Fort Lee Full Foods Service Award

The contract is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price bridge award to Southern Foodservice Management, Inc. for the operation of Army Dining Facilities at Fort Lee, Virginia, with a seven-month performance period from June 26, 2026, to January 26, 2027. The total estimated value is $24,063,264.82, funded through Fiscal Year 2026 Operations and Maintenance, Army appropriations under 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1). The contractor is responsible for providing all supervision, labor, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to deliver full food services, including receiving, storing, preparing, requisitioning, and serving meals, with Government Furnished Property excluded. This acquisition was justified under FAR 6.103-1 due to mission necessity and the inability of any other source to provide uninterrupted service without unacceptable risk, as prior contractors demonstrated poor performance and no alternatives could meet the timeline. The contract serves as a temporary measure to ensure continuous food service support during the transition to the future Dining Excellence initiative. Subcontracting plan requirements are mandated in accordance with FAR 19.206-3 and FAR 19.302-3, with coordination required between the contracting office and the Small Business Administration. The place of performance is exclusively at Fort Lee, Virginia, and the contract carries no options, key personnel requirements, security clearance mandates, or organizational conflict of interest provisions. Payment administration details, inspection criteria, packaging, labeling, or preservation specifications are not formally outlined, and the Government retains responsibility for oversight through performance assessments and contract surveillance. The contracting officer, Edward Wojtan, is based at MICC-Fort Eustis, and there is no designated Contracting Officer’s Representative or technical representative identified in the documentation.