Inactive 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)

The Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW), is seeking sources for a full meal service (lunch) to support Regularly Scheduled Drill (RSD) periods (10 Saturday and Sunday meal services ... The Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW), is seeking sources for a full meal service (lunch) to support Regularly Scheduled Drill (RSD) periods (10 Saturday and Sunday meal services with 1 Thursday through Sunday meal service). Service contract will require operations at South Burlington, VT as well as seeking industry feedback concerning the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS). The current requirement is in the 8(a) Program. Under FAR 19.203(c), if a requirement has been accepted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the 8(a) program it must remain under their program until the SBA agrees to release it. Therefore the Government is seeking industry input from only SBA 8(a) Business Development Program sources at this time. The Mission Support Contracting Office (158 MSC) is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy to obtain non-personal services for this service. The Government is seeking potential sources for an initial firm fixed price contract of twelve (12) months, and a potential follow on contract of up to 1 twelve month base period and four (4) one-year option periods, which cumulatively will not exceed sixty (60) months. For this requirement, the contractor's tasks shall include, but are not limited to: meal preparation, cleaning, serving and dishwashing. DISCLAIMER: This sources sought notice is for informational purposes only and IS NOT a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. Contact with other than 158 MSC Government personnel by potential offerors or their employees regarding this project is prohibited. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 722310, Food Service Contractors, with the corresponding size standard of $41.5 million. Interested parties must be registered under NAICS 722310 in SAM (System for Award Management) at www.sam.gov. VENDOR RESPONSE/REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: It is requested that vendors respond to this sources sought notice with information in sufficient detail regarding their capabilities and capacity to satisfy the requirement for performing meal services. SUBMISSION DETAILS/INFORMATION SOUGHT BY THE GOVERNMENT: A. COMPANY PROFILE. To include: (1) Company name and address (2) DUNS number or CAGE Code. (3) Business Size (i.e., Small Business, Other than Small). (4) Socio-Economic 8(a) Program status (5) Brief information on capabilities to finance, mobilize, and manage a service contract of this size. (6) NAICS code(s) the company usually performs under. B. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. Include experience in performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last five (5) years. The following Government or commercial information shall be provided for each of your references: (1) Contract Number and Project Title (2) Name of Contracting Activity (3) Administrative Contracting Officer’s Name, Telephone Number and/or email address (4) Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative or Primary Point of Contact, telephone and email address (5) Indication of whether your firm acted as prime or subcontractor (6) Contract Period of Performance and Contract Value (7) Brief summary of work performed and how it relates to the technical services described herein. C. DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) (ATTACHED). 158 MSC is interested in obtaining industry inputs regarding PWS requirements, including but not limited to: (1) Identification of areas requiring additional explanation (2) Potential future issues (3) Areas that could be refined to provide a clearer understanding of the requirement (4) Identification of any areas that you believe are non-commercial Questions will be answered and uploaded in a future attachment to this posting. No company specific information will be provided. Please e-mail all comments, suggestions, and questions to Brian Dusablon, Contracting Officer, at brian.dusablon@us.af.mil and TSgt James Yoshikawa Contract Specialist, at james.yoshikawa@us.af.mil. It is the interested parties’ responsibility to confirm Government receipt of their submission. Interested parties are encouraged to reach out to the Contracting Officer prior to the deadline to request a DoD SAFE link for large files. Please provide responses and industry feedback to this notice via e-mail to the recipients identified above or through DoD SAFE by 3:00 pm Central Standard Time (EST), Friday, 4 February 2022. Capability packages must demonstrate your ability to perform the service requirements identified in the Draft PWS. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the questions included in this notice.