Catered Meal Service

2026-11-03

The 488th MP CO has a requirement for catered meal services to feed approximately 140 Soldiers for their three ( 3 ) day training event at Bog Brook Training Area . The contractor must provide all personnel , equipment , tools , materials , supervision , and quality control necessary to serve catered meals as defined in section 5 of this performance work statement ( PWS ). Period of Performance : 1 May through 3 May 2026Location : Bog Brook Training Site ; Gilead , Maine 04217 . Questions . Questions concerning this RFQ or requests for clarification must be made in writing via email to the Contract Specialist , daniel . s . bibeau . mil @ army . mil . The due date for questions will be 3 : 00 PM EST on April 8th , 2026 . As soon as a vendor is aware of any problems or ambiguities in interpreting the specifications , terms / conditions , instructions or evaluation criteria of this RFQ , the Offeror should promptly notify the Contracting Officer . It is preferred that only one set of questions be submitted by each vendor instead of multiple sets of questions . When submitting questions and comments , please refer to the specific text of the RFQ in the following format : Subject : Maine Army National Guard ( MEARNG ) 488th Catered Meals - RFQ No . W912JD26QA012 . The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all questions submitted by vendors , but will consider the responses , consolidate them , and submit responses onto https :// www . sam . gov . All information relating to this RFQ , including changes / amendments and information prior to the date set for receipt of quotes will be posted on https :// www . sam . gov . The Service Contract Act : Wage Determination : 2015 - 4009 - Rev No . 32 - Dated 12 - 3 - 25 . Cover Letter General : Provide an introduction page to include CAGE code , Unique Entity Identification ( UEI ), and Tax Identification Number ( TIN ). Also include your Small Business Administration ( SBA ) certification for you socioeconomic status , e . g . small business , women owned , HUBZone , etc . The cover letter submission must be signed by an officer of the quoter ' s company authorized tocommit the company ; must indicate that the quote is valid for 90 days from the date of the solicitation closing ; must identify by name , title , phone number and email any person authorized tonegotiate on the quoter ' s behalf and should express the extent to the quoter ' s commitment toachieve the objectives of the solicitation and comply with the terms and conditions of the contract . Any significant deviation to the contract should be indicated , including one ' s reasons . Volume I , QuoteGeneral : Your quote must consist of the following : ( 1 ) Standard Form 1449 , Solicitation / Contract / Order for Commercial Items , with blocks 12 , 17 , and 30 completed by you ( including any amendments issued ). ( 2 ) Standard Form 1449 , Solicitation / Contract / Order for Commercial Items , Section SF 1449 - Continuation Sheet ( Schedule of Supplies / Services ), with your proposed pricesinserted in the appropriate blank spaces . ( 3 ) Quoters must ensure that all clauses and provisions that require " fill in " information are appropriately completed , including the proposed prices associated with the contract line items in the Schedule of the RFQ . The completion and submission of the above items of information will constitute your quote and written assent to perform in accordance with the terms of this RFQ . Volume II , Technical : General : Each quoter ' s technical quote will be evaluated to determine if the quoter provides a sound , compliant approach that meets the requirements in the performance work statement and demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of those requirements . Quoter ' s technicalquote will not be compared to another quoter ' s technical quote . If a quoter receives a technicalrating of " unacceptable " they will receive a fail rating and will not be considered for contract award . Factor 1 : The Technical factor is further divided into the following subfactors : a . Subfactor 1 : The offeror must possess a current American National Standard Institute ( ANSI ) - Conference for Food Protection ( Serve Safe ) - ( or a similar accredited program ). The government will not be liable for the cost of the certification . The ANSI Accreditation certificate can be found at : ANAB - ANSI National Accreditation Board . b . Subfactor 2 : The offeror must provide a copy of a current Food Service Establishment Health \ Inspection Report . All food service establishments must meet and maintain the following Health Code Requirements : I . Food inspection letter grade of " B " or equivalentII . Food inspection compliance rating of " Good Compliance " or equivalentc . Subfactor 3 : The offeror must submit a capability statement that they can provide meals on a 3 - day catering menu rotation ( Technical Exhibit 2 of the PWS ) If the vendor intends to utilize a sub - vendor for this requirement , the prime vendor must submit a signed copy of TE 4 from the PWS , certifying that the sub - vendor is capable of fulfilling the Government ' s needs . If Prime vendor is utilizing more than one ( 1 ) sub - vendor , provide a list of names of each subvendor with contact information . Volume III , Past PerformanceGeneral : Offerors must provide relevant experience ( for this purpose , experience refers to what an offeror has done , not how well it was accomplished ) in performing proposed processes and procedures from the past three years . Past performance information may be obtained from any sources available to the Government . For example , the Government may retrieve past performance information from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System ( CPARS ), GSA , or Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System ( FAPIIS ). As a result , this RFQ does not include a pastperformance information submittal from quotersDiscussions : The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors . Therefore , the offeror ' s initial offer should contain the offeror ' s best terms from a price and technical standpoint . However , the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary . The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest ; accept other than the lowest offer ; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received . To meet compliance with DFARS 252 . 232 - 7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests , all Contractors must submit requests for payment ( invoices ) through PIEE . Additional information and registration for PIEE can be completed online at https :// wawf . eb . mil / piee - landing /. Payment will be made by DFAS office designated in the contract . All payments will be made by electronic transfer of funds ( EFT ). The Government will make payment through PIEE upon satisfactory completion of work and the receipt of a proper certification for payment .

Maine

2026-05-01