129 FSF - July RSD Meals

The contract solicitation W50S8X26QA021, titled "129 FSF - July RSD Meals," is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 targeting small business contractors, including HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, for the provision of catered meals to the California Air National Guard at Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The scope requires the contractor to prepare, deliver, and serve 960 buffet-style meals over four days from July 16 to 19, 2026, with 240 meals per day offered to personnel attending Regularly Scheduled Drills. Meals must be delivered by 10:45 AM Pacific Time each day to Building 6506 Dining Area, fully cooked, warm as applicable, and food-safe until served, and must include two proteins, one starch, one vegetable, mixed greens salad with dressings, mixed fruit, dessert, soda, and water, along with 120 large to-go containers and 120 heavy-duty plates per day. All food service must comply with the FDA Food Code 2013, DAFI 48-116, AFMAN 48-147, and EM 385-1-1 safety standards, with 100% compliance required for sanitation and food handling. The contract is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded based solely on lowest price, with SAM registration being a mandatory pass/fail eligibility requirement. The contractor must be physically present on-site to serve meals and comply with all base security policies, including handling Controlled Unclassified Information and reporting accidents to the Base Safety Office. A Contract Manager, fluent in English, must oversee daily operations, and all labor hours—including subcontractor hours—must be reported monthly via the Department of Army Contractor Manpower Reporting Application by October 31 each year. Invoices must be submitted electronically using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), routed to DoDAAC F87700, with payment conditional on full meal count delivery; any shortages will result in payment deductions. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses, including those addressing subcontracting, combating trafficking, equal opportunity, sustainable products, payment by electronic funds transfer, protests after award, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations or entities linked to the Maduro regime or the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The contractor must