Contractor shall furnish catered meal services for JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC), Fort Devens

MICC - Fort Knox intends to issue a request for quote (RFQ) for catered meals. The government anticipates award of a purchase order to furnish catered meal services to support two (2 each) sessions as follows: 1st session during the period of 15 - 21 June 2013; 2nd session during the period of 22 - 28 June 2013 for JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC), Fort Devens. Breakout of persons as follows: Session #1: 300 Cadets and 100 Cadre attending; Session #2: 350 Cadets and 100 Cadre. The acquisition shall be 100% set aside for small businesses. NAICS is 722320. Size standard: $7.0M. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. The solicitation (SF 1449) will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website (FedBizOpps) at http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation may be downloaded from this website. Solicitation will be issued on or about 24 May 2013 with quote due on or about 4 June 2013, 2:00 p.m. Fort Knox, KY, (Eastern) local time. Please note these dates are subject to change. All amendments to the solicitation will be likewise posted to this website. Contractors are cautioned to check this website for amendments. All offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) Environment (https://www.sam.gov) for CCR and ORCA data. Paper copies of the solicitation (SF 1449) will not be available. Solicitation must be downloaded at the above listed website. Offerors shall deliver in person or mail completed quote packages to: MICC - Fort Knox, Attn: CCMI-CKX-KX, Bldg 1109B, Ste 250, 199 6th Ave, Fort Knox, KY 40121-5720. Fax or late bids WILL NOT be accepted. All offers shall be submitted no later than the date and time specified for receipt (see Block 8 on the SF 1449 or the latest issued amendment). Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsive, responsible offeror.