5BDE Coconino High School JCLC Meals
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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, MICC-FT KNOX, is conducting a Sources Sought to identify qualified small businesses for food service support for the Army JCLC Leadership Challenge Exercise. This requirement is for 100 Cadets and 27 Cadre at Camp Navajo, Bellemont, Arizona, from April 23-26, 2026. The government intends to set this aside for small businesses if sufficient responses are received. Responses are due by February 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, and services necessary for comprehensive food service. This includes:
- Meal Preparation & Delivery: Off-site preparation, transportation of hot and cold meals, on-site storage, final preparation, and serving.
- Event Support: Services for 100 Cadets and 27 Cadre during the JCLC Leadership Challenge Exercise.
- Facility Utilization: Use of government-provided Dining Facility (DFAC) at Camp Navajo.
- Meal Requirements: Seven meals per person (3 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners).
- Cleanup: Post-meal cleanup in accordance with Arizona State Food Service standards.
- Supplies: Provision of cutlery, serving utensils, and eating utensils.
- Personnel: No security clearance required for contractor personnel.
Contract Details
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (for market research and planning purposes only).
- Anticipated Set-Aside: Small Business (contingent on sufficient responses). All small business categories (8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) are encouraged to respond.
- NAICS Code: 722310 (Food Service Contractors), Size Standard: $47 million.
- Product Service Code (PSC): S203 (Food Services).
- Place of Performance: Camp Navajo, Bellemont, Arizona.
- Period of Performance: April 23-26, 2026.
Response Requirements
Interested firms must submit the following information:
- Firm name, POC, contact details, UEI, CAGE, small business status/certifications, and NAICS.
- Indication of interest as a prime contractor and any planned subcontracting/JV/teaming arrangements.
- Detailed past experience on similar requirements (size, scope, complexity, timeframe).
- Information on commercial availability, pricing, delivery schedules, and customary terms.
- Recommendations to structure contract requirements for small business competition.
- Identification of any conditions restricting competition.
- Recommendations to improve the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Submission Details
- Response Due: February 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST.
- Submission Method: Email responses to Contract Specialist Renete Barnett-Morgan (renete.l.barnett-morgan.civ@army.mil) and Contracting Officer Deborah Davis-Maxwell (deborah.r.davis-maxwell.civ@army.mil).
- Point of Contact: Renete Barnett-Morgan, (520)945-9018.
Additional Notes
This is not a Request for Quote/Proposal and does not commit the government to a contract. The government will not pay for information submitted. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached for review.