Catering Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PAN41026P0000025596
- Agency
-
Army Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 722320 Caterers
- PSC
- S203 Housekeeping- Food
- Place of performance
- Florida 33172, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 410th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Regional Contracting Office (RCO) in Miami, operating under the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command, has published a Special Notice for catering services. The government intends to award a sole source purchase order to KNS Culinary Group LLC to provide catering services for a USSOUTHCOM conference luncheon scheduled for March 5, 2026. This procurement is authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), which permits single-source solicitations when justified. The government has determined that due to the short notice and limited availability of qualified catering companies for the specified date, only one vendor met all requirements. The contracting action is set aside for total small business and falls below the $250,000 threshold.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to formally announce the government's intent to award a sole source contract while providing interested parties an opportunity to submit supporting evidence demonstrating their capability to meet the requirement. All inquiries and competing proposals must be submitted in writing via email to the acquisition team by the posted due date of March 3, 2026, with the subject line referencing "USSOUTHCOM Catering Services." The requirement involves providing catering services for approximately 200 guests, including a gourmet buffet lunch with beverages, professional staffing, and service items such as chinaware, utensils, and linen napkins, with service delivery on March 4-5, 2026. While this Special Notice is not a competitive solicitation and no formal solicitation documents are available, the government reserves the right to reconsider the sole source determination based on written submissions demonstrating alternative vendor capability. Eligible contractors may submit detailed evidence of their qualifications to the Contract Specialist, Sonia Boppell, or the Contracting Officer, Lian Pinzon, via email correspondence.
Notice text
The 410th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Regional Contracting Office (RCO) – Miami, intends to award a sole source purchase order to KNS Culinary Group LLC for catering services in support of a luncheon for a conference scheduled to take place on 5 March 2026 .
The determination to pursue this sole source procurement is made in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), which allows for soliciting from a single source. Due to the short notice for this conference, the availability of high-quality, vetted catering companies for the specified date is extremely limited. After conducting a thorough search, only one company has been identified that meets all requirements and is available on the specified date.
A Limited Source Justification (LSJ) has been submitted with the requirement and is part of the contract file. This special notice is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted.Interested parties may submit supporting evidence in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to meet the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, the Government reserves the right to make a determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice. Such a determination is solely at the discretion of the Government.
All inquiries regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the acquisition team:
- Sonia Boppell, Contract Specialist, sonia.m.boppell.civ@mail.mil
- Lian Pino, Contracting Officer, lian.pinzon.civ@mail.mil
Please reference USSOUTHCOM Catering Services in the subject line of any correspondence related to this special notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LSJ_ Catering_Conf_Redacted.pdf |
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