SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Catering Services
- Notice Date
- 3/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- M67861 New Orleans, LA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6786103R0129
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2003
- Point of Contact
- Caroline Register 504-678-4382
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to To contact Contracting Specialist
(RegisterCR@mfr.usmc.mil)
- Description
- 1.This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number M67861-03-R-0129 applies and is issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-04. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 722310, and standard industrial code is 5812 and the business size standard is $15,000,000. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for the period 19 May ? 02 Aug 2003. Line Items: Line Item 0001 Breakfast, 6,225 Meals. Subclin 0001AA Food Costs, 0001AB Food Preparation Costs. . Line Item 0002 Brunch, 550 Meals. Subclin 0002AA Food Costs, 0002AB Food Preparation Costs Line Item 0003 Lunch, 5,575 Meals. Subclin 0003AA Food Costs, 0003AB Food Preparation Costs. Line Item 0004 Box Lunch, 525 Meals. Subclin 0004AA Food Costs, 0004AB Food Preparation Costs. Line Item 0005 Dinner, 6,100 Meals. Subclin 0005AA Food Costs, 0005AB Food Preparation Costs. For accounting purposes a price breakdown for food and food preparation costs are required. The unit price for SUBCLINS AA and AB must equal the unit price for the CLIN. The following is an example: EXAMPLE Line Item 0001 6,225 Breakfast meals @ $ 2.50_ea = $ 15,562.50 0001AA Food Costs, 6225 x $ 1.00 ea = $6,225.00 : 0001AB Food Preparation Costs, 6,225 x $1.50 ea. = $ 9,337.50 . Catering services are requested to supp ort the Marine Corps? Professional Military Education Encampment to be held at Camp Crowder, 762 Carver Avenue, Neosho, Missouri 64850. The encampment consists of four two-week periods of instruction, and 1 two-week administrative period. The initial administrative two-week period will be for an advanced party of support staff personnel totaling 25 Marines. This two-week period will cover 19 May ? 01 Jun 2003. Following the initial two-week administrative period will be four two-week training sessions, from 01 June through 02 August 2003 with approximately 125 persons, consisting of 100 students and 25 instructors and administrative support personnel, for each two-week session. The Government will provide the dining facility and food preparation area. The caterer shall provide, prepare and serve meals in accordance with the below schedule. The contractor shall serve the meal s ?cafeteria style? on the dates and times set forth below: Advance Party (25 Marines) 19 May ? 01 June 03 SCHEDULE: Dates Time Meal Mon 19 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Tues 20 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Wed 21 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Thurs 22 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Fri 23 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Sat 24 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Sun 25 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Mon 26 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Tues 27 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Wed 28 May 0700- 0 800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Thurs 29 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Fri 30 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Sat 31 May 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner Sun 1 June 0700- 0800 Breakfast 1200- 1300 Lunch 1700- 1800 Dinner SGT COURSE 2 ? 14 June 03 (125 Marines) Mon 2 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 - 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Tue 3 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Wed 4 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Thu 5 June 0700 ? 0830 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Fri 5 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast No Meal Requirement (MRE 1230) 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Sat 7 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 - 1330 Lunch No Meal Requirement (MRE 1745) Sun 8 June 0900 ? 1130 Brunch 1600 - 1730 Dinner Mon 9 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 - 1930 Dinner Tue 10 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 - 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Wed 11 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Thu 12 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Fri 13 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Sat 14 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast (125 Marines) 0930 - Box Lunches (100 Marines) 1200 - 1300 Lunch (25 Marines) 1700 - 1800 Dinner (25 Marines) Support Staff Only (25 Marines) 15 June 2003 Sun 15 June 0930 - 1100 Brunch 1630 - 1800 Dinner SGT COURSE (125 Marines) 16 ? 28 JUNE 03 Mon 16 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Tue 17 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Wed 18 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Thu 19 June 0700 ? 