229th Prepared Meals (Rocky Mount, VA)

1. GENERAL INFORMATION: A. 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; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. B. The 229th Chemical Company of the Virginia Army National Guard (VaARNG) is seeking the purchase and delivery of lunch and dinner meals during Individual Drill Training weekends (IDT). The period of delivery for these items is October 21, 2022, to September 30, 2023, in Rocky Mount, VA. See the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for the anticipated delivery dates and meal counts. An exact delivery address will be provided at the time of award. C. The Government will award a Firm Fixed-Price Contract resulting from this Request for Quote (RFQ). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311991 (Perishable Food Manufacturing). The Product Service Code (PSC) is 8970 (Composite Food Packages), with a business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-A-Side solicitation, and only qualified offerors may submit quotes. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-07, dated August 10, 2022. D. The Government will not pay for costs associated with the preparation of a quote in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation. E. Payment will be made through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) application in accordance with DFARS clause 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. F. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. G. Interested vendors agree to hold the prices in their quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for the closing of this RFQ. 2. COMMUNICATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT: A. Questions: Submit written questions via email ONLY to contract specialist Curtis Gardner at curtis.l.gardner6.civ@army.mil. No phone calls will be accepted. Questions will be received until September 23, 2022, no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). B. Administrative Information: 1. Contracting Officer: Rebecca Fowler: rebecca.l.fowler6.civ@army.mil 2. Contract Specialist: Curtis Gardner: curtis.l.gardner6.civ@army.mil 3. BASIS FOR AWARD: A. The Government intends to award to the responsive, responsible vendor whose quote is the lowest price and meets the requirements as stated in the SOW for the items requested. Sample meal menus and food temperature plans will be evaluated to ensure the minimum requirements of the SOW can be met. Multiple awards will not be made. B. To be considered for an award, vendors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. Vendors are responsible to ensure the representations and certifications in their SAM registration are accurate and current. 4. ADDENDUM to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Nov 2021) A. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of offers. The offeror shall submit an electronic copy of their dated quote via e-mail to: curtis.l.gardner6.civ@army.mil with the solicitation number (W912LQ-22-Q-0031) in the subject block by September 27, 2022, no later than 2:00 PM EST. Facsimile quotes will not be accepted. Vendors who do not provide all the required information with their quotes may be deemed NON-RESPONSIVE for further consideration for the solicitation and award. In addition to the items required by 52.212-1(b), the offeror shall complete and provide the following with their submission: 1. Signed and completed Information Sheet (attachment 1) 2. Signed and completed 52.204-24 & 52.204-26, 52.212-3, and 252.204-7016 & 7017 (attachment 2). 3. Pricing for all contract line-item numbers (CLINs). Vendors may submit an alternate pricing schedule. However, each requirement must be identified as a priced requirement. The alternate price schedule shall be clear as the government will not make any assumptions, and award may be made without discussions. 4. Sample lunch and dinner meal menu(s) for all IDT periods listed in the attached SOW. 5. Food Temperature Plan 6. Pricing Schedule: Please see pricing schedule in SOW attachment. 5. Addendum to FAR Provision 52.212-2 Paragraph a. is revised to read as follows: The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes: Price and Technical Compliance. As this is a lowest priced technically acceptable evaluation, price and technical are of equal importance. A. Technical Compliance: Evaluation of this factor will assess the vendor's understanding and successful performance of the of the requirement. The vendor's sample menus and food temperature plan will be used to evaluate this factor. B. Price: Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 13.106-3(a) to determine if prices are reasonable, complete, and balanced. Paragraphs b. and c. of FAR Provision 52.212-2 are not applicable to this solicitation. 6. Provisions and Clauses A. The following FAR and DFARS provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this solicitation: 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (NOV 2021) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports (FEB 1999) 252.204-7008, Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016) 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (MAR 2022) 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations (SEP 2019) 252.225-7974 (Dev), Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (DEVIATION 2020-O0005), (FEB 2020) 252.239-7098, Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites'Representation (DEVIATION 2021-O0003) (APRIL 2021) B. The following FAR and DFARS clauses are incorporated by reference and are applicable to this solicitation and any resulting award: 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-19, Incorporation By Reference Of Representation And Certifications (DEC 2014) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) 52.222-19 (Dev), Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEVIATION 2020-O0019), (JUL 2020) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation (DEC 2016) 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (APR 1984) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (June 2013) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative (DEC 1991) 252.203-7002, Requirement To Inform Employees Of Whistleblower Rights (SEP 2013) 252.204-7003, Control Of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992) 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party (OCT 2016) 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) 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN 2021) 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (MAR 2022) 252.225-7012, Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities (APR 2022) 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (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) 252.243-7001, Pricing Of Contract Modifications (DEC 1991) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components (DoD Contracts) (JAN 2021) 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (MAY 2022) 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (MAY 2022) 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (FEB 2019) C. The following FAR and DFARS provisions are incorporated by full text and apply to this solicitation and any resulting award. Full text of a provision may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov. Supplemental information for applicable provisions is provided below. 52.204-22, Alternate Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017) 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) - see attachment number 2 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020) - see attachment number 2 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) - see attachment number 2 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) - full text of provisions can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020) - The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (NOV 2011) 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation (DEC 2019) - see attachment number 2 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation (MAY 2021) - see attachment number 2 D. The following FAR and DFARS clauses are incorporated by full text and apply to this solicitation and any resulting award. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov. Supplemental information for the applicable clause is provided below. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) The following FAR clauses included in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-19 (JAN 2017), 52.204-23 (NOV 2021), 52.204-25 (NOV 2021), 52.209-10 (NOV 2015), 52.233-3 (AUG 1996), 52.233-4 (OCT 2004), 52.204-10 (JUN 2020), 52.209-6 (NOV 2021), 52.219-6 (NOV 2020), 52.219-28 (SEP 2021), 52.222-3 (JUN 2003), 52.222-19 (JAN 2022), 52.222-21 (APR 2015), 52.222-26 (SEPT 2016), 52.222-36 (JUN 2020), 52.222-50 (NOV 2021), 52.223-18 (JUN 2020), 52.225-13 (FEB 2021), 52.232-33 (OCT 2018), and 52.226-6 (JUN 2020). 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) - https://www.acquisition.gov 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020) - The use in this solicitation or any resulting award of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials (SEP 2011) 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (DEC 2018) - fill-in information to be provided at the time of award Attachments: 1. Information Sheet 2. Representations and Certifications 3. SOW