Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award Watch Care Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 046734
- Agency
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MICC Fort Hood
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 624410 Child Care Services
- PSC
- R699 Support- Administrative: Other
- Place of performance
- Fort Cavazos, Texas 76544, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
MICC Fort Hood issued a notice of intent to sole-source award Watch Care Services to Morale Welfare & Recreation Child Youth Service (MWR CYS) on August 7, 2026. The procurement is restricted to MWR CYS based on the determination that no other commercial vendor can replicate MWR CYS's level of integration and mandated oversight on a military installation. MWR CYS will provide one Watch Care Coordinator and a scalable team of childcare providers to support religious services and events across Fort Hood, enabling Soldiers and families to participate in religious programming where Unit Ministry Teams, Department of the Army civilians, and volunteers cannot fulfill this function. Although this is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation document is available, responsible sources who believe they can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement for agency consideration; the Government retains sole discretion to compete or proceed with sole-source award. NAICS code 624410 (Child Care Services) applies, with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. Capability statements should be emailed to Chasity Griffin (chasity.n.griffin.civ@army.mil) and Marcellus Newson (marcellus.j.newson.civ@army.mil).
Notice text
The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC)-Fort Hood intends to procure Watch Care Services for United sTates Army Garission Religous Service Organization on a sole-source basis for a commercial product, in accordance with Revolutionary Far Overhaul FAR 12.101-1.
The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) Child Youth Service (CYS) . The basis for this sole-source determination is that MWR CYS. Child youth services are an executive agency/source for childcare on Army Installations. CYS has confirmed that they can meet the needs of this requirement; therefore, they override any other applicable source and will be the sought after vendor for this requirement. No other commercial vendor can replicate MWR CYS level of integration and mandated oversight on a military installation.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 624410, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of $9.5M
The Government requires CYS to provide one (1) Watch Care Coordinator and a scalable team of childcare providers to support religious services and events across Fort Hood. These services are essential for ensuring Soldiers and their families can participate in religious programming, as stated in the PWS, this function cannot be performed by Unit Ministry Teams (UMT), Department of the Army (DA) Civilians, or volunteers.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. No solicitation document is available. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet the requirements may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Responses should be emailed to Chasity Griffin chasity.n.griffin.civ@army.mil and Marcellus Newson at marcellus.j.newson.civ@army.mil.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Watch Care Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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