JCLC Fort Devens Meals

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Sam Houston seeks meal services for the Junior Cadet Leadership Course at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, with proposals due May 26 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time and questions due May 22 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time. This procurement is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses at 100 percent and is structured as a Request for Quote with firm fixed pricing.

Place of performance is Ayer, Massachusetts. The contractor must prepare and cook all meals at its normal place of business to comply with Fort Devens regulatory requirements, then transport and serve from a military dining facility (Building 657, alternate Building 665) on Fort Devens. The requirement covers two training sessions: June 15–19, 2026 (360 cadets, 40 cadre) and June 22–26, 2026 (385 cadets, 40 cadre). Line items total 10,450 meals across cadet and cadre breakfast, lunch, and dinner service.

All contractor personnel must maintain current Safe Serve certification and comply with Massachusetts and Fort Devens food service guidelines, OSHA requirements, Army Physical Security Program (AR 190-13), and facility sanitation standards (TB MED 531). The contractor must be on Fort Devens' approved vendor list. Meal service includes breakfast (0600–0700 hours), lunch box meals, and dinner (1700–1830 hours), with two entrée choices, three vegetables, fresh salads or fruits, rolls, and beverages. The contractor must accommodate dietary restrictions—gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, pork-free, and beef-free meals—upon five-day notice and furnish all food, serving equipment, chafing dishes, heating elements, disposable serviceware, cleaning supplies, trash liners, and transportation. Minimum eight servers per meal and two simultaneous serving lines are required.

Service contract labor standards apply: cook positions at $26.62–$29.40 hourly (40 percent fringe), and food service workers, dishwashers, and janitors at $19.11 hourly (40 percent fringe). A resource working group is scheduled for June 1, 2026, with two training sessions as noted. Contracting officer is Cassidy Dummitt (MICC Fort Sam Houston). Quotations must be submitted via email. NAICS 722310, PSC S203.