NSS Catering FY25
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- Solicitation number
- W91QF025Q6009
- Agency
-
MICC Fort Eustis
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 722320 Caterers
- PSC
- S203 Housekeeping- Food
- Place of performance
- Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, United States
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Eustis is seeking catering services for the National Security Seminar-Resident Education Program (NSS-REP) and National Security Seminar-Distance Education Program (NSS-DEP) for Academic Year 2025. This is a non-personal services contract to provide catering for lunches at multiple locations including Root Hall, Army Heritage and Education Center, and LeTort View Community Center. The solicitation is currently in a sources sought notice phase, with responses due by March 28, 2025, and seeks information about potential contractors' capabilities, experience, and capacity to provide catering services. Evaluation criteria include previous catering experience, small business status, ability to meet service requirements, and recommendations for improving the procurement approach. Contractors are required to provide detailed information including firm details, contact information, DUNS number, CAGE code, small business certifications, and past performance evidence.
The contract falls under NAICS code 722320 with a size standard of $9,000,000, and there is no specific small business set-aside designated at this time. The catering events are scheduled for specific dates in June (2-4) and July (21-23), with lunch services required from 1130-1230 hours each day and estimated participant headcounts ranging from 110-215 per event. Contractors must possess specific qualifications including State Serve-Safe Certification, Business License, Food Establishment License, USDA Food Safety Inspection Certification, and Food Service Permit. The government will award a firm-fixed price contract for buffet-style hot lunches and sandwich/salad bars, with requirements to accommodate special dietary needs and maintain professional service standards. Potential contractors are encouraged to provide detailed information about their capabilities, pricing structures, and recommendations for facilitating competitive bidding.
Notice text
***THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY.***
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does
not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an
RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or
service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept
unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.
The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.
Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in
any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the
Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of
Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 722320; size standard
$9,000,000.
This is a non-personal services contract to provide catering service for the AY24 NSS-REP/NSS-DEP hosted by the
USAWC Commandant. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools,
materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform catering service for the
lunches as defined in the attached PWS.
NSS-REP: Catering services will be needed in Root Hall (Lecture Halls East/West common area) for lunch on 2 June 2025 and 4 June 2025, and at the Army Heritage and Education Center (AHEC) on 3 June 2025.
NSS-DEP: Catering services will be needed in Root Hall (Lecture Halls East/West common area) on 21 July 2025, AHEC on 22 July 2025 and LeTort View Community Center on 23 July 2025.
In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement
regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone,
SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify
subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or
subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial),
pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.
4. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information,
basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and
conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among
small business concerns.
6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with
respect to this acquisition.
7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified
items/services.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Revised PWS AY25 NSS-REP and NSS-DEP Catering.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NSS Catering FY25 | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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