort to reduce costs, adopt commercial practices, and gain technological advantages, the DOD Food Policy Council directed the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) to establish a common food management system. Under DLA, DSCP is the inventory control point for food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical equipment, general and industrial supplies and services for the military, their eligible dependents, and other non-DOD customers worldwide; under DSCP, the Subsistence Directorate serves as the operational manager for all food operations. This report will describe the origin, authority, policy, and military food acquisition process. This report will be updated as necessary. Background Prior to World War II, each U.S. military service organization procured and distributed its own food. Right after World War II, Congress mandated that a commission (ultimately called the Hoover Commission) study the logistical management of military food and supplies, and recommended a more centralized management of perishable foods, preferably in one organization. This effort resulted in the establishment of a joint Army- Navy-Air Force Support Center; for the first time, all military services bought, stored, and issued military items using a common system. In addition to food items, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services defined other materiel that would be managed by this system as consumables, or commodities, meaning supplies that are not repairable or are consumed in normal use. Different consumable items were assigned to each military service to manage for all the services. In the mid-1950s, the structure for the procurement of food and consumable items changed. Each military service acted as a single manager for various categories of consumables issued by all four services; each single manager would buy items, store and Congressional Research Service +. The Library of Congress

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