Fort Irwin Dining Facility Operations

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Dining Facility Operations on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed sole source firm-fixed price bridge contract to the California Department of Rehabilitation is for dining facility operations at Fort Irwin, California, with a period of performance of 1 October 2018 through 30 September 2019. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 United States Code 2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The contract requires the performance of dining facilities operations for two (2) dining facilities located at Fort Irwin, California. The Contractor shall provide all necessary resources, materials, services, and/or supplies, except Government Furnished Property (GFP) at the start of contract performance, which is 1 October 2018. The following are the basics of the required services: - Full Food Service (FFS) Building 254: Activities comprise of full operation of an Army dining facility, to include food management, preparation, serving, and all custodial duties that comprise Dining Facility Attendant services. - Dining Facility Attendant (DFA) Building 271: Activities comprise of janitorial and custodial functions within a dining facility including, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, trash removal, dishwashing, waxing, stripping, buffing, window washing, pot and pan cleaning and related quality control. Soldiers are responsible for food management, preparation, and serving. - Grab and Go: Hot or cold pre-prepared meals in see-through containers that allow soldiers to make their meal selection quickly. - Carry Out: Food prepared by the line cook and placed in to-go boxes for consumption at a different location other than the dining facility. - Field Mermite: Meals prepared at the dining facility and placed in mermite containers for transportation to soldiers in the field. See attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) with Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) and Technical Exhibits. Note: Randolph-Sheppard Act (R-SA) Applies to this requirement: - All prospective Contractors are hereby notified that this prospective effort will be subject to the R-SA and the priority it affords to blind vendors for operation of military dining facilities. The blind have a priority right to operate dining facilities on federal property in accordance with 20 U.S.C. - 107. This applies to Full Food Services (FFS) as defined in Army Regulation 30-22. The Army applies this priority in accordance with Army Regulation 210-25. A proposal from a qualified offeror (State Licensing Agency on behalf of a blind vendor), whose evaluated proposal is included in the agency's competitive range determination may be awarded the FFS contract without further consideration of other highly rated proposals. This notice's intent is not to discourage competition; rather, it makes available the priority established by the R-SA for proposals received from State Licensing Agencies and their blind vendors. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is 722310- Food Service Contractors, with a size standard of $38.5 Million. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Special Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify potential subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement, if any. 4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 7. Recommend improvements to the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.