Catered Meal Service

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Solicitation number
W912JD26QA012
Agency
Maine National Guard Army National Guard, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
722320 Caterers
PSC
S203 Housekeeping- Food
Place of performance
Gilead, Maine 04217, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Maine Army National Guard, operating under the Department of the Army, is procuring catered meal services for a military training event. The requirement encompasses breakfast and dinner service for approximately 140 Soldiers attending a three-day training event at Bog Brook Training Area in Gilead, Maine. This is a pre-solicitation notice only; the formal Request for Quote (RFQ) under solicitation number W912JD26QA012 is expected to be posted on or about April 3, 2026, and will be available exclusively through SAM.gov. All interested vendors must maintain active SAM.gov registrations at the time of submission to be considered for award. Questions regarding the procurement will not be addressed during the pre-solicitation phase; vendors should submit inquiries only after the official solicitation documents are publicly released. The response deadline for this notice is April 10, 2026, though the actual proposal submission deadline will be specified in the formal solicitation.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-aside under RFO 19, meaning only small businesses are eligible to compete for the contract award. The period of performance is limited to May 1-3, 2026, representing a short-term, single-event engagement. The Government intends to award one contract action resulting from this RFQ. No budget range or specific award value is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The requirement falls under NAICS category 722320 (Caterers) and PSC category S203 (Housekeeping-Food). Prospective vendors should note that all costs associated with proposal preparation and submission are the sole responsibility of the responding vendor, and the Government provides no reimbursement for these expenses.

Notice text

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. THE SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

This requirement is being issued as 100% Small Business Set-aside under RFO 19.

Requirement is for catered meal service to feed approximately 140 Soldiers for three (3) day training event at Bog Brook Training Area, located in Gilead, Maine 04217. The catered meals service is for breakfast and dinner only. 

Period of Performance: 1 May thru 3 May 2026.

The United States Propery and Fiscal Office (USPFO) for Maine intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) under W912JD26QA012, and intends to award one (1) contract action resulting in the RFQ. 

This solicittion requirements and contract documents include instructions for submission, and the response date will be available on or about 3 April 2026.

The solicitation will only be availabe on-line; in order to download the solicitation offerors must have access to the Contracting Opportunities web-site (www.SAM.gov).

Questions regarding the procurement will not be answered during the pre-solicitaiton phase. Submit questions to the Contract Specialist after the official solicitation and associated documents have been posted publically. 

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation synopsis is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this synopsis. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission in response to this announcement--the entire cost of any submission will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary.
ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. ANY VENDOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL BE REJECTED AS NON RESPONSIVE.

Notice history

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