What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking a contractor to provide non-personal services for a family retreat scheduled for September 19-20, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. The requirement includes accommodations for 22 military families, with amenities such as an indoor water park, conference rooms, and catered meals. This opportunity is not set aside for small businesses, and it is classified under NAICS 721110. As a Sources Sought notice, interested parties should track this opportunity for potential future solicitations rather than submit bids at this stage.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
FOR
37 TRG FAMILY RETREAT
19-20 September 2026
1. Description of Services.
1.1. Requirement With Background. The 37 TRG True North Religious Support Team (RST) in San
Antonio, Texas, has a requirement for non-personal services as described in this PWS. This is a
requirement for a 1-night, 2-day resiliency retreat for 22 military families to include 22 services members,
22 spouses, and approximately 45 children on 19-20 September 2026. The 37 True North RST seeks an
offsite hotel/resort facility which can host a Family Retreat with the intent of assisting with building
healthy family relationships between military members and their children. The resort must include a
conference room with audio visual equipment for briefings and family-oriented amenities, such as an
indoor water park, arcade, bowling, and outdoor activities to strengthen family cohesion, as learned
through the educational briefings taught by chapel staff.
1.2. Requirements. Contractor and resort shall provide the following amenities for 19-20 September 2026.
1.2.1. Provide 22 double rooms for 19-20 September 2026, with double beds. Resort amenities will
include an indoor waterpark.
1.2.3. Contractor shall provide all day on the 19-20 September 2026, access for attending members to
waterpark, arcade games, restaurants, food, beverages, and rock-climbing, etc.
1.2.4. Contractor shall provide all day access to the waterpark from the 19-20 September 2026.
1.2.5. Families will be required to pay for arcade games and any rides on location.
1.2.6. Provide a catered breakfast buffet and 1 conference room for a two-hour block, 9:00-11:00am on
Saturday, 19 September. Conference room will be used for family training workshop.
1.2.7. Provide a catered dinner buffet and 2 conference rooms for a four (4) hour block, 5:00pm-9pm, on
Saturday, 19 September. One conference room will be used for an adult training workshop while one
conference room will be used for childcare. Adjacent conference rooms are requested.
• Dinner will be served from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Children will sit with their parents during dinner
(approximately 89 total people.)
• Conference Room #1: Tables and seating for 44 adults with audio/visual equipment for
presentations. Must be able to sit approximately 89 total members during the meal portions of the
retreat.
• Conference Room #2: Accommodate approximately 45 children, with tables, chairs, and
audio/visual equipment. No more than 45 children will be receiving childcare services, and the
children approved by the facility to escort themselves are authorized to use the water park and
other amenities. Childcare will begin at 5:00pm.
• Hotel will provide staff members to trouble shoot any technical issues which may arise during
set-up/staging/ and occupation of the conference rooms.
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• Conference Room #1: Tables and seating for 44 adults with audio/visual equipment for
presentations.
• Conference Room #2: Accommodate no more than 45 children, with tables, chairs, and
audio/visual equipment. No more than 45 children will be receiving childcare services, and the
children approved by the facility to escort themselves are authorized to use the water park and
other amenities.
• Shall provide beverages such as sweet tea, unsweet tea, lemonade, water, and coffee.
1.2.8. Both dinner and breakfast buffets need to be large enough to feed all guests and provide guests the
option to go back for more throughout the lessons.
• Shall provide beverages such as sweet tea, unsweet tea, lemonade, water, and coffee.
1.3. Contractor shall provide tables, chairs, audio visual equipment, and set up for two conference rooms
on 19 September 2026.
• Audio/visual equipment for Conference room #1 and #2 on 19 September.
1.3.1. Contractor shall provide audio/visual equipment assistance during the time the conference rooms
are being occupied.
1.3.2. Provide one meal voucher per household.
• One meal voucher will be provided per family (22 total vouchers) to cover any meal outside of
the provided buffets on 19 Sep 26 and the morning of 20 Sep 26.
1.3.3. Provide free parking for all attending families.
2. Retreat Details.
2.1. Retreat shall be hosted in its entirely at awarded resort.
2.2. Two conference rooms will be needed on 19 September. 20 September 2026 will be the check-out
date and guests can utilize the provided voucher mentioned in 1.3.2 to cover breakfast on 20 September
2026.
2.3. Conference rooms will be needed for the following days and times:
• 19 September one conference room will be needed from 9:00am-11:00am. to host breakfast for
the families and then to host the workshop.
• 19 September two conference rooms will be needed from 5:00pm-9:00pm for a group dinner for
the families and then to host the workshop and childcare.
2.4. Two conference rooms will require audio/visual equipment (projection screens, projectors,
audio/visual assistance if needed) as well as tables and chairs to accommodate workshop portions of
retreat 19 September 2026.
2.5. Dates and times for buffets shall be:
• 19 September 2026 (Morning): Breakfast buffet shall be provided from 9:00am-11:00am.
• 19 September 2026 (Evening): Dinner buffet shall be provided from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
2.6. Specific requirements for the Hotel/Resort are as followed:
• Allow either an early check-in or late checkout.
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• Add liability fee to total quote.
• Allow members to access waterpark if their hotel room is not yet ready at check-in.
• Must have restaurants on location to allow easy access to food for retreat attendees. *Food and
beverage outside of meal voucher and featured buffets must be paid for by retreat attendees.*
• Must have family activities on location to allow ease of access to resources for family
entertainment.
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