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The Government Publishing Office (GPO) is soliciting proposals under solicitation number 040ADV-25-Q-0054 for no-cost contract services to provide on-site Mini Mart Café operations at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. This solicitation is a re-posting of a prior request and outlines a unique zero-cost contract under the Material Management Acquisition Regulation (MMAR), meaning the government will not pay for services directly. Instead, the contractor’s compensation will be derived solely from revenue generated by actual sales of food and beverages to GPO employees and customers. The Mini Mart is intended to serve approximately 30-50 employees per shift, across three daily shifts, with anticipated growth to about 180 employees over a year. The vendor is required to install and operate specified equipment including cold beverage coolers, reach-in coolers for perishable items, shelving for dry goods, hot coffee and tea bars, and self-checkout kiosks to facilitate a seamless, unattended retail experience focused on convenience, healthy food options, and pricing transparency. The contract period extends five years, beginning October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, and allows for multiple awards or no award at all. Proposals are evaluated under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process based on equally weighted pass/fail criteria assessing the vendor's technical approach, corporate capability, experience, and past performance. The solicitation emphasizes strict compliance with the MMAR, federal and state regulations, and ethical standards, including mandatory background checks for personnel, confidentiality agreements, and avoidance of organizational conflicts of interest. Amendments to the solicitation have extended submission deadlines to January 16, 2026. The vendor must adhere to detailed packaging, product safety, labeling, and inspection requirements complying with FDA regulations and GPO standards. Communication and proposal submissions are managed electronically via email, with clear separation of technical and business volumes, underscoring the government’s commitment to fostering an efficient and compliant mini-market service to support the agency's operational environment at Stennis.
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Stennis Space Center, MS, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Amendment 0004 is posted to extend the proposals submission date to 02 27 26.
Amendment 0003 is posted to extend the proposals submission date to 01 16 26.
Amendment 0002 is posted on 10 24 25 to extend the questions and proposals submission dates.
Amendment 0001 is posted on 09 26 25 to extend the questions and proposals submission dates.
This is a re-post of the previous solicitation RFQ #040ADV-25-Q-0025 SPF Mini Mart Café. The new solicitation number is RFQ #040ADV-25-Q-0054 SPF Mini Mart Café.
The United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking quotes for DC Mini Mart Café services that fall within the Scope of Work (SOW) specified in Section C, to support the Government Security & Intelligent Documents Division (SID) in Stennis, MS of the Government Publishing Office customers. This is a no cost contract award contract, the services will be provided, and compensation will be received through transactions from actual food and drinks purchases. The services must be placed against the contract in accordance with the Material Management Acquisition Regulation (MMAR).
GPO anticipates a no cost contract consistent with the Materials Management Acquisition Regulation (MMAR)
16.302. Under a no-cost contracting arrangement, the contractor’s profit, if any, shall be derived from the revenue stream created through fees collected, if any.
GPO is reposting this solicitation from RFQ #040ADV-25-Q-0025 SPF Mini Mart Cafe. GPO is collaborating with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind https://www.mdrs.ms.gov/vrb and following all required compliance for the MS state and compliance with the Federal laws. This solicitation will complement the efforts that GPO is taking together with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind. The questions and answers previously completed from the previously posted original solicitation are included in this solicitation as an attachment, see section J - Attachment J.3 040ADV-25-Q-0025-C001 Q&A July 2025 for your reference.
The Government intends to award multiple contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror(s) whose proposal represents the best interest to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the factors as set forth in this solicitation and in accordance with 13.106-2 and elements of MMAR 15.
The Government also reserves the right to award more than one contract or not to award a contract in response to this solicitation. The basis of award will be in accordance with MMAR Part 15.101-2, Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors and upon prices being determined fair and reasonable. Offerors must clearly review Sections L and M of this RFQ.
Section L, Instructions to Offerors, of the RFQ sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents. Prospective offerors must submit questions by the deadline identified above, and proposals to Nataliya Holl at email: contact@example.gov and Paige Menard at contact@example.gov. Prospective offerors must follow the instructions to submit the proposals specified in Section L. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Failure to comply with submission dates will deem the submission unacceptable, and proposals will not be reviewed or evaluated.
The purpose of this contract is to provide GPO with SDF Mini Mart Café services for Stennis, MS and that fall within the Scope of Work (SOW) specified in Section C - to support the Government Security & Intelligent Documents Division (GSID) of the Government Publishing Office customers. This is a no cost contact and compensation will be provided from direct drinks and food purchases of customers. Under a no-cost contracting arrangement, the contractor’s profit, if any, shall be derived from the revenue stream created through fees collected, if any. The services must be placed against the contract in accordance with the Material Management Acquisition Regulation (MMAR).
- BACKGROUND: The United States Government Publishing Office, hereafter known as the “AGENCY”, has a need to supply onsite breakfast, lunch and dinner food and drinks for employees at its Stennis, MS Location. AGENCY is seeking a vendor, hereafter known as “VENDOR”, for the purpose of selling hot and cold prepared food, beverages and other assorted products, 24hrs. per day, in the main break room area at 9101 Leonard Kimble Road, Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529.
- SCOPE: There is a demand for breakfast and lunch mini-market to support the fast-paced working environment at GPO Stennis, MS. The following are the customers’ expectations: fresh and healthy food availability, convenience, variety of the food and beverages, and really anything else that may be in demand for the agency’s employees, and transparency in pricing. The mini market needs to be all about employees convenience and satisfying consumer needs through a seamless unattended retail experience.
The mini market needs to provide food and beverages for 30-50 people per day per shift. GPO has a total of three shifts for 24 hours of operations with a total of more than 100 employees. Over the next year there is an expectation for 180 people.
VENDOR is required to install and operate the following mini-market equipment on the at the AGENCY address in Stennis, MS as agreed upon by the parties. The following hot and cold food, beverages and other assorted products storage items are required:
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- Single or Double Door and/or Single Door Reach-in cold beverage cooler(s) – 5 items
- Single Door Reach-in cooler for perishable cold food products – 5 items
- Shelving/racking for dry goods and snacks (healthy options) – 3 items
- Hot Coffee and tea bar option – 3 items
- Self-checkout Kiosk – 2 items
- Additional equipment may be added or removed as agreed upon by the parties
- PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: All services required from VENDOR will be provided at AGENCY’s SPF Location of 9101 Leonard Kimble Road, Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529.
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