73--FOOD SANITATION CENTER

NA The U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division has a requirement to competitively acquire Food Sanitation Centers (FSC), NSN 7360-01-277-2558, for cleaning and sanitizing food serving and preparation equipment in a military fie ld environment. The FSC system will support a three-step wash, rinse, and sanitizing process. The contract will require the contractor to furnish equipment including, but not limited to, sinks, drying racks, drain tables, and work tables. It will also r equire the integration of Government Furnished Equipment such as tents and burners. Prior to Full Rate Production, the contractor will furnish up to five (5) First Articles and conduct First Article Testing. The contract will also require technical data submittals as needed to incorporate any necessary changes in existing technical data including, but not limited to the Technical Manual for the FSC. A two-year (2) Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is planned. The Go vernment intends to award one contract to a single offeror as a result of this Request for Proposal. This production contract will provide for an estimated maximum quantity of 905 FSCs and an estimated minimum quantity of 100 FSCs over the life of the con tract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332322; the size standard is 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside and will be conducted on a best value procurement basis where factors other th an price, such as, management, facilities, and past performance will be considered. The Solicitation and applicable technical documentation will be posted on the Acquisition Center's web site: https://www3.natick.army.mil on or about February 19, 2003. T elephone calls will not be accepted. Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed by e-mail to H. Maria Luis at contact@example.gov. All proposals must be received (Facsimile proposals will not be accepted) no later than March 21, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. (EST). All proposals should be addressed to U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquistion Center, Natick Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-NM (Maria Luis), Bldg 1, Kansas St., Natick, MA 01760-5011. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with proposal preparation.