SAM #W912CNCATERING

Catering Services for RIMPAC 2026 at PMRF Kauai, Hawaii

The Department of Defense, Department of the Army, is seeking market research responses for catering services to support the RIMPAC 2026 military exercise at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii. - Government Buyer: - 413th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB), Regional Contracting Office Hawaii (RCO-HI), 921st Contracting Battalion, Wheeler Army Airfield, HI - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - Comprehensive catering services for U.S. forces during RIMPAC 2026 - Prepared meals (breakfast and dinner) - Bottled water - All personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items required for service delivery - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Services must comply with U.S. health and sanitary standards - Contractor must be able to operate on Kauai, Hawaii - Must meet tight exercise schedules and labor law compliance - Risk mitigation for logistics is required - Firm Fixed Price contract anticipated - No specific products, part numbers, or OEMs are listed; focus is on service delivery - Place of Performance: - Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii - Contracting office at Fort Shafter, HI

Description

Sources Sought Notice – RIMPAC 2026 Catering Services PMRF Kauai

The 921st Contracting Battalion, Wheeler Army Airfield (WAAF), HI is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for RIMPAC 2026.

The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS PROCUREMENT MAY BE PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work to be performed under this contract will be at the PMRF location on the island of Kauai, Hawaii in support of military exercise RIMPAC 2026. Specific sites will be identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) but will include areas designated for exercise operations, billeting, and training.

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ), IF ANY ISSUED.

REQUIREMENTS BACKGROUND

This is a non-personal services requirement to provide comprehensive logistics support for U.S. forces participating in Pacific Friendship 2026. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following:

Catering Services: Providing prepared meals (breakfast and dinner) and bottled water in accordance with U.S. health and sanitary standards.  

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform any of these requirements, please provide the following information:

Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, specifically highlighting experience operating within Kauai, Hawaii. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

Provide supplies and services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice; Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform in a foreign CONUS environment (Hawaii). Implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight exercise schedules; labor law compliance; and risk mitigation for logistics; Provide services under a performance-based service acquisition contract. ELIGIBILITY

The vendor must demonstrate the capability to perform in the required designated area (Kauai, Hawaii).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ ATTACHMENTS

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than 5 pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. (Note: Increased page count recommended given the complexity of OCONUS BLS compared to local dumpsters).

The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12:00 PM, HST on 6 MAY 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Contracting Specialist SSG Amber Sanchez at amber.l.sanchez8.mil@army.mil and CC Contracting Officer SFC Curtis Jefflo at curtis.r.jefflo.mil@army.mil.

The anticipated contract action will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The estimated period of performance will be  June 3-13 2026.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

Experience in Kauai: What capabilities and past performance can your company provide specifically within Kauai or the Hawaiian Islands? Logistics & Mobilization: What is the lead time required to mobilize equipment and personnel to provide daily catering services to PMRF on Kauai? Company Profile: Provide a statement including status and company profile to include number of employees, office locations, UEI number, etc. Your response shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, SSG Sanchez, Amber in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). All data received marked as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

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