Catered Meals - Camp Dodge, IA 30MAR-11APR 2025

The U.S. Army Ohio National Guard is seeking a catering contractor to provide meals for the 212th Support Maintenance Company during a training period at Camp Dodge, Iowa. The solicitation (W91364-24-Q-A028) requires delivering 87 meals daily from March 30 to April 11, 2025, including hot-buffet breakfasts, boxed lunches, and hot-buffet dinners that meet Army Recipe Card standards. The government will evaluate offers based on three equal factors: technical acceptability, past performance, and price, with contractors required to demonstrate capability to meet the Performance Work Statement requirements. Offers are due by March 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM, and offerors must specify their catering preparation facility if not a standalone catering company. The meals must adhere to USDA, FDA, and Army Regulation 30-22 standards, with precise delivery timing of breakfast at 0600 and dinner at 1730.

The solicitation is set aside specifically for a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) in the Caterers NAICS category (722320), with a size standard of $9,000,000. The total potential award value is $9,000,000.00, to be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis. Meal delivery will occur at 7105 NW 70th Ave in Johnston, Iowa, covering 13 consecutive days of service. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and materials for meal preparation and delivery, with the flexibility to adjust meal quantities up to 10 days before service. Meals must include varied components like eggs, breakfast meats, sandwiches, entrees, vegetables, salads, desserts, and beverages, packaged individually and transported using appropriate food safety protocols. The service area covers Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, and Warren counties in Iowa, with wage determinations following specific Service Contract Act guidelines.