IMCOM Seeks Solicitation Establishing Comprehensive Dining Service Across Multiple Army Garrisons

• WASHINGTON

On Jan. 7, the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) sought a solicitation for an on-campus-style dining venue concession that would establish a comprehensive dining service across multiple Army garrisons.

IMCOM’s Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) Contracting Office, on behalf of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Army Food Innovation and Transformation Program Office, put out a request seeking to establish “one firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a concessionaire contractor to finance, design, build-out/ renovate a facility, and operate and maintain one Campus-Style Dining Venue (CSDV) at each of five U.S. Army garrisons listed within the Request for Proposal (NAFBA1-24-R-0024).”

This action was spurred by the direction and guidelines described in the Fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was signed into law by President Biden on Dec. 23, 2025.

The impacted installations include Fort Liberty, N.C.; Fort Stewart, Ga.; Fort Cavazos, Texas; Fort Drum, N.Y.; and Fort Carson, Colo.

The request deadline is March 7.

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

The Fiscal 2025 NDAA, authorized the implementation of the comptroller general recommendations related to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) food program.

“Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the NDAA, the Secretary of Defense shall:

“Implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States contained in the report published by the Comptroller General in June 2024, (‘DoD Food Program: Additional Actions Needed to Implement, Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service Members’ (GAO–24–106155)); or if the Secretary does not implement any such recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining why the Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.

“The Secretary of the Army shall Implement a pilot program to increase access to food on military installations of the Army for members of the Army who reside on such military installations.”

The NDAA stated that food made available under the program “shall be accessible with a common access card (CAC) — or other means determined appropriate by the Secretary — at dining facilities, commissaries, exchanges, restaurants, and other locations where such members can obtain food.”

The pilot program terminates five years after the date of the enactment of NDAA.

IMPLEMENTATION, FINDINGS

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the NDAA, the Secretary of Defense is required to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives “on the implementation of the program, including the following:

The milestones and timeline to complete such implementation.
Resources — including software, hardware, and personnel — necessary for such implementation.
A description of potential barriers to implementation of the program, particularly for remote or rural military installations, or installations located in geographic areas with limited access to food.
Policies or regulations of the Department of the Army that the Secretary determines necessary for such implementation.
Recommendations of the Secretary regarding legislation necessary for such implementation.”

PRIMARY CONTACT

The primary contact for this solicitation is Leslie M. Perez, leslie.m.perez9.naf@army.mil (520) 674-2370.