31B Food Contract FY26

2026-11-03

This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format Subpart 12 . 6 , as supplemented with additional information included in this notice . This announcement constitutes the only solicitation , quotes are being requested , and a written solicitation will not be issued . This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation ( RFQ ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025 - 06 dated 26 Aug 2025 . This solicitation number W91ZRS26QA002 is for the Connecticut Army National Guard ( CTARNG ). The USPFO for Connecticut intends to award a Firm - Fixed Price contract for Hot Individual Meals . This request is due by 05 March 2026 at 1 : 00 p . m . ( Eastern Time ). This solicitation is 100 % small business set aside . The North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code for this acquisition is 311991 – Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing . The small business standard size for NAICS 311991 is 700 employees . Instructions to OfferorsAll questions shall be in writing . Questions may be faxed to Leslie Fedler at 860 - 386 - 4070 or emailed at leslie . a . fedler . civ @ army . mil . Questions must be submitted No Later Than 27 February 2026 . All quotes are due no later than 1 : 00 p . m . eastern time , 05 March 2026 . Quotes may be faxed to Leslie Fedler at 860 - 386 - 4070 or emailed to leslie . a . fedler . civ @ army . mil . It is your responsibility to make sure your quote is received . The fact that the contracting office did not receive your quote due to an error on the fax machine or email address does not change the due date or time . Basis for AwardThe Award shall be given to a single offeror . The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible , whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government , price and other factors considered . The Government has the right to use Government contracts that the vender has previously won as their past performance rating . Price EvaluationThe price should be fair and reasonable . The contractor should as part of the quote have all costs explained in their quote . Proposals will be evaluated on the Best Value and proposals . A quote which does not have the price break down and that does not include all costs the Government shall consider the quote non - responsive . The determination that a quote is reasonable will be based on competitive quotation / offers and historical history . The most important thing is price and location . The Contracting Officer will evaluate products based on information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer . The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer . The Government is not responsible for developing the comparison from insufficient information provided . Sam ’ s Registration : Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management ( SAM ) database before an award can be made to them . If the offeror is not registered in the SAM , they may do so through the SAM website at http :// www . sam . gov . Payment shall be paid thru the wide area workflow program . All payments are net 30 days . All Offerors must accept this as payment . The wide area workflow website is https :// wawf . eb . mil /. Offers must include a completed copy of FAR 52 . 212 - 3 , Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items ( OCT 2010 ) with its offer . Offers must include a completed copy of FAR 52 . 204 - 24 , Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment ( AUG 2020 ) with its offer . Performance Work StatementPrepared hot meals to be dropped off at Camp Nett , 38 Smith Street . Niantic CT . For the period of 18 May – 16 June 2026 . These meals are a hot breakfast , lunch , and dinner . Estimated delivery time Breakfast : 0700 - 0800 , Lunch 1200 - 1245 , Dinner 1700 - 1745 . SEE AttachmentsSOW 31B Food Contracted FY26Head CountExample 21 Day MenuIAW reference Army regulations , bottled water will not be served as a beverage . Due to the nature of the training and intent to provide a healthy and nutritious meals to the Service Members , the vendor will provide 100 % fruit juice , such as : apple , orange or cranberry juice . All hot meals should contain the following dietary guidance : Grains , vegetables , protein , fruit and assorted beverages . The vendor must provide all paper products , flatware and consumables for the lunch meals . All meals will be individual wraps to minimize the spread of the COVID - 19 . Operating Constraints : All meals are required to be prepared at the vendor ’ s location . Quality Control / Assurance : The contractor is responsible for establishing a Quality control program that , a minimum , includes an inspection that identifies documents , and remedies all deficiencies . The unit is responsible for the following : The unit will monitor the contractor ’ s performance with periodic , unscheduled menu and overall cleanliness inspections . The items / areas inspected may include ( but are not limited to security , sanitation and food standards , quality of food served , temperature of food served , and the contractor ’ s employee ’ s performance . The Soldiers being served will complete an AAR evaluating of FoodYou will not serve them . Trash does need to be picked up . We will need paper goods ( for example forks , napkins , cups , etc .) and all serving utensils to be provided . Quantity is not guaranteed . This is for feeding people in training . The numbers could change as time goes on and food consumption will differ . We can add or subtract the delivery order . Most of the time it is subtraction . Need to know your policy on changing or cancelling the meal count . Provide a quote price per meal . Example lunch is $ 2 . 00 per meal . Also give a complete menu . If using a subcontracter please provide a plan if the contracter does not comply with the contract . Example if food quamitity is wrong or if they stop providing food . Must use sub that complies with all the rules and regulations . The followingprovisions are included in this acquisition : FAR 52 . 