This is a sources sought notice for meals, lodging, and facility usage for the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Eagle 2026. The U. S. Government desires to procure these services on a small business set-aside basis, provided at least two qualified small businesses respond with sufficient information. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a request for quote, bid, or proposal. The anticipated NAICS code is ****, with a size standard of $9 million. Responses must be emailed to ***@***. *. * and ***@***. *. * no later than April 10, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. ET. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring the government-wide point of entry (GPE) for any future solicitations. The notice requests specific information regarding firm capabilities, interest in competing, previous experience, commercial availability of requirements, and recommendations for structuring the contract to facilitate small business competition. It also provides contact information for the MICC Advocate for Competition if any action is believed to be unreasonably restricting competition.
The deadline for responses to this sources sought notice is April 10, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. ET, as stated in the notice: esponses to this sources sought notice shall be e mailed to the contract specialist, jazlyne t. barnes, at ***@***. *. * and contracting officer, ranetta m. deramos, at ***@***. *. * no later than 10 april 2026 at 11:00 a. m. et fort knox local time.
The notice encourages all small businesses, including those in the 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business categories, to identify their capabilities. It also requires firms to provide their small business status, certifications, and DUNS number and CAGE code. The notice states: we encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories including, 8 a business development program, small disadvantage business, historically underutilized business zone, service disabled veteran owned, women owned small business concerns, to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. and 1. name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, duns number, cage code, a statement regarding small business status including small business type s certifications s such as sdb, 8 a, hubzone, sdvosb, wosb, etc. and the corresponding naics code.
The penalty for noncompliance with limitations on subcontracting for contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold is the greater of $500,000 or the dollar amount spent in excess of permitted levels on subcontractors, as indicated in the notice: he penalty for non compliance is the greater of 500k or the dollar amount spent, in excess of permitted levels, by the entity on subcontractors, in accordance with 13 cfr **** h.
