6BDE JCLC Island Venture

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Sam Houston is soliciting comprehensive support services for the JCLC Island Venture, a Junior ROTC Leadership Course training event. The contract requires a non-personal services provider to deliver all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, and supervision necessary to support approximately 110 cadets and 30 cadre members for a six-day event from June 7-12, 2026. Key contract requirements include full meal service (700 breakfasts, 840 lunches, and 700 dinners), gender-segregated lodging with individual beds, multiple training facilities including a pool or lake with certified lifeguards, ten canoes with safety equipment, an archery range, a COPES course with ropes elements, a rappel tower, and a climate-controlled classroom accommodating 50 personnel. The award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible offer using Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Firm Fixed Price pricing. The solicitation (W9124D26QA071) was posted April 15, 2026, with proposals due by April 29, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time, and interested parties should contact Contract Specialist Candice Hodges or Contracting Officer Samuel M. Henderson for clarification.

The solicitation is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns, and no incumbent contractor is specified in the available documentation. The contract will be performed at Camp Guajataka in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, which has successfully executed this requirement for over 15 years with existing infrastructure including an industrial kitchen, medical building, climate-controlled classroom, on-grid electricity, and water systems already in place. All lodging, dining, and training facilities must be co-located within 500 meters walking distance, and the contractor must provide additional support such as eight golf carts, certified lifeguards and nurses, medical supplies, 400 pounds of bagged ice, 150 cases of Gatorade, and 400 gallons of potable water. The contract incorporates Service Contract Act labor standards with prevailing wage rates for Puerto Rico municipalities, with hourly rates ranging from $7.75 to $46.07 depending on occupational classification, plus fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents, and all work must be completed within the defined six-day performance period with operations commencing at 9:00 a.m. on June 7 and concluding at 11:00 a.m. on June 12, 2026.