New Mexico Army National Guard (NMARNG) Dining Facility (DFAC) Food Services
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Due Oct 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6), 7 days left.
| Solicitation number | W912J326QDP08 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W7NQ Uspfo Activity NM Arng |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Food Service Contractors (722310) |
| Product or service code | S203 |
| Place of performance | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6) (7 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
1. Introduction This is a Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information (RFI) issued solely for market research and acquisition planning purposes. The New Mexico Army National Guard (NMARNG) is conducting market research to determine the availability, interest, and technical capability of qualified businesses—including Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB)—to provide turnkey Dining Facility (DFAC) Food Services at the Santa Fe Training Complex.
DISCLAIMER: This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or an obligation or commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing or submitting responses to this notice. All submissions become the property of the Government and will be used strictly for market research and acquisition strategy formulation.
Primary Focus – Industry Feedback on Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) CLIN Structuring & Billing: A primary objective of this Sources Sought notice is to solicit industry feedback and market expertise regarding the most effective, commercially viable, and equitable Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structures and billing methodologies for Dining Facility (DFAC) Service Attendant operations.
The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract and is seeking insights from experienced contractors on historical best practices, fixed-unit pricing models, and administrative efficiencies to inform our future acquisition strategy. Specifically, respondents are requested to provide feedback on how routine attendant duties, fluctuating patron volumes, operating hours, and surge requirements can best be captured within an FFP pricing schedule (such as monthly flat rates, tiered fixed pricing, or fixed unit prices) to minimize administrative burden and invoicing friction while maintaining performance stability.
(See Section 4 for specific submission details and questions) 2. Background and Scope of Requirement The 515th Regiment Regional Training Institute (RTI) operates a single dining facility located at 27A Bataan Blvd, Santa Fe, NM. The facility provides full food service support primarily to military students attending the Basic Leader Course (BLC), Motor Transport Operator Course (88M), and Officer Candidate School (OCS), as well as supporting unscheduled military exercises and contingency operations.
The contractor shall furnish all qualified management, labor, supervision, uniforms, and administrative support necessary to operate the dining facility in strict accordance with the Tri-Service Food Code (TB MED 530), Army Regulation (AR) 30-22, DA PAM 30-22, and OSHA standards. Note that this notice is issued as a standalone summary; a formal Performance Work Statement (PWS) is not attached.
Key Operational Details: Period of Performance: Anticipated four (4) years maximum, structured as one (1) 12-month Base Period and three (3) 12-month Option Periods. Operating Profile & Intermittent Schedule: Unlike standard garrison dining facilities that operate continuously year-round, services under this requirement are driven by an annual military training course calendar. Active operations involve intensive multi-week training cycles interspersed with multi-week periods of inactivity between courses.
Annual Feeding Volume & Student Headcount: The DFAC feeds approximately 800 to 1,000 Soldiers annually across training courses. Maximum seating capacity per meal is 112 diners. Historical Course Breakdown & Estimated Demand: Basic Leader Course (BLC): 8 to 10 classes per year; ~25 days per class; up to 80 students per class; 3 meals per day (~232 operational days annually).
Motor Transport Operator Course (88M): 5 classes per year; ~27 days per class; up to 24 students per class; 3 meals per day (~112 operational days annually). Officer Candidate School (OCS): 8 to 11 classes per year; 2 to 3 days per class; up to 15 students per class; 3 meals per day (~30 operational days annually). Total Estimated Footprint: Combined calendar results in approximately 248 active feeding days annually (~285 total operating days when including required prep days).
Daily Operating Window: During active training days, the contractor must provide continuous 14-hour daily coverage. Typical meal serving hours are: Breakfast: 0700 – 0800 Lunch: 1200 – 1300 Dinner: 1700 – 1800 (Extended serving hours up to 24-hour operations may be required during contingency exercises or emergencies.) Pre-Cycle and Post-Cycle Days: For scheduled courses, contractor staff must perform prior to course start ("pre-cycle" for deep cleaning, food staging, and receiving subsistence deliveries) and following course completion ("post-cycle" for closeout sanitation, inventory reconciliation, and menu planning).
Remote Site Feeding: When Soldiers conduct field training, the contractor must prepare, package into insulated containers, label, and stage complete hot and cold meals and beverages for Government pickup. Government-Furnished Property (GFP): The Government provides the physical DFAC structure, commercial kitchen equipment and heavy appliances (ranges, ovens, tilt skillets, walk-in coolers/freezers, warmers, commercial dishwashers), utilities (electric, water, gas, internet/phone), and potable water and ice.
Subsistence (Joint AFMIS Accountability & Ordering): The Government directly places all subsistence orders and schedules deliveries through the DoD Subsistence Prime Vendor, incorporating contractor menu recommendations. The contractor is not responsible for the financial purchase of food. Once delivered, the contractor is responsible for receiving, offloading, inspecting, storing (per TB MED 530), and preparing all meals.
The contractor works jointly with Government personnel (Contracting Officer's Representative and
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Dangela Parsons · [email protected] · (505) 537-9897
- Edwin D. Widgeon · [email protected] · (505) 853-9878
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 $83.1 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 17 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 722310), 12 posted in the last 7 days; 65% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Department of State and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Alabama, New Mexico and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 16 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 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
- 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.