This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-6. This is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation number is W50S83-20-Q-0001. The NAICS is 722320 with a size standard of $7.5 million. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-05, effective 03/30/2020. Currently, General Decision Number WD 2015-4005 respectively (Rev No. 12), dated 12/23/2019 is applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation. This decision is linked below. https://beta.sam.gov/wage-determination/2015-4005/12?index=wd&keywords=&is_active=true&date_filter_index=0&date_rad_selection=date&wdType=sca&state=ME&cba=noCBA&prevP=prevPerfYesLocality&page=1
This solicitation is being issued on behalf of the Maine Air National Guard utilizing procedures in FAR part 13.1, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to place a Single, Best value, Firm-Fixed Price purchase order to the winning quote without discussions. Offerors must address all areas of the RFQ as well as show adequate knowledge and experience in catering meals in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to be considered technically acceptable.
Submission and Evaluation of Proposals: To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, offerors shall follow the instructions contained herein. Offers shall be submitted as a single electronic package to the Primary Point of Contract (POC) email address not later than the date and time identified within this notice. The offer must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. The responses shall consist of three (3) separate parts; Bid Schedule, Technical Information and FAR 52.212-3 Alt I -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Offers shall be evaluated using Best Value criteria IAW FAR 13. Award will be made based on the offeror who represents the best value to the Government in terms of technical acceptability, past performance and price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror if deemed in the Government’s best interests.
Description of Requirements: The Maine Air National Guard requests the procurement and delivery of services for Catered Meals for the period of 1 June 2020 – 31 May 2026 at South Portland Air National Guard Station in South Portland, Maine. See Performance Work Statement and all attachments for complete information.
Requirement: Services Non-Personal. Provide all plant, labor, equipment, materials, and transportation necessary to successfully execute the line items below and the Performance Work Statement and Annexes as attached.
Item No
Supplies/Services Description
Qty
Unit of Issue
Unit Price
Extended Amount
0001
Food Services; Food IAW PWS;
Base year
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2020 – 31 May 2021
NTE 4,320
EA
0002
Food Services; Meal Preparation (Service) IAW PWS
Base Year
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2020 – 31 May 2021
NTE 4,320
EA
1001
Food Services; Food IAW PWS;
Option Year 1
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2021 – 31 May 2022
NTE 4,320
EA
1002
Food Services; Meal Preparation (Service) IAW PWS
Option Year 1
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2021 – 31 May 2022
NTE 4,320
EA
2001
Food Services; Food IAW PWS;
Option Year 2
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2023
NTE 4,320
EA
2002
Food Services; Meal Preparation (Service) IAW PWS
Option Year 2
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2023
NTE 4,320
EA
3001
Food Services; Food IAW PWS;
Option Year 3
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2024 – 31 May 2025
NTE 4,320
EA
3002
Food Services; Meal Preparation (Service) IAW PWS
Option Year 3
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2024 – 31 May 2025
NTE 4,320
EA
4001
Food Services; Food IAW PWS;
Option Year 4
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026
NTE 4,320
EA
4002
Food Services; Meal Preparation (Service) IAW PWS
Option Year 4
Period of Performance; 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026
NTE 4,320
EA
TOTAL AMOUNT
The following provisions are included for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation (full text provisions may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations:
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (JUL 2013);
Evaluation in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 based on the best value to the Government. The following addendum is provided to this provision:
Quotations submitted shall contain -
SOLICITATION NUMBER;
COMPANY NAME;
ADDRESS;
COMPANY POINT OF CONTACT NAME;
COMPANY E-MAIL ADDRESS;
COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBER;
PROPOSED DELIVERY SCHEDULE;
TERMS OF THE EXPRESSED WARRANTY;
PRICE;
ANY PAYMENT DISCOUNT TERMS AND;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ANY AND ALL SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS.
(End of provision)
52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
(i) Technical Capability
(ii) Past Perfomance
(iii) Price
Technical capability and Past Performance when combined are equal to price.
Award will be made based on the offeror who represents the best value to the Government in terms of technical acceptability, past performance and price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror if deemed in the Government’s best interests. The Government intends to award on initial offers but reserves the right to conduct discussions.
An award will only be made to an offeror that satisfies the general responsibility standards of FAR 9.104-1.
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
(End of provision)
52.252-1, Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): (https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations).
(End of Provision)
52.203-3 Gratuities
52.203-6 Alt I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government - Alternate I
52.203-12, Limitations on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions
52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
52.204-4 Printed or Copied-Double Sided on Post- consumer Fiber Content Paper
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2019
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016
52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems JUN 2016
52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment DEC 2019
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items OCT 2018 (DEVIATION 2018-O0018)
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items--Alternate I OCT 2014
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items OCT 2018
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items(DEVIATION 2018-O0021)
52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options APR 1984
52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000
52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations MAY 2014
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013
252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011
252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting DEC 2019
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support MAY 2016
252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DEC 2019
252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation DEC 2019
252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services DEC 2019
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DEC 2018
252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006
252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors--Prohibition on Fees and Consideration APR 2020
252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel JUN 2013
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013
252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations
END OF CLAUSES
Submittal Requirements: Submit the following in order to be considered for award.
1. Pricing of all CLINs with total.
2. Technical Proposal detailing how Contractor will accomplish the requirements of the PWS.
3. Representations and Certifications (52.212-3 Alt 1).
The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance data from other sources than those identified by the Offeror in evaluating past performance. This includes, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and other designated Technical Representatives. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by Offerors in their quotes may be used by the Government to evaluate past performance. The Contracting Officer may also evaluate past performance based on direct knowledge of the Contractor's performance on current or recent contracts.
This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-6: Only qualified sellers may submit bids. This solicitation will end at the time specified on the announcement. Offers received after the required date of submission may not be considered unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government.
Questions concerning this RFQ should be submitted electronically through the contract opportunities portal. Question and Answer period ends 11:00 am EST 12 May 2020.
Amendment(s), if necessary will be posted to the beta.SAM.gov contract opportunities website, paper copies will not be issued. Interested parties are encouraged to check this website frequently for amendments. Responses to this RFQ are due at 11:00 a.m. EST 19 May 2020.
