Meal Deliveries to Camp Dodge VAARNG

The U.S. Army National Guard, through the W7N5 Uspfo Activity VA ARNG, is soliciting meal delivery services for breakfast and dinner meals to be provided at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, under solicitation number W912LQ26QA022. This procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 311991, reserved exclusively for small businesses, with proposals due by June 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The contract requires the contractor to deliver fully prepared, high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals during specified windows between 0530 and 1730, with zero preparation allowed on-site. The scope includes 576 breakfast meals delivered between August 13 and 30, 2026, and an unspecified number of dinner meals across the same period. All meals must meet U.S. Army standards for temperature, accuracy, and variety, with strict performance metrics allowing no more than one meal per delivery window to be delivered outside the time frame, at incorrect temperature, or with missing or incorrect items. The contractor must handle all logistics, including transportation costs under FOB destination terms, and ensure compliance with military packaging standards including MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 for labeling, tracking, and verification. Personnel must adhere to rigorous hygiene, grooming, and smoking protocols, and all employees must pass DoD-mandated background checks using NCIC-III and TSDB systems, as required by Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor must also comply with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses pertaining to Buy American requirements, prohibition of inverted domestic corporations, combating trafficking in persons, sustainable product usage, pollution prevention, and exclusion of covered defense telecommunications equipment. Payment requests must be submitted via the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system using designated DoDAAC codes, and the award will be made to the lowest priced responsive and responsible offer. Submission of a signed Information Sheet and electronic quote via email to Matthew Guyer is mandatory, with no facsimiles or phone inquiries permitted. All contractors must designate a Contract Manager and adhere strictly to site-specific security, safety, and administrative procedures.