HHC 1034th CSSB Meals 4-12 Mar 2026 - Johnston, IA

The Iowa Army National Guard's HHC 1034th Combat Support Support Battalion is soliciting meal service catering for a training event scheduled March 4-12, 2026, under Request for Quote W912LP-26-Q-2000. The procurement covers breakfast and dinner meal services to be delivered buffet-style at Building S53 (DFAC) in Johnston, Iowa, with specific menus and recipes provided by the government. Contractors must meet stringent food safety and preparation standards in compliance with TB Med 530, the National Food Code, ServSafe guidelines, and Armed Forces Recipe Service standards, while providing all necessary serving equipment, disposable serviceware, insulated containers, and temperature-maintenance sources. Award will be made to the responsible vendor submitting the lowest-priced responsive quotation on a firm-fixed price basis. Interested offerors must submit quotes by February 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. central time via email to Contracting Officer Ms. Kelsey Letcher at kelsey.l.letcher.civ@army.mil, and must have active SAM registration and capability to submit invoices electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) with Electronic Funds Transfer payment.

This solicitation is designated as a 100 percent small business set-aside under NAICS Code 722310 (Food Service Contractors) with a $47 million size standard, meaning only small businesses are eligible for award. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The requirement calls for the preparation and delivery of 1,040 breakfast meals and 1,040 dinner meals across nine service days, with varying daily headcounts ranging from 0 to 220 personnel, peaking at 220 on March 5-6 and 200 on March 9-12. Specific menu requirements include entrees such as beef stew, lasagna, meatloaf, and baked chicken breast for dinners, and scrambled eggs, French toast, and western omelets for breakfasts, with limited contractor flexibility permitted only for starch preparation styles, vegetable substitutes, bread types, and dessert types. Performance will occur at the HHC 1034th CSSB facility at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center located in Johnston, Iowa 50131.