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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Catered Meals
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The United States Property and Fiscal Office for the District of Columbia intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Sardi’s Catering, Inc. to provide catered meals in support of the DC Army National Guard's Make DC Safe and Beautiful and America 250 missions. This contract will cover the period from May 15 to June 28, 2026, serving as a bridge solution while a competitive procurement is underway for longer-term catering services. The requirement is substantial, with an estimated daily total of 13,200 meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight chow, to be delivered daily to multiple locations, including Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the DC Armory. The vendor must prepare meals in compliance with FDA food safety standards and local health regulations, ensuring timely deliveries under strict scheduling requirements. This sole source award is justified by the incumbent’s unique capability to maintain uninterrupted catering services critical to ongoing mission support, preventing delays and operational disruptions. The procurement is conducted under authorities allowing simplified procedures due to its support for emergency operations. Although this notice signals the government’s intent to award the contract to Sardi’s Catering, it is not a request for proposals or quotations, and responses will not be solicited or acknowledged. The anticipated award date is May 13, 2026, with the primary point of contact being MAJ Darrin Weaver.
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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE SOLICITATION AND AWARD TO SARDI'S CATERING, INC FOR CATERED MEALS SUPPORTING THE MAKE DC SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL AND AMERICA 250 MISSIONS.
The United States Property and Fiscal Office for the District of Columbia (USPFO-DC), the Contracting Activity, intends to issue a solicitation and award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract for the DC Army National Guard, the Requiring Activity, to Sardi's Catering, Inc. 9204 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740-1316. (SAM Unique Entity ID: RBN1EFTYSXJ4; CAGE: 748X1).
Catered meals for Soldiers supporting Make DC Safe and Beautiful (MDCSAB) and America 250 (A250) missions. This sole source contract will provide catered meals from 15 MAY 2026 - 28 JUN 2026 as a bridge solution while a competitive purchase / task order is procured as the long-term solution for MDCSAB and America 250 catered meal requirements. The vendor must prepare meals in commercial kitchens that comply with the FDA Food Code, and all applicable local health regulations. Deliveries must occur daily, with flexibility to handle split disbursements to LSA Lincoln at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) and the DC Armory within strict time windows. This requirement is for the procurement of catered meals to support District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) operations in the National Capital Region (NCR). The requirement covers the period of 15 May through 28 June 2026 and includes an estimated total of 13,200 meals per day, estimated breakdown as 4,300 breakfast meals, 4,300 lunch meals, 4,300 dinner meals, and 300 midnight chow meals each day of service.
The Contracting Officer has determined that Sardi's Catering, Inc. has the capability and only the incumbent contractor can continue to provide these critical services without a break, thereby preventing the unacceptable delays and mission degradation described above while the follow-on contract is completed.
The authority for this sole source procurement will be Title 41 U.S.C. §1901(c)(3) and §1903(b)(3), as implemented by RFO FAR 12.102(b) and is utilized because this requirement is for the procurement of commercial services (catered meals) in direct support of an emergency operation by Executive Order. This will be awarded using simplied procedures in RFO FAR Part 12. Anticipated award date is 13 May 2026.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged.
Primary Point of Contact: darrin.j.weaver.mil@army.mil