Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Nutrition Care Services

The Defense Health Agency is seeking a sole-source contractor to provide nutrition care and food services at five military treatment facilities located at West Point, New York; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Riley, Kansas; and Fort Irwin, California. Services include dietitian support, food preparation, and facility sanitation to meet the therapeutic nutritional requirements of patients, service members, and other facility users. Key contract requirements include compliance with the Tri-Service Food Code, maintaining ServSafe certifications for all food service personnel, developing an approved Quality Control Plan within 60 days of award, and conducting weekly documented self-evaluations and monthly sanitation schedules. Personnel must meet extensive security and health requirements, including background checks, Common Access Card issuance for management, tuberculosis testing, vaccinations per CDC guidelines, and anti-terrorism training within 30 days of contract start. The deadline for any firm believing it can meet all requirements to submit written notification is 11:00 a.m. Central Time on March 13, 2026, with supporting evidence required to demonstrate the ability to provide the full range of services described in the attached performance work statement.

This procurement uses no set-aside designation and is intended as a sole-source award to the current contractor, Sodexo Management, Inc. of North Bethesda, Maryland, which is providing services under the expiring contract W81K0421C0002. The sole-source contract will cover the transition period of April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, with a long-term competitive contract scheduled to begin July 1, 2026 under solicitation HT940826RE003. The Government has determined that Sodexo Management is the only known contractor capable of providing all required services by April 1, 2026, given the minimum one-month transition period required for staff recruiting, training, and security clearance processing. No specific contract value is provided in the pre-solicitation notice, though the scope encompasses comprehensive food service operations across five major military medical facilities with continuous 24/7 operations and extensive quality assurance requirements throughout the service period.