Fort Jackson Boxed Noon Meals Services

The contract requires the provision and service of noon meals, specifically sub sandwiches, to applicants undergoing processing at the Fort Jackson Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Columbia, South Carolina, under a Firm-Fixed-Price structure. The base performance period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year extension periods available, and a potential six-month extension under FAR Clause 52.217-8, bringing the maximum total contract duration to three years. The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 722310, with a size standard of $47 million, and requires offerors to certify as small businesses under FAR clauses 52.219-6 and 52.219-8, including adherence to the 52.219-14 limitation on subcontracting. All meals must be delivered in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, with a guaranteed minimum procurement value of $1,500, and approximately 15,219 meals are estimated for delivery per period. The contract mandates compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination #2015-4429, Revision 32, effective May 13, 2026, and requires submission of a current health inspection report with a passing score of “A” or “B,” or 85 or above, and adherence to AR 40-657 and Veterinary Service Food Protection Audit standards. All contractor personnel must undergo Personal Identity Verification (PIV) under FAR 52.204-9, complete IWATCH and Level I OPSEC training within 30 days of award and annually thereafter, and comply with DoD facility access controls governed by AR 190-13 and NCIC-III/TSDB checks. Shipment and packaging of meals must adhere to MIL-STD-129 for container labeling and MIL-STD-130 for Unique Item Identification (UII) marking using 2D Data Matrix symbols with appropriate Application Identifiers; the government does not require enterprise identifier codes on the item but demands them be derivable from the encoding. Invoicing is mandatory through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) using receiving reports and DD Form 1423 attachments where applicable. The evaluation methodology is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable