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120th RSG Catered Meal Services, Ft. Devens MA

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W7NC USPFO ACTIVITY ME ARNG
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
W912JD26QA021
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
722320
Product service code
S203
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-06
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Devens, MA
Contracting contact
darlene.r.howes.civ@army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Amendment 0001 - Issued on 8-4-2026. - Provide clarification to questions raised by vendors. Amendment 0002 - Issued on 8-6-2026. - Details below: a. Provide clarification to questions raised by vendors. b. Performance Work Statement Revision: sections 5.1.2, 5.1.4 and 5.1.6. All other sections of the PWS remain unchanged. c. Updated Wage Determination - WD 2015-4035. Rev No 35. Dated 6-25-26 The 120th RSG has a requirement for catered meal services to feed approximately 81 Soldiers for their eleven-day training event. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to provide catered meals as defined in section 5 of the performance work statement (PWS). This competitive solicitation is to be issued as a 100% set-aside under Small Business IAW RFO 19.104 – Small Business Set-Aside. The United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Contracting Office intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order, resulting from this solicitation. Period of Performance: 16 – 25 October 2026 Location: Dining Facility, Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, 24 Quebec Street, Devens, MA 01434. Amendments Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at SAM.gov Opportunities. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to receive notifications on Contracting Opportunities, quoters will be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued. Potential Quoters are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your offer being considered unacceptable. Basis for Award The Government intends to award a single purchase order to a responsible vendor whose quote represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) to the Government, IAW RFO 12.205. The offeror's initial offer should contain their best terms from a price and technical standpoint, as the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer deems it necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. An unrealistically low price may be grounds for eliminating a quote from consideration. A written notice of award will result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Submittal of Solicitation Questions: Questions concerning this RFQ must be made in writing via email. To: Contract Specialist, Mr. Daniel Bibeau at daniel.s.bibeau.mil@army.mil and the Contracting Officer (KO), Mrs. Darlene Howes at darlene.r.howes.civ@army.mil. Question are Due Date: August 19, 2026 at 3:00pmEST. Subject Line Format: 120th RSG Catered Meal Services – RFQ No: W912JD26QA021 Offerors should promptly notify the Contracting Officer of any problems or ambiguities in the RFQ. It is preferred that each Offeror submit only one set of questions. Service Contract Act The Service Contract Act applies to this contract. The following Service Contract Act wage determination has been incorporated and can be downloaded from SAM.gov: Wage Determination: 2015-4055 – Rev. No 36 – Dated 6-25-26 Submission Instructions All quotes must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Daniel S. Bibeau, at daniel.s.bibeau.mil@army.mil and the Contracting Officer Darlene Howes, at darlene.r.howes.civ@army.mil. Quotes must include a completed SF 1449 and a separate Technical Proposal responding to the evaluation criteria outlined in the FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 Addenda.

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Darlene HOWES
Role
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Email
darlene.r.howes.civ@army.mil
Secondary
daniel.s.bibeau.mil@army.mil
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