6BDE JCLC PANTHER HILLSBOROUGH CNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Overview
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Set Aside
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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 issuing a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing non-personal services for the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Camp Panther 2026. This includes meals, lodging, and facility usage for approximately 470 cadets and cadre from June 8-12, 2026, in Lake Wales, Florida. The Army intends to pursue this as a small business set-aside if sufficient qualified responses are received. Responses are due by April 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST.
Purpose & Scope
This Sources Sought notice aims to gather information from small businesses to determine the feasibility of a small business set-aside for the JCLC Camp Panther 2026. The requirement is for a non-personal service contract to support the camp, which focuses on leadership skills, citizenship, STEM, military settings, and adventure training for JROTC cadets.
The Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the need for the contractor to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, and supervision. Key services include:
- Lodging: For 400 Cadets and 70 Cadre from June 8-12, 2026, ensuring male/female separation and adequate facilities.
- Meals: Provision of 6110 hot meals for 400 Cadets and 70 Cadre, with menu coordination required.
- Facilities & Activities: Furnishing training facilities and staff for various JCLC events, including specific activities like canoes/rowboats, COPE Course, Orienteering, Rock-Climbing Wall, and Rappel Tower.
- Support Services: Providing 12 golf carts for cadre, one long-bed golf cart for medical emergencies, Wi-Fi access for Command and Control, medical support (24-hour First Aid Station with nurses/EMTs), handwashing stations, and ice.
Contract Details
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought
- Anticipated Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
- Set-Aside: Intended for small business set-aside, contingent on sufficient qualified small business responses. All socioeconomic categories (8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) are encouraged to respond.
- NAICS Code: 721214 (Promoters of performing arts, sports and similar events with facilities) with a $9M size standard.
- Place of Performance: Camp Flaming Arrow, Lake Wales, Florida.
- Period of Performance: June 8-12, 2026.
Response Requirements & Deadline
Interested small businesses must submit responses via email to Renete L. Barnett-Morgan (renete.l.barnett-morgan.civ@army.mil) and Ranetta DeRamos (ranetta.m.deramos.civ@army.mil) by April 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST. Responses should include:
- Firm details (name, POC, contact info, DUNS, CAGE, small business status/certifications, NAICS).
- Interest in competing as a prime contractor and any subcontracting/JV plans.
- Detailed previous experience on similar requirements.
- Information on commercial availability and pricing.
- Recommendations to facilitate small business competition and improve the PWS.
- Identification of any conditions unnecessarily restricting competition.
This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.