204 - 16 , Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting ; FAR 52 . 204 - 24 , Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment ( AUG 2020 ); FAR 52 . 204 - 26 , Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation ; FAR 52 . 211 - 6 , Brand Name or Equal ; FAR 52 . 212 - 1 , Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items ; FAR 52 . 212 - 2 , Evaluation — Commercial Items ; FAR 52 . 212 - 3 Alt I , Offerors Representations and Certifications ( OCT 2010 ); FAR 52 . 217 - 5 , Evaluation of Options ; FAR 52 . 222 - 48 , Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance , Calibration , or Repair of Certain Equipment --- Certification ; FAR 52 . 222 - 52 , Exception from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services --- Certification ; FAR 52 . 237 - 1 , Site Visit ; DFARS 252 . 203 - 7005 , Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials ; DFARS 252 . 203 - 7998 ( DEV ), Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements --- Representation ( DEVIATION ); DFARS 252 . 204 - 7008 , Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls ; DFARS 252 . 204 - 7012 , Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting ; DFARS 252 . 209 - 7992 ( DEV ), Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law --- Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations ( DEVIATION ); DFARS 252 . 225 - 7000 , Buy American - Balance of Payments Program Certificate ; DFARS 252 . 225 - 7031 , Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel ; DFARS 252 . 225 - 7035 , Buy American --- Free Trade Agreements --- Balance of Payments Program Certificate ; DFARS 252 . 225 - 7035 Alt I , Buy American --- Free Trade Agreements --- Balance of Payments Program Certificate ( Alternate I ); DFARS 252 . 225 - 7035 Alt IV , Buy American --- Free Trade Agreements --- Balance of Payments Program Certificate ( Alternate IV ); DFARS 252 . 225 - 7049 , Prohibition on Acquisition of Commercial Satellite Services From Certain Foreign Entities --- Representations : 252 . 239 - 7098 , Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites — Representation ( DEVIATION 2021 - O0003 ) ( APRIL 2021 ), The following clauses apply to this acquisition : FAR 52 . 204 - 10 , Reporting Executive Compensation and First - Tier Subcontract Awards ; FAR 52 . 204 - 18 , Commercial Government Entity Code Maintenance ; FAR 52 . 204 - 25 , Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment ; FAR 52 . 209 - 10 , Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations ; FAR 52 . 212 - 4 , Contract Terms and Conditions — Commercial Items ; FAR 52 . 212 - 5 , Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items ( DEVIATION ); FAR 52 . 212 - 5 Alt II , Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders --- Commercial Items ( Deviation 2013 - O0019 ) ( APR 2015 ) Alternate II ( APR 2015 ); FAR 52 . 219 - 6 , Notice of Small Business Set – Aside ; FAR 52 . 219 . 28 , Post Award Small Business Program Representation : FAR 52 . 222 - 3 , Convict Labor ; FAR 52 . 222 - 19 , Child Labor --- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies ; FAR 52 . 222 - 21 , Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ; FAR 52 . 222 - 26 , Equal Opportunity ; FAR 52 . 222 - 36 , Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ; FAR 52 . 222 - 41 , Service Contract Act of 1965 , ( wage determination no . 1996 - 0239 , revision no . 25 , date of last revision 02 / 03 / 2011 ); FAR 52 . 222 - 42 , Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires ; FAR 52 . 222 - 50 , Combating Trafficking in Persons ; FAR 52 . 223 - 5 , Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information ; FAR 52 . 223 - 18 , Encouraging Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ; FAR 52 . 225 - 13 , Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases ; FAR 52 . 232 - 18 , Availability of Funds ; FAR 52 . 232 - 33 , Payment by Electronic Contractor Registration ; FAR 52 . 232 - 39 , Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations ; FAR 52 . 232 - 40 , Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors ; FAR 52 . 233 - 3 , Protest After Award ; FAR 52 . 233 - 4 , Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim ; FAR 52 . 237 - 2 , Protection of Government Buildings , Equipment and Vegetation , FAR 52 . 252 - 2 ; DFARS 252 . 201 - 7000 , Contracting Officer ’ s Representative ; DFARS ; 252 . 203 - 7000 , Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials ; DFARS 252 . 203 - 7002 , Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights ; DFARS 252 . 203 - 7999 ( DEV ), Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements ( DEVIATION ); DFARS 252 . 204 - 7009 , Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third - Party Contractor Information ; DFARS 252 . 204 - 7011 , Alternative Line Item Structure ; DFARS 252 . 204 - 7012 Safeguarding of unclassified Controlled Technical Information : DFARS 252 . 204 - 7015 , Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors ; DFARS 252 . 211 - 7003 , Item Unique Identification and Valuation ; DFARS 252 . 223 - 7006 Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials ; DFARS 252 . 223 - 7008 , Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium ; DFARS 252 . 225 - 7001 , Buy American and Balance of Payments Program ; DFARS 252 . 225 - 7048 , Export - Controlled Items ; DFARS 252 . 232 - 7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports ; DFARS 252 . 232 - 7006 , Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions ; DFARS 252 . 232 - 7010 , Levies on Contract Payments ; DFARS 252 . 237 - 7010 , Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel ; DFARS 252 . 244 - 7000 , Subcontracts for Commercial Items ; DFARS 252 . 247 - 7023 ALT III , Transportation of Supplies by Sea ; Provisions and Clauses for this synopsis / solicitation can be found at https :// www . acquisition . gov .( End of clause )

Connecticut

2026-03-27