Description
The Defense Health Agency is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive nutrition‑care food services at five Army Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) located in California, Missouri, Kansas, Georgia, and New York. Work includes therapeutic diet preparation, patient‑tray assembly and delivery, dining‑room operations, cash‑collection management, facility sanitation, and associated logistics, staffing, training, and quality‑control functions. The contract will be firm‑fixed‑price with a transition period (Dec 2026‑Jan 2027), an eight‑month base period (Feb 2027‑Sep 2027) and two optional one‑year extensions, potentially resulting in a three‑year performance horizon. The solicitation is set‑aside for small‑business participants (HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB) but also allows large‑business offers with a subcontracting plan.
• Provide full‑service nutrition care (menu planning, therapeutic diets, patient tray service) at five geographically dispersed Army hospitals.
• Manage dining‑room, cash‑collection, sanitation, and logistics functions; develop quality‑control, transition, contingency, and training plans.
• Contract type: Firm‑fixed‑price with a base period of 8 months plus two optional 12‑month extensions; small‑business set‑aside with multiple contracts possible.
• Mandatory compliance with numerous FAR/DFARS clauses, SCLS/CBA wage determinations, RANDOLPH‑SHEPPARD Act priority, and extensive reporting requirements.
• Primary point of contact: Michelle Bartkowski ([email protected], (726) 203‑0083).