Cafeteria Support Services

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting cafeteria support services to operate a full-service cafeteria at their Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina. The contractor will be responsible for providing breakfast and lunch services five days per week from 7:00am to 2:30pm, maintaining 24-hour coffee service, and supporting catering for scientific meetings and events in a 7,000 square foot cafeteria serving approximately 1,200 campus personnel. Key requirements include achieving customer satisfaction ratings of 3 or higher on a 5-point scale, maintaining 100% compliance with health and safety regulations, providing a qualified Executive Chef/Project Manager with at least 10 years of experience and ServSafe certification, and implementing a composting initiative. The evaluation will focus on three primary factors: Technical Capability (including technical approach, quality control plan, and staffing plan), Past Performance, and Price, with technical factors being significantly more important than cost. Quotes are due September 22, 2025, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for September 19, 2025, requiring pre-registration by September 18, 2025, at 3:00pm.

This procurement is not set aside for any specific business category and is open to all qualified vendors under NAICS code 722514 with a small business size standard of $27.5 million. No current incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. While specific award values are not disclosed, the contract structure includes reimbursable Other Direct Costs ranging from $9,680 in the base period to $10,895 in the final option period. The contract will have a 12-month base period with four 1-year option periods, including a 15-day phase-in period, potentially extending the total contract duration up to 60 months. Services will be performed at the David P. Rall Building, Building 101, at the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, serving both federal employees and contractors working on the campus.