Yellow Ribbon | IA ARNG | 2-34 BCT | Iowa City, IA

The Iowa Army National Guard is soliciting quotes for comprehensive event services to support the 2-34th Brigade Combat Team Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) event scheduled for July 31–August 1, 2026, in Iowa City, Iowa. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to deliver lodging, meeting spaces, meals, and parking for the post-deployment event. Key requirements include furnishing 50 non-smoking hotel rooms with two beds each on July 31, multiple meeting rooms with specific capacity and audio-visual specifications (including a general session room for 750 people and a breakout room for 300 people), Saturday meal services for approximately 750 adult attendees and 52 children, and 600 parking passes. Award will be made on a price basis, with quotations evaluated primarily on cost; pricing must be presented on a flat, firm-fixed basis inclusive of all taxes, service fees, and parking. Quotations must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. central time on May 11, 2026, to Mr. Hunter Maeder and Mrs. Kelsey Letcher at the Iowa Army National Guard, with submission of completed Attachment 01 (Contractor Information and Pricing Tables) and proposed facility addresses mandatory for compliance.

This is a total small business set-aside solicitation under NAICS Code 721110 (Hotels and Motels), which carries a $40 million small business size standard, with no incumbent contractor identified in the solicitation materials. The contract value is not explicitly stated; however, the scope suggests moderate pricing given the limited duration and specific deliverables. The event duration is two days (July 31–August 1, 2026), with lodging required only for the evening of July 31. The place of performance is Iowa City, Iowa, specifically within a 25-mile radius of 4540 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52246. The contractor must maintain 100 percent compliance across all lodging, meeting room, meal, and parking requirements, designate a Contract Manager and alternate within five business days of award, comply with anti-trafficking and labor standards policies, and ensure all contractor personnel wear identification badges or uniforms identifying them as hotel staff.