Mess Attendant Services at Sector Field Office (SFO) Eastern Shore

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting proposals for Mess Attendant Services at the Sector Field Office (SFO) Eastern Shore in support of dining facility operations. The contractor will be responsible for comprehensive food service support, including meal preparation, serving, and facility maintenance at the SFO Eastern Shore dining facility, operating daily from 0700-1730 hours and serving approximately 10 breakfast, 22 lunch, and 8 dinner patrons on weekdays with reduced numbers on weekends. Key requirements include maintaining strict sanitation and hygiene standards per the USCG Food Service Sanitation Manual, providing a dedicated on-site supervisor, ensuring employees wear clean uniforms with identification, developing and implementing a comprehensive Quality Control Plan, and complying with all applicable federal safety and health regulations. The contract will be evaluated using a lowest price technically acceptable methodology, ensuring that proposals meeting technical requirements will be assessed primarily on cost. The final deadline for quote submission is May 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM EST, following two previous deadline extensions, and all required technical documents and signed solicitation amendments must be included with proposals or they may be deemed incomplete and non-responsive.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, specifically reserved for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 722310 (Food Service Contractors) and a size standard of $47 million. The incumbent contractor is Diamond Services Incorporated, which currently operates under a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Industrial, Technical and Professional Employees Union (OPEIU Local 4873, AFL-CIO) effective as of June 4, 2024, specifying wage rates and benefits for mess attendant positions. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price award with a base period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, followed by four additional one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2030, for a total potential five-year period of performance. The place of performance is Chincoteague, Virginia 23336, where the SFO Eastern Shore dining facility is located. Prospective offerors must comply with the Collective Bargaining Agreement supplemental terms and the detailed Performance Work Statement requirements, including all federal regulations related to minimum wage, trafficking in persons prevention, and sustainable product procurement.