Defense Commissaries: Additional Small Business Opportunities Should Be Explored

摘要

This document discusses how the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is managing its product purchases. Specifically, you asked us to determine the extent to which (1) DeCA requires grocery suppliers to pay for shelf space in commissaries, (2) DeCA's large suppliers select the products that are sold by commissaries, (3) products sold by commissaries are produced by small businesses and foreign businesses, and (4) small businesses face barriers to selling their products in commissaries as well as whether opportunities for small businesses could be improved.