Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Angkor Sentinel 27 Catering Services
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summarySolicitation W91QVP-26-AS27-CATERING: to be eligible, vendors must send facility details by November 2, 2026 and take part in a Food and Water Risk Assessment (FWRA), a Government food-safety assessment of their kitchen. The U.S. Army's 413th Contracting Support Brigade wants turnkey catering in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, for Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2027, from February 13 to 26, 2027. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM Hawaii time (6:00 PM Eastern), by email. More in the summary
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Solicitation W91QVP-26-AS27-CATERING: to be eligible, vendors must send facility details by November 2, 2026 and take part in a Food and Water Risk Assessment (FWRA), a Government food-safety assessment of their kitchen. The U.S. Army's 413th Contracting Support Brigade wants turnkey catering in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, for Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2027, from February 13 to 26, 2027. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM Hawaii time (6:00 PM Eastern), by email.
Who can bid (7)
- Take part in and support a Food and Water Risk Assessment of the proposed cooking facility, mobile kitchen or other food-preparation location.
- Provide facility details and proposed timelines for the FWRA by November 2, 2026.
- Send a DBA insurance estimate with the quote and be able to buy DBA insurance within 72 hours of award.
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- Active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and active enrollment in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), the Government's online invoicing system.
- Be able to accept payment through WAWF in U.S. dollars.
- Current food-service licenses and permits, sent as FWRA supporting documentation, plus all host-nation authorizations for food preparation, delivery and waste handling.
- Submit a signed Section 889 form (the ban on certain telecommunications equipment).
How to submit: Email the PDF response and the Excel Pricing Sheet to MAJ Phillip Pandy (phillip.d.pandy2.mil@army.mil) and SSG Uchechukwu Mbawuike (uchechukwu.mbawuike.mil@army.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Required food safety assessment on set dates. Vendors who miss the facility details date of November 2, 2026 or the assessment window can be found ineligible for award, so the kitchen must be ready and inspectable first.
- Serious: Work in Cambodia needs host-nation licenses. The contractor must hold every Cambodian license, permit and authorization for food preparation, delivery and waste handling, and staff must be allowed to work in Cambodia; a U.S. firm may need a local partner.
- Serious: Defense Base Act insurance estimate needed with the quote. A DBA estimate must go in with the quote, coverage must start before work, and the price cannot be adjusted after award.
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- Serious: Kitchen must be self-supplied. There is no cooking area at the serving site and the Government supplies no food, equipment, water, ice, vehicles or labor, so the vendor needs a mobile kitchen or an approved off-site kitchen.
- Worth checking: Assessment window year conflict. The notice and RFQ give the Food and Water Risk Assessment window as November 10 to 13, 2026, but the addendum twice says 2027; ask the contracting officer which is correct.
- Worth checking: Funds not yet available. The Government's obligation depends on appropriated funds, and there is no legal liability to pay until funds are made available.
- Worth checking: Tax treatment of prices is unclear. The RFQ says to price without taxes, while clause 52.229-6 says the contract price includes applicable taxes and duties; foreign firms may also face a 2 percent excise tax withholding.
- Worth checking: Quantities and dates may change. Meal counts, periods and services can change within the general scope, and the Government may cancel within 48 hours of execution of performance or delivery, so unit prices must hold.
- Worth checking: Local labor law and site access rules. Overseas local labor law clause 252.222-7002 applies, and base access is limited to staff authorized by Cambodian law to work there.
- Minor: Payment through WAWF in U.S. dollars. A lapsed SAM registration stops WAWF from working and delays payment. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Minor: DBA insurance priced two ways. CLIN 0009 is for DBA insurance if separately priced by direction of the contracting officer, but the addendum says it will not be separately priced or evaluated; ask how to price it.
- Minor: Do not share the RFQ. Sharing the RFQ with other vendors may get a firm eliminated, which matters when lining up local partners.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- B08 Combined Synopsis and Solicitation AS27 Catering Services.docx (read)
- Performance Work Statement Cambodia Angkor Sentinel Catering Services 2027.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Cook and serve meals at the Multinational Peacekeeping Force Training Center (PKO), Kampong Speu, Cambodia, from 13 to 26 February 2027; no permanent cooking area is available there.
- Meals per day: U.S. personnel breakfast and dinner, 90 PAX/day each; Cambodian personnel breakfast, lunch and dinner, 250 PAX/day each (PAX means people served).
- Menus with American/Western, Cambodian, Halal and vegetarian options, beverages, and 0.5 liters of water per person.
- Bring a mobile kitchen, or use an approved off-site commercial kitchen and deliver the meals; the Government supplies no food, equipment, water, ice, vehicles or labor.
- Follow TB MED 530 (the Tri-Service Food Code, the military food-safety rulebook): a trained Person in Charge, temperature logs, safe water and ice, cleaning and waste removal.
- Set up and remove the catering capability (contract line item numbers (CLINs) 0001 and 0008) and run operations (CLIN 0002); CLIN is one priced line of the order.
- Estimated cultural event days: 20 February breakfast only and 21 February dinner only, for the Angkor Wat / Siem Reap movement.
