NDARNG- HSC 141 AT Meals 7-21 May

The contract award notice, identified by solicitation number W901UZ26Q9997, pertains to the provision of full-service catering for the North Dakota Army National Guard during annual training from May 7 to May 21, 2026, at the Fargo Readiness Center and Camp Grafton Training Center. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 722320, restricting eligibility exclusively to small businesses registered in SAM. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price purchase order with a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology, where technical acceptability—determined by compliance with the Performance Work Statement—is a mandatory pass/fail criterion before price is considered. Services include daily breakfast, lunch, selected dinners, and boxed meals totaling approximately 2,163 meals over the 15-day period, with all food required to be pre-prepared and only warmed using government-furnished appliances; no raw food cooking is permitted. Contractors must submit approved menus, provide all necessary dining equipment, ensure timely delivery, maintain kitchen cleanliness, and ensure personnel wear clearly marked contractor badges. The contractor is responsible for all transportation, labor, materials, and compliance with state health laws and installation security protocols. Invoicing must be submitted through the Wide Area Workflow system, requiring prior registration in both SAM and WAWF, with payments processed by the National Guard Bureau’s Office of the United States Property and Fiscal Officer in Bismarck, North Dakota. All personnel must complete AT Level 1 training within 30 days of contract start, undergo background checks against NCIC-III and Terrorist Screening Database lists, and adhere to strict access control measures including identification badge requirements and vehicle searches. A zero-tolerance policy for trafficking in persons is enforced, and contractors must ensure compliance with operational security, utilities conservation, and facility conduct rules. Key personnel commitments are required, and proposals must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer by the deadline of April 24, 2026. No specific packaging, marking, or MIL-STD standards are detailed, and no option periods or reserved clauses are currently activated, though they remain eligible for future modification. The contract value is not specified in the solicitation, as pricing is to be provided by offerors in their submitted quotes.