Food Service Contract

Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), TX, is seeking non-personal services to provide all personnel, supervision, equipment, and any items and services necessary to perform food services for 15 dining facilities, 1 flight kitchen, and 1 warehouse located at Lackland AFB, the Lackland Training Annex, and Camp Bullis (approximately 30 miles NW from Lackland AFB), Texas, 78236, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. There is a requirement to provide meals in the field training area for basic trainees and staff, as requested. All facilities are dedicated to providing meals that meet the nutritional needs of Department of Defense personnel and foreign students. SCOPE OF WORK: The 15 dining facilities include six full food service dining facilities, eight basic military training dining facilities, and one limited service dining facility. The estimated monthly meals served will be 710,000 and the estimated annual meals served will be 8.5 million. Contractor tasks include, but are not limited to, dining facility management; cooking; food requisition and preparation; serving and replenishing food; cleaning facilities inside and outside; property control; maintenance of food service and computer property (hardware maintenance); preparing vegetables and fruits for the salad bar; bussing tables in dining areas; performing cashier services; handling foods, supplies, and property; maintaining quality control; ensuring operator maintenance and minor/major repair of food service property; and in the event of contingency, perform all required tasks to include continued service. The contractor shall submit reports and documentation, as required. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 722310, "Cafeteria Food Services Contractors" and the Small Business size standard is $35,500,000.00. The contract period of performance is approximately 366 calendar days (leap year) with a 1-year base period plus four, 1-year option periods. The government reserves the right not to exercise the option year periods. The start date of the contract is scheduled to be 1 Oct 11. This will be a Requirements type contract with fixed unit pricing plus three reimbursable "not to exceed" line items. The acquisition will be a 100% Small Business set-aside with allowance for the State License Agency under the Randolph-Sheppard Act to submit a proposal. This procurement will be conducted pursuant to the Randolph-Sheppard Act (RSA), 20 U.S.C. Sec. 107b, which establishes priority for blind persons recognized and represented by the Texas State Licensing Agency ( SLA) in the award of contracts for the operation of cafeterias in federal facilities. Pursuant to AFI 34-206, paragraph 3.9, evaluation criteria are the same for all competing offerors (including the responding SLA). If the SLA submits a proposal that is determined to be within the competitive range, the government will proceed with direct negotiations to award to the SLA. All firms or individuals responding must be registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website. The solicitation package will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website in early to mid April 2011, which can be accessed at http://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies will not be available. The contractor is responsible for obtaining the solicitation, amendments, and any other documentation from the FBO webpage.