The Iowa Army National Guard awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $215,962 to Triplex Enterprises LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Dallas Center, Iowa, to provide comprehensive meal services for the 185th Regional Training Institute at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa, from October 15, 2025, through August 4, 2026. Under this Total Small Business set-aside contract, Triplex Enterprises will deliver approximately 20,918 meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner services, with daily headcounts ranging from 26 to 78 personnel. The meals will be served buffet-style at designated times daily—breakfast from 6:30-7:30 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and dinner from 5:00-6:00 p.m.—with strict adherence to food safety temperature standards of 135 degrees Fahrenheit for hot foods and 41 degrees Fahrenheit for cold foods.
Triplex Enterprises brings extensive experience supporting Department of the Army operations, having generated over $1.2 million in federal contract awards since establishing active federal contracting credentials in 2006. The contractor has successfully delivered meal services across multiple military training events and state National Guard units nationwide, including previous work at Camp Dodge. The contract award reflects the government's evaluation favoring past performance as the primary criterion for award, recognizing the contractor's demonstrated capability to provide cost-effective, reliable meal delivery services that meet strict military standards and operational requirements.