Purchase DLA owned buffer stock and have the manufacturer manage the buffer stock through the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) requirements for five (5) years. The supplies to be acquired – the FRH, is a significant support component to the final MRE product. Without working FRH units, the MREs cannot be heated. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (DLA TS) intends to make a one-time acquisition of 4,300,000 Flameless Ration Heater (FRH).