Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 20, 2026·Responses due Sep 15, 2026

Chicago Noon Meals

Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) · W6QM MICC-FT KNOX

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
722310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W9124D26QA316
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
S203
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Contact
SCOTT VOGT (scott.e.vogt4.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W9124D26QA316 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 20, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 30, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026, middle of the range Oct 25, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 20, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Mission Installation Contracting Command Fort Knox intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) to provide boxed noon meals for applicants processing through the Chicago Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), located at 8700 W Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631.The period of performance is 1 October 2026, or date of contract award, whichever is later, through 30 September 2027, with two, one-year option periods. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. NAICS 722310 (Size Standard: $47 Million) applies to this procurement. All responsible small business sources may … (show all)

submit a proposal. The RFQ will be posted on or about 20 August 2026 with quotes due on or about 15 September 2026. These dates are subject to change.

Who won similar work

25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 722310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC9$3.9MSep 29, 2026
IL FORNO RESTAURANT, INC.2$269KMay 28, 2026
AGL SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC1$983KAug 3, 2026
STEVENS DOLORES C Chula Vista CA 91910 USA1$748KOct 1, 2025
CY GLOBAL CONNECTS LLC1$748KAug 4, 2026
CHEFS FOR ALL SEASONS INC1$693KApr 1, 2026
DR SHELLS SOUL FOOD KITCHEN INC.1$622KJan 15, 2026
HOSHKO MICHAEL JOHN San Diego CA 92103 USA1$615KJul 1, 2025
STEWARD HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC1$553KMar 26, 2026
PATTERSON TRUST LLC1$351KSep 28, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.