Catering Services - Fort Indiantown Gap, PA

Catering Services - Fort Indiantown Gap, PA The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Additional information regarding USU can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil. USU has a requirement for catering service (breakfast and dinner) for a field practicum in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. These services were previously procured under order HU0001-15-M-0198 from T & J Catering for $22,000.00. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR 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. This is a request for quotes (RFQ) for commercial items in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-88-1 (June 15, 2016) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (June 30, 2016). This requirement is set-aside for small business concerns under NAICS code 722310 Food Service Contractors with a size standard of $38.5 million. In order to be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in www.SAM.gov, with completed representations and certifications by the close date of the solicitation. Historical Data: These services were previously procured under purchase order HU0001-15-M-0198 from T & J Catering for $22,000.00, for approximately 275 meals for breakfast and 275 meals per dinner for each day for the same number of days. Offerors interested in responding to this requirement must provide a quote for the requested services outlined in the statement of work. A single firm fixed-priced (FFP) purchase order will be awarded. Statement of Work Provide A-ration meals at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania for the following dates and respective number of personnel: Period Breakfast Dinner Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016 300 personnel Thursday, 13 Oct 2016 300 personnel 300 personnel Friday, 14 Oct 2016 300 personnel 300 personnel Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 300 personnel 300 personnel Sunday, 16 Oct 2016 300 personnel 300 personnel Monday, 17 Oct 2016 300 personnel Note: Lunch is not a requirement of this contract. Fort Indiantown Gap, PA is located at Fisher Avenue & Clement Avenue in Annville, PA 17003. The contractor will utilize a dining facility furnished by the Fort Indiantown billeting office and under the control of the Uniformed Service University. All meals will be served from the dining facility; no field site messing capability is required. The exact location of the dining facility will be given at the time of award, but the facility will be in area 12. The contractor is responsible for preparing and serving each meal and cleanup following each meal. The facility will include a dining area with kitchen, which can be utilized for meal preparation. The selected contractor will need to provide all necessary supplies and materials for preparation of meals, serving and clean up. The Government will provide four (4) personnel per meal to assist. The breakfast meal must consist of juice, coffee, tea, cocoa, milk, cereal, fresh fruit, eggs (Example: Scrambled), breakfast meat, bread, starch (potatoes, grits, etc.) or pancakes, and condiments (sugar, salt, pepper, coffee creamer, syrup, assorted jelly, butter or margarine). The dinner meal must consist of coffee, tea, assorted drinks, salad, bread, meat entr'e or pasta dish with meat , vegetable, starch (pasta, potatoes, etc.), dessert, and condiments (sugar, salt, pepper, coffee creamer, salad dressings, butter or margarine). The contractor is responsible for providing all utensils, paper/dishware, napkins, cups, etc. and cleaning supplies. The breakfast meal service is from 5:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Eastern local time each morning; dinner meal service is from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern local time each day. The selected contractor will have access to the facility prior to meal service. Time shall be coordinated with the Government point of contact, which will be identified in the award. The contractor must be prepared to have additional meals made available upon request (with notice being received the day before the meals are needed). The number of meals stated herein for the contract are estimates and may not be actual quantities experienced during the contract. The government reserves the right to add or delete items and increase quantities at the established unit costs as deemed necessary. Evaluation The government intends to award a single firm-fixed priced (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the government based on the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. Evaluation Factors (listed in order of importance): - Price - Offerors must include all applicable costs (Example: Fuel, Personnel, Food, Ice, etc.) in their quote. The total quoted price for all components, will be the evaluated price. Offerors must submit their pricing on the worksheet below (Attachment 2: Pricing). DATE BREAKFAST QTY UNIT COST Total Breakfast Cost DINNER QTY UNIT COST Total Dinner Cost TOTAL COST Wed, 12 Oct 2016 300 Thurs, 13 Oct 2016 300 $ - 300 $ - $ - Fri, 14 Oct 2016 300 $ - 300 $ - $ - Sat, 15 Oct 2016 300 $ - 300 $ - $ - Sun, 16 Oct 2016 300 $ - 300 $ - $ - Mon, 17 Oct 2016 300 $ - 0 $ - $ - Total Cost $ - $ - $ - - Technical - Offerors must provide sample menu plans for breakfast and dinner for each day of required food service. The sample menu plans, at a minimum, must meet the requirements outlined in the statement of work. - Corporate Experience: Offerors should provide a narrative of their corporate experience in providing catering services similar to the services requested in the statement of work. - Past Performance: The Government shall evaluate the offeror's present and past performance on similar tasks within the past three years. Offerors must provide two (2) customer references for similar work performed. The Government reserves the right to select which reference(s) to contact. The following must be provided for each listed reference: a. Name of client and address b. Name of current point of contact including telephone number , e-mail address and title c. Contract number d. Contract value e. Contract period of performance f. A clear description of the supplies/services provided USU may request additional information at any time. Offerors will have an opportunity to address any adverse past performance history. Offerors who do not have any past performance history will not be rated favorably or unfavorably, but will instead receive a Neutral/Unknown rating for past performance. Offerors must clearly state in their quote if they do not have at least two (2) past performance references. Failure to provide this information may render an offeror's quote non-responsive and may not be considered for award. A strong history of relevant past performance may be more advantageous to the Government than a less relevant record of favorable performance. The Government reserves the right to use data provided by the offeror and data provided by alternative sources in conducting its assessment of past performance history. Offerors must submit the following with their quote: - Completed copy of provision 252.209-7992 (Attachment 3) - Completed copy of provision 52.209-2 (Attachment 4) See attached list for applicable provisions and clauses for this requirement (Attachment 5). Deadlines: Questions/clarifications regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to contact@example.gov by July 22, 2016. Any question received after July 22nd will not be answered. Questions will not be answered over the phone or submitted by any other means. All questions will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation posted on or around July 25th. Quote packages are due by 10:00 p.m. Eastern Local Time on August 2, 2016. Quotes must be submitted via email to contact@example.gov. Quotes will not be accepted by any other means. Late quotes will not be considered. Offerors will receive an email confirmation that they quote was received and whether it was on time or late within two (2) business days. Quote packages should include a cover sheet that provides the following information: - Company Name - Point of Contact, to include email and phone number - DUNS Number - Statement that includes acknowledgement of latest amendment number (if applicable). Failure to acknowledge the most recent amendment number, may render an offeror's quote non-responsive. - Statement if Visa is an acceptable form of payment, without a fee Attachments (5)