""The Moffett Field Commissary amounts to much more than a grocery store - it offers a lifeline for our military families and veterans, and a cornerstone institution for our community," Liccardo said in a statement. "Our residents led this fight - reaching out to our office and demanding action. We listened, leaned in and are grateful we could get this deal done with (the Defense Commissary Agency). I'll continue working closely with (the agency) so our military families have uninterrupted access to affordable necessities.""
"Santa Clara County's low-cost grocer for military families was at risk of closing, but will live on for at least another two years. Congressman Sam Liccardo on Wednesday announced the Defense Commissary Agency - a U.S. Department of Defense agency - reached an agreement to continue the Moffett Federal Airfield Commissary 's operations through 2028. The federal agency and NASA Ames, which owns the property, agreed on a new lease agreement to operate for the additional two years with the option for an extension through 2029."
The Moffett Federal Airfield Commissary received a lease extension through 2028 from the Defense Commissary Agency and NASA Ames, with an option to extend through 2029. Congressman Sam Liccardo wrote to the Defense Commissary Agency director and met with agency leadership to press for the extension. The commissary is the only facility of its kind in the Bay Area, with the nearest alternative 75 miles away. The Department of Defense had explored privatizing commissaries by studying outsourcing to for-profit grocers and investment firms. Liccardo is exploring federal funding to build a new commissary in the 2027 appropriations cycle.
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