Catering Services International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) San Salvador

The purpose of this Sources Sought (SS) / Request for Information (RFI) is to accomplish market research pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, and to identify qualified small businesses capable of and interested in performing the functions described in the Statement of Work. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment on the part of the Government to conduct a solicitation for the below-listed services in the future. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for information submitted in response to this SS, nor will it compensate respondents for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response.

The Government will not entertain telephone calls or questions for this SS. Note that a decision not to submit a response to this SS/RFI will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation. The purpose of this sources sought is to communicate and solicit feedback from industry on the “Draft” version of an upcoming overseas requirement for catering services for the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) located in San Salvador, El Salvador. Contractors shall provide company capabilities.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 722310 – Food Service Contractors. While responses will be accepted from all companies, the Department will use the information received in response to this SS/RFI to inform its competition method and set-aside determination. Small businesses from all socioeconomic platforms are highly encouraged to respond to this posting.