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Federal · KY 6 days left

Noon Meal Services for Military Entrance Processing

Department of Defense
Plain-English summaryThe buyer is seeking noon meal services for the Columbus Military Entrance Processing Station for fiscal year 2027. This contract is reserved for small businesses.
Keywords★ Small Business Set Aside - Total set-asidecateringfood servicemeal preparationdining servicesfood supply
Due Wed, Oct 7 at 10:00 AM (in 6 days)  ✓ Check if you're ready View bid →
Who can bid

Only small businesses (under the SBA size standard for the bid's NAICS code) can compete. No certification is needed: you self-certify as small in SAM.gov.

How to get SBA certified →How to register in SAM.gov →

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How to register to bid in Kentucky

Where to register
Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) - eMARS eProcurement
Cost to register
Unknown - no fee is mentioned in official Kentucky registration guides
Where Kentucky posts bids
vss.ky.gov
  1. Go to vss.ky.gov. Before registering, you can use Guest Access to browse open solicitations.
  2. Choose the option to register and create a user ID and password.
  3. Pick Company or Individual and enter your EIN, or your name and last 4 of your SSN.
  4. Confirm your primary address and add ordering and payment addresses if needed.
  5. Enter your primary contact and any extra contacts.
  6. Use the commodity code search to add NIGP codes. You can skip this, but it helps.
  7. Choose your business types, review everything and submit.
  8. The Finance Customer Resource Center (CRC) checks your name and TIN with the IRS matching tool. You'll get an email when you're approved or rejected.
What to have ready
  • A user ID and password, each 16 characters or fewer
  • Organization type: Company or Individual
  • A 9-digit FEIN/EIN, or, for individuals, your last name and the last 4 digits of your SSN. The name and TIN must match IRS records.
  • Primary address, plus separate ordering and payment addresses if you use them
  • A primary contact, plus optional ordering and payment contacts
  • NIGP commodity codes (optional, but they help agencies find you)
  • Your business types (you pick from a list)
  • Registration with the Kentucky Secretary of State if it applies to your business (not stated in the VSS guide)

Read the full Kentucky registration guide →

Federal bids in Kentucky also need an active SAM.gov registration. How to register in SAM.gov

Common questions

What is a small business set-aside?

Only small businesses (under the SBA size standard for the bid's NAICS code) can compete. No certification is needed: you self-certify as small in SAM.gov. Set-asides are federal bids posted on SAM.gov.

How many small business set-aside bids are open in Kentucky?

There are 3 open small business set-aside bids in Kentucky right now. FindMyBids refreshes the list every morning.

How do I qualify?

Register in SAM.gov (free), then apply for the SBA certification the set-aside asks for at certify.sba.gov. Small business set-asides only need you to be small for the bid's NAICS code.