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JCLC Keweenaw Meals
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The U.S. Government, through the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), is conducting market research via a Sources Sought Notice to identify capable vendors for providing meal services in support of the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Keweenaw in Calumet, Michigan, from 8 to 12 June 2026. The requirement is for daily meal service—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—for approximately 100 individuals, including 75 cadets and 25 cadre, with meals to be prepared, served, and cleaned up between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day. All contractor personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, and non-personal services must be provided except for government-furnished property. Performance standards are strict, requiring 95% compliance for meal readiness and equipment setup, and 100% compliance for sanitation, menu adherence, and service line availability. Meals must be ready 15 minutes before serving and maintained at safe temperatures using chafing dishes, with no cold chain or labeling specifications defined beyond menu coordination and peanut butter identification. The contractor must submit a Quality Control Plan and comply with the government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, operating under the Performance Work Statement and relevant regulations including Michigan Food Law and Army directives. Responses are requested in a structured format limited to three pages and must include a statement of interest, a synopsis of company capabilities and past performance on similar contracts, full company details including UEI, CAGE code, NAICS code 721214, and socioeconomic status such as Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, or WOSB, along with a primary point of contact’s name, title, email, and phone number. Respondents must also identify any conditions that may unreasonably restrict competition, with contact details provided for the MICC Advocate for Competition. All submissions must be emailed to Cassidy Dummitt and Barbara J. Jeffries by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 15 May 2026, with the exact subject line format required. No proposals, quotes, or bids are being sought at this time, and participation in this sources-sought notice does not guarantee future contract opportunities. The procurement is anticipated to be awarded under a fixed-price contract, with invoicing handled exclusively through the Web-based Automated Workflow system. A pre-contract resource working group is scheduled for 25 May 2
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Calumet, MI, 49913, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government to procure meals for cadets and cadre for the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Keweena in Calumet, Michigan, 25 May -12 June 2026.
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) is seeking information from potential sources to provide the meals in support of the U.S. Army Cadet Command's mission. Refer to the attachments: Draft PWS and applicable wage determination. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide the specified meals in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.
This synopsis is a market research tool being used in determining the procurement strategy. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or services. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future advertisement, if any is issued. IThe anticipated NAICS code is 721214. Size standard is $9 Million.
The following is to be included in your response:
- A statement of interest in the services contained herein.
- A synopsis of your company’s capabilities to perform the required services, including descriptions of past performance on contracts of similar size and scope.
- Company Information: Name, address, UEI, CAGE code, and business size/socio-economic status (e.g., Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned) and the corresponding NAICS code.
- Contact Information: Name, title, email address, and phone number for a primary point of contact.
- Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or (210) 466-2269, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sam.gov notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
- Responses to this announcement shall be emailed to Cassidy Dummitt, cassidy.n.dummitt.civ@army.mil and Barbara J Jeffries, Barbara.j.jeffries5.civ@army.mil no later than 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time on 15 May 2026. The email subject line SHALL contain: “PANMCC-26-P-0000 040270 - JCLC Keweenaw Meals - [Your Company Name]" shall not exceed three (3) pages.
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