Notice of Intent to Award a Bridge Contract for Kirtland AFB Dining Facility

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The 377 MSG/PK intends to award a sole source bridge contract to Robert E. Vick, Jr., 137 Utah St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108-2401, to succeed contract FA9401-14-C-0015 for full food service at the Kirtland Air Force Base Thunderbird Inn Dining Facility (DFAC) and co-located flight kitchen. The contractor provides all labor, personnel, and supervision for full food service at the Thunderbird Inn DFAC and co-located flight kitchen. The DFAC is a full service dining facility including carry-out service and the co-located flight kitchen provides boxed meals for passengers and crews in support of flying missions on a 24-hour basis. Boxed meals are also available for customers requesting them in support of ground operations. The DFAC serves an average of 22,000 meals per month and provides approximately 200 carry-out meals per day. The co-located flight kitchen provides approximately 500-600 ground support box meals and 25-75 flight meal per month to authorized patrons. The primary customers at these facilities are Essential Stations Messing (ESM) recipients. ESM recipients are military personnel that are allotted rations in Government dining facilities at the expense of the Government. Secondary customers are military personnel who are authorized to dine in the facility at their own expense. The services provided by the contractor include dining facility management, storeroom functions, food preparation, cooking, food serving and replenishment, 24-hour flight and ground meal service, cashier services, administrative services, housekeeping services, sanitation services, waste management, grounds maintenance, equipment maintenance, and replacement of food service property. The anticipated period of performance for the bridge contract is 16 March 2020 - 15 March 2021. All responsible parties may identify their interest and submit a capability statement which will be considered by 377 MSG/PK. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Responsible parties must clearly demonstrate in their capability statement that there will be no service interruptions and no added investment and start-up costs associated with award of a bridge contract to any contractor other than the incumbent contractor. Capability statements must not exceed five (5) pages. Submit capability statements electronically by email to jeriann.weisensel@us.af.mil and katherine.parker.2@us.af.mil no later than 17 July 2019, 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).