Cafeteria Food Service

Description(s): This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, for market research purposes only, to determine the availability of potential businesses with capabilities to provide services under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 722310 for Cafeteria Food Services. Interested parties are invited to provide responses via e-mail to Evelyn Rivers at evelyn.rivers@irs.gov. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future procurement. Services are as described in the attached draft performance based work statement. RESPONSES REQUIREMENTS: All businesses are invited to submit a statement of capability. Statements of capability MUST identify a minimum of two (2) current contracts that provide cafeteria food service. The information provided in your company's capability statements shall include business size, contract number, points of contacts, contract value, and period of performance for each contract. All responses shall be submitted electronically via e-mail as instructed in above paragraph no later than May 15, 2015 no later than 02:00 p.m. EST. Response and inquiries that are not submitted via e-mail shall be treated as non-responsive. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE INTENDED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY SERIVCES, NOR DOES THE GOVERNMENT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICTED. ALL SUBMISSIONS SENT BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT AND SHALL NOT BE RETURNED. INTRODUCTION The Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Campus located at Enterprise Computing Center (ECC), Martinsburg, 250 Murall Drive, Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430 includes a cafeteria and break area. The areas operate similar to commercial cafeterias. It is the IRS's goal to have a Food Service in ECC that will provide healthy, wholesome food items and meals to patrons (employees and visitors) of the ECC in a clean and safe environment. The Food Service shall operate within all federal, state, local, and industry standards and policies. Any contract will be written as a Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA). This method of contracting requires that the Government describe all requirements the Contractor must meet in terms of outcomes or results to meet the Government's goal. The "how" is left to the Contractor, within certain regulatory guidelines as referenced herein. This allows the Contractor more flexibility in achieving the desired profitable results. The Contractor will execute its responsibilities under the contract in a manner that is consisted with the performance standards contained herein. BACKGROUND There are approximately 1000 employees of the IRS-ECC Martinsburg Campus who have various shifts, the majority work between 06:00 a.m. and 06:00 p. m., Monday through Friday. Throughout the year, the number of occupants may increase during these hours by groups attending classes, or special events at or around IRS Campus. The concessionnaire will provide cafeteria services Monday through Friday, EXCEPT the Federal Government Holidays of New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial, Independence Day, Labor Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The estimated use of the cafeteria services are listed below meant to assist Vendor in establishing the potential profitability of a food service operation at the IRS-ECC Campus. The estimates are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a guarantee by the IRS of future users or receipts. Average Annual Cafeteria Sales: $218,000 (BASED ON AVERAGE OF 261 OPERATING DAYS/YEAR) CAFETERIA HOURS OF OPERATIONS: BREAKFAST: 06:30 A. M. - 10:00 A.M. LUNCH: 11:00 A.M. - 02:00 P.M. (CONCESSIONNAIRE MAY REQUEST TO MODIFY HOURS ON DAYS OF OPERATION BY SUBMITTING IN WRITING, AND AWAITING COR'S APPROVAL OF CHANGES) PATRONAGE (EST.) BREAKFAST: 120; LUNCH 130 (AVERAGE LUNCH BREAK 30 MINUTES) THE AREAS AND SEATING CAPACITY: CAFETERIA DINING AREA: LOWER LEVEL (ROOM 0-0011)-SEATING CAPACITY: 225 OUTSIDE TERRANCE: SEATING CAPACITY: 60-90 BREAK AREAS: OFFICE BUILDING LEVEL 1; SEATING CAPACITY: 16-ROOM 0-1046 SEATING CAPACITY: 7-ROOM 0-1072 OFFICE BUILDING LEVEL 2; SEATING CAPACITY: 12-ROOM 0-2029 WAREHOUSE BUILDING LEVEL 1; SEATING CAPACITY: 22-ROOM W-1112 Scope of Work The contractor, term "Concessionnaire" will provide all personnel, management, supervision, labor, material, supplies, equipment (EXCEPT as otherwise noted as being provided by the Government), Food and Beverage items and will plan, schedule, coordinate and assure the establishment and effective operation, in the concessionnaires' name. The cafeteria services for the purpose of dispensing food, non-alcoholic beverages and such other items as may be agreed by the Contracting Officer (CO), within the terms and conditions or such contract. The cafeteria services will be operated for the occupants at IRS Enterprise Computing Center (Martinsburg) 250 Murall Drive Kearneysville, WV 25430 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: THE CONCESSIONNAIRE WILL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY REFERENCES AND IMPLEMENT THE UPDATES OR CHANGES AS SPECIFIED BY THESE PUBLICATIONS WHEN ISSUED. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION TITLE: EXECUTIVE ORDER 13101 GREENING THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH WASTE PREVENTION, RECYCLING, AND FEDERAL ACQUISITION, HTTP://WWW.OFEE.GOV/13101.ASP U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) FOOD CODE REQUIREMENTS: HTTP://WWW.CFSAN.FDA.GOV RANDOLPH - SHEPPARD ACT THE RANDOLPH SHEPPARD AACT: HTTP://WWW.TNVEND.ORG/TBEDOCS/RANDOLPH SHEPPARD ACT