Near East South Asia Center (NESA) for the Executive Forum Lodging Support Services

The Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate, within the Department of Defense, seeks lodging support services for the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center's Red Sea/Horn of Africa Executive Forum 02-27, with quotes due November 17, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside. WHS is procuring on behalf of the NESA Center, which is the customer organization.

The contract is firm-fixed-price and covers approximately 32 individuals from January 22 to 30, 2027, with late check-out at 3 p.m. on January 30. The accommodation breakdown is 22 USG-funded rooms and 10 self-pay rooms, totaling 144 USG-paid room nights and 74 self-pay room nights. No budget or ceiling is stated.

The notice lists the place of performance as Arlington, VA 22202. The SOW summary describes hotel accommodations in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. The RFQ summary names NESA Center, 300 5th Ave Building 62, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5066, as the performance location and DoDAAC HQ0801 as the contract administration and inspection/acceptance location.

Requirements include comparable-sized rooms with workspace, desk, drawers, free high-speed internet, refrigerator, microwave, and secure safe, plus a hot breakfast buffet in all rooms. The hotel must operate a full-service on-site restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with no exceptions and sufficient waitstaff, and three additional full-service restaurants within 0.5 miles walking distance. The facility must be within 0.7 miles of a metro station, with preferably available shuttle service; if farther, on-demand shuttle to the nearest metro station must be available at all times. Other requirements are ADA compliance, a public meeting area for up to 10 participants, and on-site laundry. The hotel manager must accommodate dietary restrictions, with no pork or alcohol in foods and chicken as meat substitutes. The contract excludes phone calls, pay-per-view programs, mini-bar consumption, room service, and alcoholic beverages.

Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and email quotes to Contract Specialist Lionel Johnson and Contracting Officer Courtney Applewhite. Quotes must include discount percentage, related fees, tax exemptions, CAGE code, UEI, tax identification number, business size, NAICS code, FSC code, and terms and agreement. Quotes must hold prices for 120 calendar days from receipt. Award goes to the best-value offeror meeting all technical requirements, with evaluation based on technical capability and price. Invoices are submitted electronically via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Acquisition Support Division. The Contracting Officer's Representative is Scott Dorsey. No incumbent is named.

The NAICS code is 721110, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, and the PSC is V231.