0830 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Fri 20 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast No Meal Requirement (MRE 1230) 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Sat 21 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch No Meal Requir ement (MRE 1745) Sun 22 June 0900 ? 1130 Brunch 1600 ? 1730 Dinner Mon 23 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Tue 24 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Wed 25 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Thu 26 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Fri 27 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1930 Dinner Sat 28 June 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast (125 Marines) 0930 - Box Lunches (100 Marines) 1200 - 1300 Lunch (25 Marines) CAREER COURSE (125 Marines) 7 ? 19 JUL 03 Mon 7 Jul 0730 ? 0850 Breakfast 1200 ? 1300 Lunch 1740 ? 1840 Dinner Tue 8 Jul 0800 ? 0850 Breakfast 1200 ? 1300 Lunch 1810 ? 1910 Dinner Wed 9 Jul 0730 ? 0830 Breakfast 1200 ? 1300 Lunch 1730 ? 1830 Dinner Thu 10 Jul 0730 ? 0830 Breakfast 1300 - Box Lunch 1810 ? 1910 Dinner Fri 11 Jul 0800 ? 0920 Breakfast 1200 ? 1300 Lunch 1810 ? 1910 Dinner Sat 12 Jul 0700 ? 0830 Breakfast 1200 ?1300 Lunch No Meal Requirement (MRE at 1800) Sun 13 Jul 0900 ? 1130 Brunch 1600 ?1730 Dinner Mon 14 Jul 0730 ? 0830 Breakfast 1230 ? 1350 Lunch 1710 ? 1810 Dinner Tue 15 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 120 0 ? 1300 Lunch 1710 ? 1810 Dinner Wed 16 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1130 ? 1250 Lunch 1710 ? 1810 Dinner Thu 17 Jul 0800 ? 0930 Breakfast 1130 ? 1300 Lunch 1600 ? 1700 Dinner Fri 18 Jul 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast 1140 ? 1300 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Sat 19 Jul 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast (125 Marines) 0930 Box Lunches (100 Marines) 1200 - 1300 Lunch (25 Marines) 1700 - 1800 Dinner (25 Marines) Support Staff Only (25 Marines) 20 July 2003 Sun 20 Jul 0930 - 1100 Brunch 1630 - 1800 Dinner ADVANCE COURSE (125 Marines) 21 JUL ? 02 AUG 03 Mon 21 Jul 0715 ? 0845 Breakfast 1130 ? 1300 Lunch 1800 ? 1900 Dinner Tue 22 Jul 0800 ? 0930 Breakfast 1300 ? 14 30 Lunch 1830 ? 1930 Dinner Wed 23 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1200 ?1330 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Thu 24 Jul No Meal Requirement (MRE 0645) 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1900 Dinner Fri 25 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1145 ? 1315 Lunch 1815 ? 1915 Dinner Sat 26 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1800 ? 1900 Dinner Sun 27 Jul 0900 ? 1130 Brunch 1600 ? 1730 Dinner Mon 28 Jul 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1215 ? 1345 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Tue 29 Jul 0800 ? 0930 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1645 ? 1745 Dinner Wed 30 Jul 0715 ? 0845 Breakfast 1215 ? 1345 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Thu 31 Jul 0830 ? 1000 Breakfa st 1130 ? 1300 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Fri 1 Aug 0730 ? 0900 Breakfast 1200 ? 1330 Lunch 1700 ? 1800 Dinner Sat 2 Aug 0700 ? 0800 Breakfast (125 Marines) 0930 - Box Lunches (100 Marines) 1200 - 1300 Lunch (25 Marines) 1700 - 1800 Dinner (25 Marines) 2. Food Preparation. The contractor shall provide and prepare all meals in the furnished dining facility. The contractor shall provide all pots, pans, and containers in which to prepare the meals. The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all foods are prepared in accordance with standard commercial food preparation sanitation requirements. 3. Serving Requirements. The contractor shall serve the food for each meal ?cafeteria style?. The contractor shall ensure meals are ready to be served by th e times outlined in paragraph 1 above, and that foods are served hot or cold in accordance with standard commercial procedures. The contractor shall serve each meal upon reinforced paper plates or Styrofoam plates. The contractor shall provide beverages in disposable cups. All hot beverages shall be served in insulated paper cups or Styrofoam cups. The contractor shall provide plastic utensils and napkins for each meal. The contractor shall provide all aforementioned plates and cups. 4. Cleanup. The contractor shall be responsible for cleanup of the dining facility to include washing all equipment used for food preparation, mopping of the kitchen and dining facility floors, and cleaning the tables. The contractor shall provide all cleaning equipment and supplies to accomplish the cleanup task. The contractor shall dispose of all trash in the Government dumpster. The Government will be responsible for removing trash from the dumpster. 5. Nutritional Requirements. All meals shall be prepared to include, at a minimum, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommended daily allowances of each of the four basic food groups. 