Catered Meals - Ravenna, Ohio 01MAY-28JUN 2025

The Department of the Army Ohio Army National Guard is seeking a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to provide catered meals for multiple military training events at Camp James A. Garfield in Ravenna, Ohio. The solicitation (W91364-25-Q-A033) requires a contractor to deliver hot buffet-style breakfast and dinner meals, with some boxed lunches, for four separate military units and training courses between May 1 and June 28, 2025. Meal specifications are stringent, requiring adherence to Army Recipe Card standards and including precise component requirements for each meal type. The evaluation criteria will focus on technical capability, past performance, and price, with vendors required to demonstrate food service licensing and health inspection compliance. Interested contractors must submit their proposals by April 22, 2025, with meals to be prepared within 25 miles of the performance location.

The contract is exclusively set aside for small businesses, specifically targeting Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) vendors in the NAICS 722320 category with a size standard of $9 million. The total meal requirement encompasses 3,823 individual meals across four distinct military units: 267 meals for the 1191st EN Unit, 1,292 meals for the 112 Motor Transportation BN, 984 meals for the 12B RTI Course, and 1,280 meals for the 88M RTI Course. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis, with meal quantities ranging from 6 to 297 meals per service and strict delivery time and location specifications. Contractors must also comply with the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-4721, which establishes minimum hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract workers. The place of performance is specifically located in Ravenna, Ohio 44266, with detailed requirements for meal preparation, delivery, set-up, serving, and clean-up services.