73--This is a Sources Sought Synopsis to provide Full Food Service to Dining Facilities, remote field sites and maintenance support of food service equipment at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Brief Description: Full Food Services Response Date: November 28, 2011; 17:00 CST Contracting Officer: Latosha McCoy contact@example.gov Contract Specialist: Symone Collins contact@example.gov Address: Building 5700, Room 380 North, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362-5000 NAICS Code: 722310 Place of Performance: Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362 This is a Sources Sought announcement ONLY and not a pre-solicitation; therefore, a Contractor should not construe it as a commitment by the Government. A solicitation is not available at this time; therefore, any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Fort Rucker Mission & Installation Contracting Command has issued this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to identify and determine potential Small Business firms that are capable of providing Full Food Services at Fort Rucker, AL. This type of requirement must be coordinated with Alabama State Licensing Agency to ensure it complies with the Randolph Sheppard Act. It is the Government's intent to award a Firm-Fixed price performance based contract where all or part of this acquisition falls under the authority of the Small Business Program (see FAR Part 19). The Government will review the responses from this notice to determine if the acquisition should be set-aside for further small business preference programs. The responding firms should indicate its ability to meet the requirements of FAR 52.219-14(b)(1). This requirement is to provide Full Food services to two Dining Facilities on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, remote field sites, and maintenance support of food service equipment. It may include, but are not limited to providing the following: Provide Dining Facility management Perform Administrative services Plan menus for regular, short order, fitness, ethnic and special meals Ensure receipt and storage of Subsistence Provide food and beverage items Requisition, prepare, cook, serve, and replenish food Establish menu items and pricing Prepare, maintain, and clean Dining area Clean all serving ware, utensils, equipment, and facilities Facility Maintenance and Sanitation Perform headcount/cashier services Maintain Quality Control Provide operator maintenance and minor/major repair of food service equipment Email is the only form of submission; therefore, paper copies, faxes, and/or telephone responses will not be accepted. MICC ICO - Fort Rucker will not acknowledge any requests from vendors wanting receipt confirmation. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted as follows and any non-compliant responses will not be reviewed. A Microsoft Word document shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. The Word document shall not exceed 15 pages total and 5MB in size. A Draft Performance Work Statement (DPWS) is attached for your information. The Word document shall provide responses to the following: 1. Vendors name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE Code, business size, 8(a) status, Hub Zone status, Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) status, if applicable. 2. Provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of previous work (within the past 3 years) or work currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the Contractor's ability to successfully satisfy the requirements identified in the DPWS. Vendors shall also provide point of contact information (name, telephone number, email address) where available for the efforts cited above. 3. The vendor must state if the company would be proposing on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or prime contractor with team member subcontractor(s). 4. Other than 722310, if your company recommends a different NAICS code you deem more appropriate for the services described herein, please identify that code and include the rationale for your recommendation. 5. Please address any areas within the DPWS where you believe greater efficiencies can be achieved and include your rationale. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT BASED ON THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This request for information is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP), or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your responses to this sources sought will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this sources sought or Government use of such information.