ILC Food Service Inc.

ILC Food Service Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business and Asian-Pacific American-owned enterprise based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor providing cafeteria food service, catering, and dining facility management to federal agencies in the National Capital Region and beyond. The vendor competes under full-and-open procurements; none of its recent awards carry set-aside designations, though it qualified for and was awarded a 100% small business set-aside contract from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

ILC Food Service's federal footprint spans four awards across three customer agencies. The Department of State's Bureau of Administration represents the largest commitment at $5.3 million under a definitive contract for Martin Van Buren Suite dining services (awarded May 2026, running through April 2038) that established a catering line and includes dishwasher rental. GSA's Public Buildings Service National Capital Region placed two smaller awards totaling $2 thousand for cafeteria services at the New Executive Office Building and Eisenhower Executive Office Building (August 2022, running through August 2037) and at the Harry S. Truman Building and Columbia Plaza (April 2023, running through April 2038). The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract valued at $300 thousand for cafeteria food services and catering at the NIST Gaithersburg campus (September 2024 through April 2027), where ILC Food Service manages dining operations for approximately 3,000 to 4,000 NIST employees and 7,000 to 10,000 annual conference attendees.

All four awards operate on a definitive or single-award contract structure; ILC Food Service holds no positions on government-wide vehicles, BPAs, or multi-award IDIQs. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $5.6 million, with only $921 thousand obligated to date (16% of potential value). Activity remains sparse at one award per year since 2022, with no sub-award exposure. The vendor's service delivery concentrates on cafeteria operations management, food preparation, catering, and facility support within the housekeeping-food PSC category at high-profile Washington, DC–area federal buildings and research campuses.