U.S. Department of Homeland Security
✏️ Amended Active

Southern Border Food Services IDIQ

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Amended Jul 7, 2026 · 04:00 UTC

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs a small business to provide food services along the southern border.

Key Details

  • What exactly do they need? The U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs a small business to provide food services along the southern border, including special dietary foods and food specialty preparations.
  • What's the contract structure and timeline? This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-Year Order Period.
  • How will they pick the winner? The evaluation basis is not specified.
  • When and how do you bid? Proposals must be submitted by email to Contract Specialist Christopher Shaw at christopher.j.shaw@cbp.dhs.gov by the deadline specified in the solicitation.

Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.

Who can apply

  • Must be a certified small business
  • Has experience with food service contracts

Heads up — easy to miss

  • Questions not received by the question submission deadline of Friday, June 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) may not be considered.

If you're interested, do this first

  • Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
  • Submit any questions concerning this solicitation to christopher.j.shaw@cbp.dhs.gov by June 26, 2026

Primary point of contact

Email
christopher.j.shaw@cbp.dhs.gov

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