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, through the Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) and the Army Sustainment Command (ASC), is launching the Dining Excellence Initiative (DINEX) to modernize food service operations within its Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) garrisons. This solicitation, W5168W26RA017, seeks innovative and flexible solutions to deliver superior nutritional outcomes compared to existing models. The project focuses on a single Area of Interest: Enhanced Food Service Operations for T2COM Garrisons. Solutions may include new technologies, procedural modifications, or entirely new operational models designed for high-throughput training environments.
The acquisition is being conducted as a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022. The resulting award will be a fixed-price Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for a prototype project and is not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The Army anticipates testing the single prototype at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Rucker, Alabama. This initiative is categorized under NAICS 722310 for Food Service Contractors and PSC M1FD for Operation of Dining Facilities.
Responses to this solicitation are due by February 20, 2026. Interested parties must submit solution briefs via email to the primary point of contact, Michael D. Schneider. The solicitation notice includes three attachments published on January 22, 2026: an interested vendor list, a draft industry questions and response document, and the final CSO document. Evaluation will follow a three-phase process to select a participant for direct negotiation of terms and milestone payments.
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