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Facilities, Engineer, and Equipment Division (FEED)

Mission

The Facilities, Engineer, and Equipment Division (FEED) provides advice and assistance to units and installations around the Army food service world. Our primary focus areas are Army field equipment, garrison dining facility equipment, layout designs for Army dining facilities, and maintenance requirements. FEED provides performance specifications for new equipment, and makes equipment recommendations to the user. We empower the user and buyer to make the most educated and economical decisions they can.

Staff Assistance Visit

FEED is a part of the Staff Assistance Visits (SAV) to provide assistance in requested specific areas to ensure the Food Program operates properly. Team member can provide in-depth retraining on:

  • Dining Facility Utilization
  • Dining Facility Construction Renovation
  • Kitchen Equipment Replacement Maintenance
  • Equipment Programs
  • Specific management areas or concerns expressed by the IMCOM Region and the Food Program Manager (FPM) reference to new construction

Transition Assistance Team, and Pre-Acceptance Team Visit

Teams can provide in-depth review on:

Transition assistance team

The purpose of a transition assistance team visit is to assist installation commanders in opening and operating newly constructed or modernized dining facilities. This team will train food service personnel in the concept of operation for a newly designed or modernized facility, and on the proper operation and maintenance of all food service equipment in the facility. Visits will be scheduled by JCCoE, ACES OD based on projected completion dates of new or modernized facilities in CONUS. To request a visit, follow the same procedure for Food Management Team requests.

Pre-acceptance teams

The objective of a preacceptance team visit is to assist the installation commander in MCA projects. This is done by finding facility and equipment discrepancies, identifying problems, providing solutions to the installation, the Department of Public Works (DPW), and the user accept responsibility for new or modernized dining facilities. The pre-acceptance team will review the facility to determine if design layout and equipment meet Army construction standards and military specifications. The FPM must coordinate with the DPW and Corps of Engineers in identifying completion dates for contractor furnished and contractor installed equipment. ACES OD (ATTN: ATSM-CES-OE) will be notified as early as possible when the equipment is completely installed to schedule attendance at the pre-acceptance inspection. Requests for preacceptance assistance team visits will be forwarded through the appropriate IMA region to JCCoE. To request a Pre-acceptance teams visit use the same procedure as prescribed for Food Management Teams.

Points of Contact

    Chief

  • COMM: (804) 734-3354
  • DSN: 687-3354

    • Food Service Analyst

  • COMM: (804) 734-3329
  • DSN: 687-3329

    • Administrative Assistant

  • COMM: (804) 734-4718
  • DSN: 687-4718

    • Equipment Specialist

  • COMM: (804) 734-3390
  • DSN: 687-3450

    • Food Service Analyst

  • COMM: (804) 734-3122
  • DSN: 687-3122

This page was last updated on: February 29, 2024