Hot Food Delivery Service for Wildland Fire Response (RFI)

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking qualified vendors for a Hot Food Delivery Service to support wildland fire response operations. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to identify contractors capable of providing hot food transportation services for incident command posts, base camps, and remote locations. Key contract requirements include two-person crews with ServSafe certification, ability to transport and hold at least 200 hot meals at 140 degrees Fahrenheit for six hours, and vehicles with self-contained temperature control capabilities. The RFI is explicitly for market research purposes, with vendors required to submit detailed information about their company, technical capabilities, equipment, staffing, past performance, service locations, and estimated daily pricing. The response deadline is April 29, 2025, with interested vendors invited to submit their information electronically to the designated contract contact.

No specific set-aside designations are currently in place for this opportunity, and no incumbent contractors are mentioned in the documentation. While no specific award value is detailed, the procurement falls under NAICS code 722320 for Caterers, with a small business size standard of $9 million. The service is designed to support hot food delivery across various incident response locations, including fire caches, schools, recreation centers, and open fields. Vendors will be compensated via daily rates, with 50% rates for fractional days under 8 hours and potential mileage reimbursement. The service anticipates supporting wildland fire response teams with the ability to quickly deploy hot meal services to remote and challenging locations, with potential activation during fire season which typically runs through summer and early fall months.