2BDE JCLC BUTLER MEALS LODGING TRAINING SUPPORT
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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Set Aside
Original Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Army is conducting a Sources Sought to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing Meals, Lodging, and Training Support for the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Butler program. This requirement is for approximately 110 cadets and 14 cadre, with the training session scheduled for June 16-18, 2026, within a 50-mile radius of Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Responses are due by March 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Scope of Work
The non-personal services contract will cover comprehensive support, including:
- Meals: Provision of food service adhering to USDA dietary guidelines, with specific meal times and beverage stations.
- Lodging: Accommodation and hygiene areas for cadets and cadre, with separate facilities for males and females.
- Training Support: Facilities and personnel for activities such as classroom instruction, medical support, rappelling, climbing, ropes courses, high/low confidence courses, ziplining, aquatics, axe throwing, and land navigation.
- Equipment & Supplies: Furnishing all necessary items for services.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Market Research)
- Anticipated Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price
- Duration: Base year (June 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027) plus four option years (through May 31, 2031).
- Set-Aside: Anticipated Small Business Set-Aside, contingent on sufficient qualified small business responses.
- NAICS Code: 721214 (Recreational and Vacation Camps, except Campgrounds) with a $9 million size standard.
- Product Service Code (PSC): G003 (Recreational Services).
- Response Due: March 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST.
- Published Date: March 17, 2026.
Evaluation
This is a market research notice to determine the availability of qualified small businesses to support a potential set-aside. Responses will inform the government's decision on whether to proceed with a small business set-aside. This notice does not constitute a solicitation, and the government will not pay for information submitted.
Response Requirements
Interested parties should provide:
- Firm details (name, POC, phone, email, UEI, CAGE, small business status/certifications, NAICS).
- Interest in competing as a prime, and any subcontracting/teaming plans.
- Detailed past experience on similar requirements.
- Information on commercial availability, including pricing basis and terms.
- Recommendations for structuring contract requirements to facilitate small business competition.
- Identification of any conditions restricting competition.
- Recommendations to improve the draft PWS.
Responses must be emailed to Renete Barnett-Morgan (renete.l.barnett-morgan.civ@army.mil) and Ranetta DeRamos (ranetta.m.deramos.civ@army.mil), and posted to SAM.gov.