The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cafeteria & Food Truck Services. This is a concessionaire-type contract where the contractor will operate two cafeterias and a mobile food truck, paying the Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) either a monthly concessionaire fee or a percentage of gross sales, whichever is greater. THE NAFI WILL NOT PAY FOR THESE SERVICES. Solicitation Number: NAFUA1-26-R-0003 Service Required: Cafeteria and Mobile Food Truck Services Location: Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, Tracy, CA Contract Type: Concessionaire (Revenue Sharing with the NAFI) Period of Performance: The contract will have a base period of two years, from December 30, 2026, to December 29, 2028, with eight (8) subsequent one-year option periods. SAM.gov Registration: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide their Unique Entity ID (UEI) to be eligible for an award. Key Dates: Site Visit Completion Deadline: October 28, 2026. Questions Due Date: All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer by October 30, 2026, 3:00 PM EST. …
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These are the agencies with food service & catering work open in California right now, by number of live solicitations.
Of the 1 open food service & catering contract in California, 1 is federal. That split matters: federal work runs through SAM.gov and needs a UEI and an active SAM registration, while state and local buyers each run their own portal with their own vendor sign-up. XL Eagle already holds both.
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Most food service & catering firms never bid government work because the overhead is the barrier, not the job: SAM registration and a UEI, reps and certifications, bonding on larger jobs, wage determinations, and a different submission portal for almost every buyer. That is administrative work, not trade work.
XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor. We carry the registrations, write the proposal, own the compliance and submit through whichever portal the buyer uses. You price the work and perform it as our subcontractor. There is no fee to you and no registration for you to maintain.
1 live food service & catering opportunity in California as of October 19, 2026. The list is rebuilt daily.
For the federal solicitations, yes — a UEI and an active SAM.gov registration. State and local buyers use their own portals instead. Working through XL Eagle as the prime, you need neither: we hold the registrations and submit the bid.
Currently Department of Defense. The mix changes as solicitations open and close.
Nothing up front. XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor and the businesses that perform the work are paid as subcontractors on the awarded contract.
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