ARMY DINING EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE (DINEX)
Contact and place of performance
Michael D. Schneider
Not specified
1. Introduction and Project Context The Army’s Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Installation Readiness Center (IRC), in coordination with the Army Sustainment Command (ASC), is launching the Dining Excellence Initiative (DINEX), a focused effort to overhaul and modernize food service operations specifically within its Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) garrisons. The goal of the DINEX i...
View more3. Area of Interest (AoI)
The Army seeks innovative solutions and new capabilities for a single Area of Interest (AoI): Enhanced Food Service Operations for T2COM Garrisons (Scope provided as Attachment 1 to this posting).
Solutions may involve the introduction of new technologies or procedures not currently used by the Army, modifications to existing practices, or entirely new operational models that deliver significant financial or operational benefits in a high-throughput, structured training environment.
4. Anticipated Award and Prototype
The IRC anticipates awarding a fixed-price agreement for a single prototype project, based on the three-phase evaluation process described in the CSO. The Agreements Officer will negotiate terms and conditions, including milestone payments, directly with the selected participant.
Prototype Test Locations: Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Rucker, Alabama.
4. Submission Instructions
Solution Briefs must be submitted via email to the points of contact listed below with the subject line: "DINEX CSO Solution Brief - [Company Name]".
5. Point of Contact
For all inquiries regarding this announcement and the CSO, please contact:
Name: Michael Schneider
Title: Contracting Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Name: Jeffery Harris
Title: Contracting Officer
Email: [email protected]
The Department of the Army’s Mission Installation Contracting Command, in coordination with the Army Sustainment Command, is launching the Dining Excellence Initiative (DINEX) under solicitation number W5168W26RA017. This initiative seeks to modernize food service operations specifically within Transformation and Training Command garrisons to ensure optimal nutrition and sustainment for Soldiers. The project is classified under NAICS 722310 Food Service Contractors and PSC M1FD Operation of Dining Facilities. The Army intends to identify innovative technologies, procedures, or operational models that offer superior financial and operational benefits compared to current food service models in high-throughput training environments.
This solicitation is issued as a Commercial Solutions Opening under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022. The resulting award will be executed as a fixed-price Other Transaction Agreement for a single prototype project and is not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. This acquisition method is intended to streamline the fielding of commercial solutions from both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors. The selected participant will conduct prototype testing at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Rucker, Alabama, with terms and milestone payments negotiated directly with the Agreements Officer.
Response submissions for this initiative are due by February 20, 2026. Interested parties must submit solution briefs via email to Contracting Specialist Michael D. Schneider and Contracting Officer Jeffery Harris. The solicitation includes three attachments: an interested vendor list, a draft industry questions-and-response document, and the final Commercial Solution Opening announcement. Evaluation of submissions will follow a three-phase process to determine the most advantageous solution for the prototype project.
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