Sources SoughtPosted Jul 9, 2025·Responses due Jul 29, 2025

Mess Attendant

Air Force and Space Force · FA4819 325 CONS PKP

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
722310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA481926R0001
Set-aside
8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
PSC
S203
Place
Tyndall AFB, FL, USA
Contact
SSgt Jonathan Truslow (jonathan.truslow@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA481926R0001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 9, 2025 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Jul 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 26, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 21, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 3, 2025 to Jan 4, 2026, middle of the range Oct 15, 2025.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 9, 2025).

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

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This is NOT a request for proposal. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Submission of any information to this RFI survey is purely voluntary. Government assumes no financial responsibility for any cost incurred associated to this request for capability information. This is a Sources Sought announcement. The 325th Contracting Squadron at Tyndall AFB, FL, is issuing this RFI for the purpose of locating qualified firms that would have the capabilities to provide … (show all)

management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary for Mess Attendant at Tyndall AFB for the 325th Wing. The Government intends to execute a twelve month base contract with four 12 months options years that includes coverage for labor all personnel, and other items or services necessary to perform food service attendant and support services at Tyndall AFB. Contractor tasks include, but not limited to, the following: serving and replenishing food; cleaning interior and exterior of facilities, equipment, and utensils; maintain equipment and repair as required; prepare raw vegetables and fruits for the self-serve bars and use by military cooks; preparing cold cuts and cheeses for the use of military cooks at the sandwich/deli bar; provide servers for ethnic and/or specialty food bars; make and wrap sandwiches; cut and portion pastry items, and cashier services. The designated NAICS Code is 722310 and a Size Standard of $47.0 Mil. Your response shall include the following information: Size of company (i.e., 8(a)) Relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back to the last three (3) years and your company's capability to do this type of work. Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is currently being drafted and will not be provided with the sources sought Any additional small business representations and certifications (ie. SDVOSB, WOSB, HubZone Certified, etc.) Any interest in participating in a site visit (The government will provide more information in the event one is scheduled) It is imperative that business concerns responding to this source sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. Note: Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. The website is https://www.sam.gov. Registration requires applicants to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Registration may take up to three weeks to process. All information contained in this sources sought announcement is preliminary, subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. History Responses must be received via e-mail no later than 1630 CST, 29 July 2025. All responses should be e-mailed to jonathan.truslow@us.af.mil and james.vaughan.6@us.af.mil

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 722310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tallahassee FL 32399 USA2$17.4MAug 12, 2025
State of New Jersey Newark NJ 07102 USA1$75.3MSep 3, 2026
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Denver CO 80202 USA1$21.9MDec 4, 2025
LEOTA PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES, LLC1$7.1MJun 10, 2026
ARDMORE CONSULTING GROUP, INC1$4.1MFeb 4, 2026
LOW KOUNTRY INK MOBILE NOTARY LLC1$239KJun 13, 2025

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 6 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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.