6. Beverages. At a minimum, the contractor shall provide the 2% fat milk and coffee with each meal, excluding the box lunches. The contractor shall provide at least one 100% fruit juice with each breakfast. 7. Condiments. Salt and pepper shall be provided with each meal. The following condiments, as appropriate and in accordance with standard commercial procedures, shall be provided with each meal: ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, butter, jellies, hot sauce, salad dressings, etc. 8. Special Meal Requirements. Box Lunch shall be provided in a neat compact form for carrying. Box lunches shall contain, at a minimum: two sandwi ches, boiled egg, fresh fruit, 8 ounce can of orange juice, dessert, salt, pepper, and appropriate condiments. Box lunches will be picked up in bulk at the dining facility at the times specified in paragraph 1 in the schedule above. 9. Government-Furnished Property. The Government will furnish the dining facility, utilities, and the food preparation area. 10.Menus. The Contractor shall post menus for each two-week session in a location in the dining facility for diners to view. Menus shall not deviate from the contract unless advance approval is received 24 hours prior to the change. The following Government representative will be on-site at Camp Crowder and is the only person authorized to approved menu changes: LtCol McLaughlin. 11 Leftovers. Leftovers may be served, at the Contractor?s discretion, up to 24 hours after the meal in which the foods were served as a regu lar meal. However, leftovers shall only be served as an ?extra? offering, and shall not be served in lieu of scheduled meals. 12 Additional Meals. Additional meals not consumed will be offered to the Marines as seconds during that meal period at no additional cost. 13. Inventory. A walk through of the building and an inventory of the Government furnished property will be held at a time mutually agreed upon by the Government and the successful offeror. At this time the contractor will become responsible for damage and security to the building and accountable for Government furnished property. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1. Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Para.(g) Contract Award deleted in its entirety, and substitute ?Award.? The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items applies with the following addenda: 1. Para (a ), The Government plans to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. ?The following factors in descending order of important shall be used to evaluate the offers: (1)Quality of Food, (2)Variety of Food , (3)Quantity, (4)Experience and Past Performance, (5)Quality Control, (6) Price. All evaluation factors Quality of Food, Variety of Food , Quantity, Experience/Past Performance, and Quality Control, are more important than price. PROPOSAL PREPARATION GUIDANCE: The proposal shall provide a two-week food plan, for each of the five two-week training sessions. Offerors are required to include a copy of the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions with their proposals. (1) FAR 52.212-3 Offer or Repre sentation and Certifications-Commercial Items; (2) 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspense, Proposed Debarment, and Other Responsibility Matters; (3) DFARS 252.212-7000 Offer or Representation and Certification Commercial Items; and (4) DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program Certificate. Clause 52.212.4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies. The Clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies and is incorporated with the following additional clauses for para. (b): FAR 52.203-6, FAR 52.222-21, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-37, FAR 52.232-33, FAR 52.222-41 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is Applicable. 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies -- Fixed-Price (Aug. 1996). 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Inco rporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://web2.deskbook.osd.mil/legacydeskbook.asp and/or http://www.arnet.gov/far. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror?s initial offer should contain the offeror?s best terms and information from technical (Quality of Food, Variety of Food , Quantity of food, Experience/Past Performance, and Quality Control) to Price. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Quotes must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., Local time April 14, 2003. Quotes sent via the US Postal Service should be mailed to the Regional Contracting Office, Marine Forces Reserve, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA 70146-5400. Hand carried proposals must be delivered directly to and placed in the bidders mailbox located outside room numbe r 1B454 in Bldg.601 at the above address. Direct deliveries of proposals are only possible during weekdays, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. POC is Caroline Register (504) 678-4382.
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