INL/El Salvador: ILEA Catering Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 191NLE26R0075
- Agency
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Office of Acquisition Management
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 722310 Food Service Contractors
- PSC
- S203 Housekeeping- Food
- Place of performance
- El Salvador
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Office of Acquisition Management is soliciting catering services for the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in San Salvador. The contractor must provide daily meal services including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two coffee/snack breaks for law enforcement training participants, with the ability to serve approximately 49,600 meals annually while accommodating diverse dietary requirements including allergies, medical conditions, vegetarian/vegan diets, and religious restrictions (kosher and halal). Minimum qualifications include 10+ years of international cuisine catering experience, a certified international chef with international kitchen certification, capacity to deliver a minimum of 1,600 meals monthly, and a minimum of seven on-site English-speaking employees per meal service. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, assessing technical acceptability based on experience, operational capability, and past performance references, followed by price evaluation. The offer due date is May 7, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
This is a 100% small business set-aside contract with no incumbent contractor identified in the documentation. The contract runs from July 20, 2026, through December 31, 2030, consisting of a five-month base period plus four optional one-year extension periods. The base year requirement includes 5,600 breakfast meals, 5,600 lunch meals, 5,600 dinner meals, 8,000 coffee/snack breaks, and 80 special event catering services, all priced on a per-unit basis and billed monthly. The contract falls under NAICS code 722310 (Food Service Contractors) with a small business size standard of 47 million dollars, and all services will be performed at ILEA San Salvador with FOB destination terms and invoicing through the Invoice Processing Platform.
Notice text
Catering Services for ILEA San Salvador
Contract Overview
Solicitation Type: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
Period of Performance: July 20, 2026 – December 31, 2030 (5-month base period + four 1-year option periods)
Place of Performance: International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) – San Salvador
Scope of Work
ILEA San Salvador seeks a qualified catering services provider to deliver daily meal services (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two coffee/snack breaks) for law enforcement training participants. Services include weekend meals and flexible scheduling to accommodate approximately 1,600 students annually (~49,600 meals).
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years providing international cuisine catering services
- Certifications: Certified international chef and international kitchen certification
- Capacity: Minimum 1,600 meals/month with 7+ on-site employees per meal service
- Management: English-speaking Contract Manager and Chef with 5+ years' experience
- Dietary Accommodation: Ability to serve diverse international cuisines and accommodate allergies, medical conditions, vegetarian/vegan, kosher, and halal requirements
Proposal Submission
Volume I: Technical Proposal (Experience, Operational Capability, QASP)
Volume II: Past Performance
Volume III: Pricing (Excel format)
For complete requirements, detailed specifications, quality assurance standards, contractor responsibilities, and evaluation criteria, please review the full Statement of Work (SOW) and solicitation documentation.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 191NLE26R0075.pdf | ||
| SOW ILEA Catering - 04212026.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| INL/El Salvador: ILEA Catering Services | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| INL/El Salvador: ILEA Catering Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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