Purchase Order M2710025P0043

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a $218,021.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to Santiago Rosa I, doing business as Restaurante La Barkita, a woman-owned, Hispanic American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 722310 (Food Service Contractors), was awarded on September 13, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 13, 2025. The awardee will provide catering services to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed at Camp Santiago, delivering approximately 8,964 breakfast and dinner meals over a 28-day period for up to 344 Marines and Sailors.

Under the contract, Restaurante La Barkita will prepare and deliver boxed breakfast meals enhanced with sport drink mix and snacks, along with modular warm dinner meals, all delivered daily according to a specified schedule. The contractor must comply with rigorous performance standards established by the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, including 95% on-time delivery, 100% food safety compliance, 95% order completeness, and customer satisfaction requirements. The contractor is responsible for all logistics including meal preparation by licensed cooks, food transportation, and adherence to specific nutritional guidelines and food safety standards consistent with National Food Safety Code and Army Technical Bulletin requirements. This award reflects the contractor's established track record of providing certified military-grade catering services to Department of Defense entities throughout Puerto Rico.