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Cooks and Kitchen Personnel Support Services

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W50S8F24QA015Federal

Submission Closed10/16/2024, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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NAICS: 722310

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Solicitation # 2027-01

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Middle River Regional Jail

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AI Contract Overview

This contract opportunity is issued under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) streamlined procedures for commercial items, specifically targeting support services for cooks, food preps, and kitchen personnel at the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 722310, with a size standard of $47 million. The solicitation emphasizes a single firm-fixed-price award based on a comprehensive evaluation of technical capability, past performance, and price, including an assessment of the option to extend services for six months. The government intends to evaluate proposals and make an award without discussions unless deemed necessary, and it reserves the right to reject any or all offers if in its best interest. Vendors are instructed to submit their quotes by October 16, 2024, following detailed instructions provided in the solicitation attachments. The evaluation process will incorporate comparative analysis, and the award will be made to the responsible offeror providing the best value, considering technical acceptability, past performance, and total price, which includes base, option periods, and a calculated six-month extension price. The contract will be governed by the applicable wage determination SCA 2015-4189, Rev 28, and all vendors must acknowledge the posted Q&A log. The place of performance is Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and interested parties can contact designated points of contact for further information.

General Info

Cooks/Kitchen staff support services for 177FW NJ Air National Guard, small business set-aside.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W7NP Uspfo Activity Njang 177

Contract Value

$129,485.82

NAICS

722310 - Food Service Contractors

Place of Performance

Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 08234, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Awardee

FANFARE EVENTS INC

Award Issued Date

12/01/2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

177FW DFAC Food Service PWS – 17 Sep 2024

6 pages · sow

High

Food Service PWS – Cooks and Food Service Attendants (Updated 16 Oct 2024)

6 pages · sow

High

RFQ Instructions to Offerors - Cooks and Kitchen Personnel

3 pages · rfq

High

W50S8F24QA0150001 SF 30 Amendment of Solicitation/Modification

2 pages · amendment

High

W50S8F24QA0150002 SF 30 Amendment

3 pages · amendment

High

W50S8F-24-Q-A015 Q&A Log – Cooks & KP Services

1 page · q-and-a

High

W50S8F24QA015 Solicitation for Food Service Attendants and Cooks/Prep

32 pages · rfq

High

Wage Determination No. 2015-4189 Rev. 28 (07/22/2024)

11 pages · wage-determination

High

177 FW EMS Commitment Statement, June 2021

1 page · memorandum

Low

OPSEC for Contracts - August 1, 2024

2 pages · other

Low

W50S8F-24-Q-A015 Cooks & Kitchen Personnel Services - List of Attachments

1 page · other

Low

W50S8F-24-Q-A015 Cooks & KP Services Q&A Log

2 pages · q-and-a

Low

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3 updates

PhaseAwarded

PostedAug 21

Presolicitation

Type ChangedSep 27

Presolicitation → Solicitation

Notice updatedOct 1

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedOct 16

The notice description changed.

Deadline changedOct 16

Response deadline changed from Oct 16, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024.

AwardedDec 1

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

10/16/2024, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W7NP Uspfo Activity Njang 177

Contacts2 people available

OfficeEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08234-9500, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W7NP Uspfo Activity Njang 177

Office AddressEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08234-9500, USA

Contacts

Johanna Paz

Tammy L Hickerson

Full Description

1. This solicitation is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed in FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The 177FW, New Jersey Air National requires support services for Cooks/Preps and Kitchen personnel in accordance with Attachment 2 - Performance Work Statement. This requirement is set-aside 100% for Small Business (SB) with a NAICS code of 722310, with a size standard of $47.0M. 2. This notice is issued under the Short of Award Authority - FAR 52.232-18 Availability of funds. 3. Submission of Quote Package. Please refer to Attachment 4 - Instructions to Offerors. 4. Please refer to Attachment 3, Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation) for the provisions incorporated into this solicitation and the Clauses applicable to the resultant contract. 5. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer, in his/her sole discretion, later determines them to be necessary or appropriate. 6. The Government reserves the right to create or not to create a competitive range. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. 7. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interest. 8. Evaluation. The procedures at FAR 13.106-3 will be followed along with the use of comparative evaluation to review the factors of Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. 9. The government intends to issue a single firm-fixed price award. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer will provide best value to the government based on Technical Acceptability, Past Performance and Price. Additionally, as part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by calculating the price for six months of performance using the monthly pricing from the offeror's final option period prices. The calculated six-month price will be added to the offeror's total proposed price. Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, all option periods, and the calculated six-month extension price. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8. 10. SCA Wage Determination 2015-4189, Rev 28 dated 22 July 2024 applies to this solicitation. 01 October 2024 1. Including Q&A Log as of 01 October 2024. 2. No other updates 3. Vendors shall acknowledge all Q&A logs posted with this solicitation and submit a signed copy with their offer. 10 October 2024 1. SF30 solicitation amendment W50S8F24QA0150001 issued to incorporate final Q&A log. Offerors shall provide a signed copy of this SF30 as well as the final Q&A Log with their offer. 2. No other updates 16 October 2024 1. SF30 soliciation amendment W50S8F24QA0150002 issued to incorporate an offer extension date to 23 October 2024 @1pm. 2. Updated Performance Work Statement service dates, which are now set to begin 01 December 2024. Option year service dates have been updated accordingly. 3. Offerors shall provide a signed copy of this SF30 with their offer. 3. No other updates