S203--CLC Long-Term Food Service Base plus four one-year options

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive food service operations for the Community Living Center (CLC) and Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Program (PRRP) at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to prepare, serve, and clean up three meals daily for residents requiring long-term care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services. Key contract requirements include providing fully cooked meats to accommodate an immunocompromised population, offering dysphagia accommodations, ensuring all dairy products are pasteurized, and submitting actual personnel resumes with required certifications and safety procedures. The procurement will be evaluated with consideration given to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) contractors. The deadline for submission of questions is November 6, 2025, proposal quotes are due November 28, 2025, by 9:00 AM PST, and a site visit is tentatively scheduled for November 21, 2025.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and represents a new requirement with no incumbent contractor. The estimated contract value is $65,700 monthly for meal services plus $12 monthly for vending machine services, with a base contract period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, and four one-year option periods extending through 2029. The annual meal volume is estimated at approximately 65,700 meals. Background investigations for personnel are estimated at $200 per person, and no CAC cards or security clearances are required. The place of performance is 110 Krukowski Road, Building 110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819, and interested vendors are encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to familiarize themselves with the facility and kitchen renovations currently underway.