- Option CLIN 0010AA: one commercial ice cream machine with product, toppings, cleaning and removal, QTY 1 Job.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) award from a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quote, RFQ), using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services
- Period of performance
- 13 February to 26 February 2027; the Government may change the period, quantities and services within the general scope
- Place of performance
- Multinational Peacekeeping Force Training Center (PKO), Kampong Speu, Cambodia (outside the United States)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Comparative evaluation of quotes under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-2(b)(3), price and other factors; award to the quote most advantageous to the Government, which may not be the lowest price
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM Hawaii time (6:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Email the PDF response and the Excel Pricing Sheet to MAJ Phillip Pandy (phillip.d.pandy2.mil@army.mil) and SSG Uchechukwu Mbawuike (uchechukwu.mbawuike.mil@army.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Other (non-price) factors: clear understanding of the requirements and ability to perform safely under TB MED 530 / Tri-Service Food Code; completeness of the FWRA coordination information; availability of the proposed cooking facility or mobile kitchen; adequacy of food-safety, sanitation, temperature-control and water controls
- FWRA participation and readiness: complete contact and scheduling information; kitchen available for inspection; adequate food-safety, sanitation, water, refrigeration and waste controls; documents and access for Government assessors; timely corrective actions
- Price: complete pricing for every CLIN, no unbalanced pricing, and prices that are reasonable against the Government estimate (if any) and market prices
What to include when you submit
- Send all responses as PDF and the Pricing Sheet as an Excel file.
- Include the signed and dated solicitation with a total price for all CLINs and options on the Pricing Sheet, and the contractor information block completed.
- Include the FWRA coordination information: primary and alternate point of contact, preferred and at least two alternate assessment times, key personnel availability, the proposed kitchen location and its capabilities, and supporting documents.
- FWRA supporting documents: current food-service licenses and permits, food-safety certifications for the Person in Charge and key staff, sanitation and temperature-control procedures, water source, waste disposal plan, and food transport procedures if meals are made off site.
- Include a copy of the Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance estimate (DBA: workers' compensation insurance for contractor staff working overseas), a Capability Statement, and the signed Section 889 form.
- Give the name, title and phone number of a company contact who can commit the company contractually.
- Price every CLIN in U.S. dollars, without taxes or contingencies and including all shipping charges.
- Quotes must stay valid for at least 90 days from submission; no changes are accepted after the closing date.
After award, you must have
- Have a DBA insurance policy in place before work starts, bought from a carrier authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor. From B08 Combined Synopsis and Solicitation AS27 Catering Services.docx:
The contractor will be required to have a DBA policy in place prior to the commencement of work.
- Key personnel (the lead contract manager and/or site manager) must be fluent in English. From Performance Work Statement Cambodia Angkor Sentinel Catering Services 2027.docx:
Key personnel MUST be fluent in English in both spoken, listening, and written form.
Not in the notice text
- No dollar estimate or budget for the catering is given.
- The order of importance of the evaluation factors is not stated.
- Which year is right for the FWRA window (2026 in the notice, 2027 in the addendum) is not settled.
- The Excel Pricing Sheet itself is not among the files read; the RFQ lists the CLINs and estimated quantities.
- Whether DBA insurance is priced on CLIN 0009 or inside the other prices is not settled.
- The exact serving location and any access steps for the training center are not given beyond the center's name.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email the PDF response and the Excel Pricing Sheet to MAJ Phillip Pandy (phillip.d.pandy2.mil@army.mil) and SSG Uchechukwu Mbawuike (uchechukwu.mbawuike.mil@army.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 0413 AQ HQ Contract AUG, Fort Shafter, HI
- Product/service code
- S203 · Housekeeping – Food
- Business type
- Food & food service (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 722320)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Combined Synopsis and Solicitation Documents Questions can be sent to MAJ Pandy, Phillip at phillip.d.pandy2.mil@army.mil and SSG Mbawuike, Uchechukwu at uchechukwu.mbawuike.mil@army.mil. Last Date/Time for questions is 06 November 2026 @ 1300 1PM Hawaii Standard Time Zone. All responses must be submitted in PDF format and the Pricing Sheet must be submitted in Excel format via email to MAJ Pandy, Phillip at phillip.d.pandy2.mil@army.mil and SSG Mbawuike, Uchechukwu at uchechukwu.mbawuike.mil@army.mil. All submissions are due to the responsible Contracting Office no later than 20 November 2026 @ 1300 1PM Hawaii Standard Time Zone. Food and Water Risk Assessment (FWRA) To be considered eligible for award, interested vendors shall participate in and support a Food and Water Risk Assessment (FWRA) of the proposed cooking facility, mobile kitchen, or other food-preparation location. The FWRA assessment window is 10 November 2026 through 13 November 2026. The Contractor shall make the proposed food operation available for assessment by Government-designated food-protection, veterinary, medical, or other authorized personnel. The assessment may include review of the proposed cooking facility or mobile kitchen; potable-water source; food storage; refrigeration and freezer capability; food preparation areas; sanitation procedures; waste and grease-water disposal; food transportation; equipment; employee hygiene; and food-safety records. Vendors are required to provide Facility details and proposed timelines No Later Than November 02, 2026. The Government shall consider FWRA results, identified risks, corrective-action status, and the vendor’s ability to meet applicable food-safety and sanitation requirements when determining award eligibility.
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