193rd Food Service

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number assigned to this action is W912L5-21-Q-0001. This acquisition is utilizing procedures in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) from the USPFO, New Castle, DE 19720. This solicitation is being set aside for small businesses only. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 722320 Caterers, with a size standard of 7.5 Million, PSC code S203 Food Services. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-101 and DPN 20200831. POC Jacob Lindell, 302-326-7465. Award will be made based on overall best value to the government. The selected vendor shall provide all materials, labor, and technical expertise necessary to complete this award. The Government intends to place a Single, Firm-Fixed Price order without discussions. Therefore, Offerors should submit their best offer up. Do not assume you will be able to revise your offer. Items Required: Line, Description, Quantity, Unit 01, Meals Breakfast, for 20 service individuals from 10/17/2020-11/14/2020, 580, EA 02, Meals Lunch, for 20 service individuals from 10/17/2020-11/14/2020, 580, EA 03, Meals Dinner, for 20 service individuals from 10/17/2020-11/14/2020, 580, EA LINE ITEM SPECIFICS: See attached Statement of Work for CLIN information and meal specifications. Any quote not received by the required deadline or missing required documents submission shall be dismissed and not considered for award. Vendor shall submit quotes in writing by the deadline to Jacob Lindell, at jacob.r.lindell.mil@mail.mil or through Contracting Opportunities. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submitted quote shall include the following: (1) the solicitation number; (2) the name, address and telephone number of the offeror; (3) the price and discount terms (quote FOB Destination) to include unit price, sub-totals and grand-totals; (4) Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments; (5) vendors proposal shall include details of services to be provided for each requirement identified with pricing. Proposal shall be submitted under company letterhead, with DUNS number, Cage code, Tax ID number, Company Name, Address and POC included. If quoting an equivalent item, please email the description with specifications of the item you are quoting.(6) Completed 52.204-24 declaration page as attached. The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the quote or identified in the quote and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. Prior to award, the vendor shall be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. The Government reserves the right to award on a multiple award or an all or none basis. If you need to obtain or renew a DUNS number or CAGE code, please visit https://www.sam.gov. Lack of current registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The complete text of the Federal Acquisition Circulars, DFARS Change Notices, and Far DFARS clauses and provisions are available at the following internet site: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The following provisions are included by reference for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation: 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting; 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal; 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items; 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure; 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System'Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations; 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel; 252.225-7974 Representation Regarding Persons that have Business Operations with the Maduro Regime; 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate; 252.225-7035 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments The following provisions are included by full text for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation: 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items 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: Technical Capability of Items Price Past Performance Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price (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) The following clauses are included for the purposes of this combined synopsis/solicitation and most current versions will be incorporated into any resulting order: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements; 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance; 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems; 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Dev,); 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor'Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities; 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Non-Profit Organizations 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors; 52.233-3 Protest after Award; 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses; 252.203-7000 Requirements relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting; 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors; 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation; 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium; 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions; 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items; 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea;