Ft. Irwin CA Dining Facility Attendants

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR DINING FACILITY ATTENDANTS-FT IRWIN, CA INTRODUCTION Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for dining facility attendants for Building 271 at Ft. Irwin, California. The Contractor shall provide supervision, labor, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies to execute the activities required to perform janitorial and custodial duties, maintain the dining facility to include maintaining of food preparation areas and food equipment within the dining facility. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. The Government will consider all small business set-aside categories. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Logistics Readiness Center (LRC), Dining Facility Building 271, Ft. Irwin, CA. Ft. Irwin, CA is located approximately 37 miles northeast of Barstow, CA in the High Mojave Desert midway between Las Vegas, NV and San Bernardino, CA. DISCLAIMER This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP). It does not constitute a solicitation and the reader shall not construe it as a commitment by the Government. Responses, in any form, are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. The Government will not return responses to the responders. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future request for proposals. If the Government releases a solicitation, the Government will synopsize it on the Federal Business Opportunities website (FBO). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for additional information pertaining to this requirement. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) is the logistics support organization for Soldiers, tenant units, Rotational Training Units and reserve component units at Ft. Irwin, CA. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Contractor shall provide services to perform janitorial duties for the LRC, maintain the dining facility before and after hours of operation of serving meals, and cleaning and sanitizing of the food service equipment and food service areas. The dining facility attendant services will not be responsible for any type of food handling, preparation, or any type of services of dealing with food except for handling of food waste for the LRC. ELIGIBILITY TO RESPOND The anticipated NAIC Code for this acquisition is 722310 Food Service Contractors with a standard size of $38.5 million. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 12-month base period plus four option years to include phase in and phase out period (30 days each). ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE Firm-Fixed Price with one Cost CLIN for consumable replacements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1.) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization 2.) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability 3.) CAGE/DUNs number. Interested vendor's documentation should address at a minimum the following items: 1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 2.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks? 3.) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor. Also, identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement if they apply. 4.) Identify how the Army can best structure the contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 5.) Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified services. 6.) Respondents to this notice should also indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern. 7.) The proposed contract may include services accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. Please state if your firm is under a collective bargaining act. Interested vendors should submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 1 pm, PDT, 20 July 2017. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary is protected from any release outside the Government. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought. The Government will not accept or acknowledge telephone inquiries. The Government will not provide feedback or evaluations to vendors regarding their submissions. E-mail all responses to the Contract Specialist, Mike Myers at michael.d.myers38.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Renee Krahenbuhl at renee.m.krahenbuhl.civ@mail.mil.