Sources Sought

Presidio of Monterey (POM) FFS, W5168W-27-R-A015

Department of Defense · Department of the Army

AI summaryThe Army is gathering information from firms that could run full food service (FFS) at U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, California. This is a sources sought notice only: it asks for capability information, not offers. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 12:00 PM Central. More in the summary

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The Army is gathering information from firms that could run full food service (FFS) at U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, California. This is a sources sought notice only: it asks for capability information, not offers. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 12:00 PM Central.

Things to watch

From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.

Worth checking: Sources sought only, not a solicitation. No contract can be won from this notice. It only helps the Army decide how to buy and whether to set the work aside for small business.
Worth checking: Set-aside depends on responses. The Army plans a small business set-aside only if two or more qualified small businesses respond with enough information. Few responses could mean full and open competition.

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Full summary

What they want

Full Food Service (FFS) at U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, CA
Capability information from small businesses in all socioeconomic categories
Information good enough to show whether a small business set-aside is possible

Place of performance: U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, CA (named in the description; the SAM.gov place of performance field is blank)
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: November 2, 2026, 12:00 PM Central

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How to send a response, what the response must contain and any page limits are not in the notice text; check the SAM.gov notice and any attachments.
Contract type, length of the contract, workload and estimated value are not stated.
The SAM.gov place of performance field is blank; the description names Presidio of Monterey, CA.

Eligibility and how to respond

No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 16, 2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
Office: W6QM MICC-FDO FT Sam Houston, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Product/service code: M1FD · Operation of Dining Facilities
Business type: Food & food service (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 722310)
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Past awards and competition

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Full notice text from SAM.gov

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure the Full Food Service (FFS) requirements for U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) - Presidio of Monterey (POM), CA on a small business set-aside basis provided two or more qualified small businesses respond to this SSS with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. We encourage all small business concerns in all socioeconomic categories (i.e., Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns) to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

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