73 -- Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals and Services

The contract pertains to the division of the original Multiple Award Schedule 539, known as Solutions and More (SAM), into five distinct schedules to better align with the General Products Acquisition Center’s Core Business Lines. Effective April 1, 2003, these new schedules replace the single comprehensive schedule and focus on more specialized areas: Schedule 056 covers Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies; Schedule 073 includes Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals and Services; Schedule 078 focuses on Sports, Promotional, Outdoor, Recreation, Trophies, and Signs; Schedule 084 provides Total Solutions for Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire, Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft, and Emergency/Disaster Response; and Schedule 736 addresses Temporary Administrative and Professional Staffing. The transition involved removing the original Schedule 539 solicitation from FedBizOpps by March 13, 2003, with offers accepted under that schedule until March 14, 2003, after which interested parties had to submit offers under the new respective schedules. Specifically, the current contract notice is for Schedule 073, which includes products and services related to Food Service, Hospitality, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies, Chemicals, and associated services. It is managed by the GSA’s Region 7 Acquisition Center located in Fort Worth, Texas, with Melissa E Prieto serving as the Contracting Officer. This contract is currently in the presolicitation phase as of the latest posting in October 2010, with no set-aside status or NAICS code specified. Interested parties can access related solicitation information and updates electronically via the federal government’s acquisition platforms.