Source Sought, Full Food Service & Dinning Facility Maintenance

Maryland Army National Guard Food Services to Dining Facilities Solicitation Number: W912K6-18-Q-0001 Notice type: Source Sought Response Date: Dec 03, 2018 Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: S - Utilities and Housekeeping Services NAICS Code: 722 -- Food Services and Drinking Places/722310 -- Food Services Contract Subject: This is a Request for Information (RI) Sources Sought for Food Services for the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) and the Freestate Challenge Program. Purpose: The purpose of this is a market research tool to determine the market capability and solutions as well as the availability and adequacy of business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of award. Submission of a capability statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offering, but participation will assist the Government in tailoring the requirement to be consistent with industry practices. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Any information submitted is at the company's own expense. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of capability statements in connection with the market survey. Any information provided is voluntary. Synopsis: This RFI does not constitute and Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. It is requested that interested firms submit to the Contracting Office a brief capabilities package demonstrating ability to provide the requested items or alternative solutions. ALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Background: The Maryland Army National Guard is seeking information from interested parties to provide professional, technical and food preparation services pertaining to food service at MDARNG dining facility located Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood, MD. This RFI is focused on providing quality food services in support that support MDARNG warfighter and Freestate Challenge Program with flexible, efficient and cost effective food services. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 722310, Cafeteria Food Services Contractors (e.g. government office, hospital cafeteria, school cafeterias). Requirement: This is a non-personal services contract to provide dining facility management assistance, food procurement, preparation, serving and administration services, headcount and food service sanitation. The requirement is provide nutritionally balanced meals to both Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) Soldiers and Free State Challenge (FSC) youth cadets and cadre. This requirement is designed to be flexible, responsive, and meet the ever-evolving needs of the government. AR 30-22 and TB Med 530 Tri-Service Food Code establish government and Army standards for food and the quality and sanitation procedures required when providing meals for Soldiers and government employees. The primary goal is to produce and serve three hot meals seven days a week. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract services providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government. The attachment to this RFI, Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Food Services to Dinning Facility (DFAC) provides all of the information in reference to the service being requested. This document is in draft form and intended to engage industry for feedback only and a Market Research Questionnaire. The questionnaire will help us determine the most suitable approach to acquire the services identified in the RFI/Source Sought. Receipt of RFI will not be acknowledged and RFI responses will not be returned. RFI responses shall be submitted via electronic mail (E-mail) to the Primary Point of Contact identified at the end of this announcement. Fax submissions of the capabilities packages WILL NOT be accepted. Response: Responses submitted should include (1) name and address of firm, phone/fax numbers, email address and point of contact; (2) DUNS Number and/or CAGE Code, if available; (3) type of small business, e.g., woman-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, small disadvantaged, hub-zone, etc.; (4) firm's experience; and (5) firm's past performance with federal, state and local government agencies and/or commercial entities within the last three (3) years. Response to Questionnaire are due by December 03, 2018at 1700 (5:00 PM) Eastern Standard Time (ETS). Please respond to this sources sought announcement, by email, to the attention of Gilberto Resto, contact@example.gov no later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, 3 December 2018. Notes: Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. System for Award Management (SAM) SAM.gov REGISTRATION IS FREE: There is NO FEE to register, or maintain your registration, in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). If you receive an email from a company claiming to represent SAM.gov, be cautious. If you get an e-mail from a company offering to help you register in SAM.gov asking you to contact them and pay them money, be cautious. These messages are not from the Federal Government. It is FREE TO REGISTER in SAM.gov for any entity. You will need your DUNS number to register. Instructions for registering are on the web page provided. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at https://www.fbo.gov/. FedBizOpps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOpps before accessing the system. FedBizOpps registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3) Telephone Number, 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf Point of Contact: USPFO for Maryland, Contracting Division at contact@example.gov. Contracting Office Address: USP&FO for Maryland, Purchasing and Contracting Division 301 Old Bay Lane State Military Reservation Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078-4003 United States Primary Point of Contact: Mr. Gilberto Resto Contract Specialist contact@example.gov ATTACHEMENTS: Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement Attachment 2 -- Questionnaire