Which DoD program is described as a major re-engineering effort for food purchasing procedures?

• A. DoD Food Purchasing Reform Program
• B. Subsistence Vendor System
• C. Subsistence Prime Vendor Program
• D. Prime Vendor Modernization Initiative

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is a major shift to using a single, integrated supplier model for subsistence purchases, which reengineered how the DoD buys and manages food. The Subsistence Prime Vendor Program creates a contract with one or more prime vendors to supply most DoD subsistence needs, delivering directly to dining facilities and handling ordering, stocking, delivery, invoicing, and pricing under long-term agreements. This streamlines procurement, reduces administrative burden, improves inventory visibility, and can cut costs through economies of scale and standardized products. The other options don’t describe this comprehensive shift to a prime vendor approach for subsistence, so they don’t fit as precisely with the described major re-engineering of food purchasing procedures.