Dining Facility Services - Regional Training Institute (RTI), AR Army National Guard
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Due Dec 1, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC-6), 33 days left.
| Solicitation number | W912JF27 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W7MW Uspfo Activity AR Arng |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Food Service Contractors (722310) |
| Product or service code | S203 |
| Place of performance | North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 1, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC-6) (33 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (1)
Paid members download every document from this page, or buy this bid alone.
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Arkansas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): This is a Request for Information (RFI) to gauge market interest from qualified small business vendors. This is not a solicitation for quotations. The Arkansas Army National Guard is seeking information for potential Dining Facility (DFAC) services at the Regional Training Institute (RTI) located at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas. ?
Key Details & Requirements Detail Requirement / Description Location Regional Training Institute (RTI) DFAC, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR Service Scope Dining Facility Services (including option years) Primary NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors) Socioeconomic Focus Small Business Vendors (SBA status must be provided) Governing Regulations Subject to Wage Determination and the Randolph-Sheppard Act Performance Work Statement Standard PWS attached (Note: Draft is from the current contract and is subject to updates prior to solicitation release) ?
Vendor Submission Instructions All interested and qualified firms must submit a response package containing the following elements: SAM Registration: Must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Corporate Identifiers: Provide your CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI). Socioeconomic Status: Explicitly state your SBA small business size status.
Capabilities Statement: Submit a brief capabilities statement (maximum of 5 pages). ?? Important Notice This initiative is strictly for market research and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the Government to contract for these services.
Contracting contact
- Eric Osborne · [email protected] · (520) 708-5475
- Ralph D. Grinnell · [email protected] · (520) 708-4896
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 722310, a business counts as small if it has no more than $47.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for food service contractors work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Sodexo Management Inc. $205.1 million in this trade
- Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency $101.0 million in this trade
- Alabama Department Of Rehabilitation Services $20.4 million in this trade
- Professional Contract Services, Inc. $15.5 million in this trade
- Servicesource Inc $14.9 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Food Service Contractors contracts right now
There are 21 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 722310), 9 posted in the last 7 days; 52% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Department of State and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Most of the work with a stated place is in North Carolina, Iowa and Arkansas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 16 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 34 days.
All open food service contractors contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- B B N H Enterprises Inc $7.0 million · Department of the Army · Oct 22, 2026
- K & A Foodservice Inc. $531,050 · Department of the Army · Oct 7, 2026
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Denver CO $4.1 billion · Department of the Navy · Sep 1, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.