Pre-solicitationPosted Mar 13, 2026·Responses due Apr 3, 2026

APF (APPROPRIATED FUND) MENSA OPERATIONS USAG ITALY, DARBY MILITARY COMMUNITY

Army · 0414 AQ HQ CONTRACT AUG

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
722310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912PF26QA011
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
S203
Place
ITA
Contact
Sonia Zanobini (sonia.zanobini2.ln@army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912PF26QA011 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 11, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Mar 13, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Apr 29, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 29, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 30, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 17, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Sep 9, 2026
    Award Notice
    COMPASS GROUP ITALIA S.P.A. Milano MI 20161 ITA · $1.9M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

NOTE: This is to inform all the interested vendors the Pre-Quote Conference via Teams to be hedl on 18 March 2026 and the site visit to be held on 20 March 2026, due to administrative reasons, will not be held on cited dates. The new dates will be posted in the next few days. Be advised that the solicitation will be posted in the next few days. REQUIREMENT TITLE: W912PF-25-Q-A011 � APF (APPROPRIATED FUND) MENSA OPERATIONS USAG ITALY, DARBY MILITARY COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: The Contractor shall provide all Mensa services including, but not limited to, purchasing food ingredients, p… (show all)

reparing, cooking, and serving food and drink items and cleaning the Mensa assigned areas. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, tools, supplies, chemicals, supervision, and other items or services to perform. The contractor shall accomplish in the performance of this contract respecting this Performance Work Statement (PWS) and all applicable and current US and Host Nation laws and regulations including, but not limited to, Italian A.S.L. (Azienda Sanitaria Locale), Host Nation Public Sanitary Department (Dipartimento Sanita� Pubblica) standards, applicable Italian food service law; D.lgs. 81/2008 Testo Unico sulla sicurezza del lavoro, US Army food regulations; Army Regulations AR 30-22; DA PAM 30-22; DA PAM 738-750; TB MED 530; FM 21-10; FM 10-23; FM 10-24; and TM 10-412. The US regulations can be obtained at http://www.apd.army.mil. PRODUCT SERVICE CODE: S203 Food Services NORTH INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): 722310 Food Service Contractors LOCATION OF THE WORK: The site of the proposed service is Darby Military Community, Livorno, Italy. METHOD OF CONTRACTING: This will be a Request for Quotation (RFQ) resulting in a Firm Fixed Price Requirements Type Contract. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The Government contemplates issuing a Requirement type contract for one year plus four (4) option years. See below for details: Base Year: 01 July 2026 � 30 June 2027 Option Year One: 01 July 2027 � 30 June 2028 Option Year Two: 01 July 2028 � 30 June 2029 Option Year Three: 01 July 2029 � 30 June 2030 Option Year Four: 01 July 2030 � 30 June 2031 SITE VISIT: The Pre-Quote Conference will be held via Teams on 18 March 2026, 09:30 hrs. Be advised that the date and date are estimated and subject to changes. Please send an email to Ms. Zanobini and Mr. Deluca, indicating your intent to participate in the conference and providing the names and email addresses of the people that would like to participate. A link with the invitation will be sent before the pre-quote conference date and time. In addition, a site visit will be held on 20 March 2026 at 10:00 hrs. Be advised that the date and date are estimated and subject to changes. The meeting point is at Gate 27, Depot Area, Via Aurelia, Tombolo (Pisa). In order to participate all interested parties will be invited to indicate their interest by submitting an email not later than Close of Business (COB) by 27 February 2026, to Sonia.zanobini2.ln@army.mil and Brendan.a.deluca.civ@army.mil. Please indicate in your e-mail the solicitation number and the name of the company, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and name(s) of the person(s) who will be present at the site visit (maximum two persons): first name, last name, date of birth, place of birth, type and number of identification document. Please attach the Identification Document (Carta di Identita�) and provide vehicle type and plate number to the e-mail. Only the persons who have provided the personal data will be allowed to attend the site visit. The guards will check the identification card at the gate. The offerors not present on the list will be denied the entrance to the installation. MISCELLANEOUS: the solicitation package including the Performance Work Statement, the safety documentation and all additional information is expected to be posted the last week of February on the following webpage: https://sam.gov/. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Offerors are reminded that to be awarded a government contract you MUST: i. New Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). For more information about UEI, please visit https://www.gsa.gov/aboutus/organization/federalacquisition-service/office-of-systems-management/integrated-award-environmentiae/iae-systems-informationkit/unique-entityidentifier-update ii. Have a CAGE/NCAGE number -American Contractor: CAGE code will be generated upon completion of SAM registration. -Italian Contractor: NCAGE code can be obtained via https://www.siac.difesa.it/tiki/tikiindex.php?page=NCAGE. iii. Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Please ensure that your firm is registered with SAM and all information is current. Within your SAM registration, please ensure the following required provisions are completed: 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment Or Services-Representation (Dec2019); 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021). If you are not registered or your information is not current, you need to go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and fill out a web-based application. You must have a New Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) to start this process. Please begin the process as soon as you receive this RFQ to speed up the contracting process in the event that you are the winning bidder.

Who won similar work

127 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) S203.

Single-winner award sizes (122): middle half $24K to $344K, median $67K; range $3K to $14.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC8$3.6MSep 29, 2026
S365 INC8$235K + 1 sharedJun 11, 2026
Lunar Holdings LLC6$206KMay 14, 2026
JACMEALS L.L.C.5$236KSep 2, 2026
CRE8AD8 LLC5$160KMay 28, 2026
CHOICE SERVICES INC4$395KJul 15, 2026
W6CM USAG CARLISLE BARRACKS Carlisle Barracks PA 17013 USA3$1.2MJul 28, 2025
K & A FOODSERVICE INC.3$1.2MOct 7, 2026
MCGRATH ENTERPRIZES, LTD.3$1.2MDec 18, 2025
IL FORNO RESTAURANT, INC.3$280KMay 28, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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Market

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  • 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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