S -- Food Court and Vending Machine Services at the IRS Martinsburg Computing Center, Kearneysville, WV 25430

The IRS intends to issue a contract to establish, operate and manage the Food Court and Vending Machine services for the IRS Martinsburg Computing Center (MCC), 250 Murall Drive, Kearneysville, WV. These services will support approximately 1,000 Federal employees at the identified location. The Food Court services operation includes a full service food court of 8,700 square feet with a seating capacity of 258. Food Court services shall be provided Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. thorugh 2:00 p.m., excluding Federal Holiday. Peak hours of operation in the Food court are: Breakfast: 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.; Lunch: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Vending Machine services shall be overseen by the Contractor's Food Court Manager who will ensure vending machines are stocked with fresh products daily, 7 days per week, and that vending services are provided 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The contrator shall be required to pay thirty percent (30%) of the monthly net income from the vending machine operations to the West Virginia Society for the Blind. Food Court and Vending Machine services are expected to begin on October 1, 2003. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the RFP from the IRS Procurement website beginning 07/10/03: http//www.procurement.irs.treas.gov/. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). No contract award will be made as a result of this notice. While this will be an unrestricted acquisition, the IRS strongly encourages small disacvantaged business participation. The NAICS No. is 722221 - Cafeterias ($6.0 Million).