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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR Part 10, Market Research and FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. This notice is for market research and planning purposes only. Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The United States Property and Fiscal Office for Florida (USPFO-FL) does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the USPFO-FL for any purpose and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response. 1. INTRODUCTION: The objective of this sources sought notice is to identify potential contractors capable of fulfilling the requirements for catered and boxed meals throughout the State during monthly and annual Florida Army National Guard training requirements. The USPFO-FL intends to establish either a singular or multiple Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) (BPA’s) for the preparation, delivery, and serving of prepared meals to support units throughout the State of Florida. Proposed BPA(s) could span multiple years. The required number of meals may fluctuate from month to month for any location. Most events require a single meal – however some events require up to three meals per day over multiple consecutive days. Types of meals could include: Boxed meals, meals ready to be served, dine in at local venues or fulfillment through a food truck or mobile kitchen. Meals could be delivered or require “Pickup” by Government personnel. Different pricing for different types of meal services would be appropriate. See attached questionnaire for estimated service locations and meal quantities. 2. SCOPE OF WORK: (Not all inclusive) The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to perform Catered and Boxed Meal Services. Place and Period of Performance shall be contained in each BPA call or coordinated with the Contractor prior to performance. The contractor shall provide services as specified in each order. All work under this BPA shall conform to applicable Industry standards, State and Federal Health Regulations, Environmental Regulations as well as military regulations and bulletins to include AR 30-22 Army Food Program dated 07/17/2019, AR 40-25 Nutrition Standards and Education dated 01/03/2017, TB MED 530 Tri-Service Food Code dated 03/01/2019 and TB MED 577 Sanitary Control and Surveillance of Field Water Supplies. Work not meeting these standards shall be corrected by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. Vehicles and preparation facilities shall be constructed and operated to protect contents from contamination or deterioration. Vehicles used for transporting food items shall be kept clean and in good repair. Food shall be prepared, transported, maintained, and served in accordance with Army Regulation 40-657 Veterinary/Medical Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Laboratory Service dated 01/21/2005, and TB MED 530 Tri-Service Food Code dated 03/01/2019. Copies of which are available online at https://armypubs.army.mil/ Breakfast Meal Requirement. The breakfast meal shall, at a minimum, include the following classes of foods and servings per person and should adhere to nutritional guidelines and recipes outlined at Choosemyplate.gov: • Eggs (1) • Meat (1) • Fruit or vegetable (1) • Starch, bread, or potatoes (1), • Hot or cold cereal (1), • Drinks including but not limited to coffee, juice (optional), and milk. Sample breakfast meal items include, but are not limited to the following: eggs any style (omelets, hard boiled, scrambled, poached, etc.), breakfast meat (bacon, sausage, sliced ham), fresh or canned fruits, hot or cold cereal, one grilled specialty (pancakes, waffles, French toast, all with syrup), hash browns, choice of bread (toast, bagel, biscuit, or English muffin), breakfast pastry (raised or cake donut, sweet muffin, sweet roll, or Danish), yogurt, meat based gravy, and appropriate condiments, such as margarine, honey, salt and pepper, and choice of spread (jam or jelly). Contractor will provide alternate meals to meet the needs of soldiers who have special dietary needs in the kinds and quantities ordered by the Government. Note: Each portion will include 115g to 225g Carbohydrate per meal per soldier (10g of which is fiber) 23g to 45g Protein per meal per soldier; 6g to 40g Fat per meal per soldier to average 10% of total calorie per menu (at least 6g of which is omega fatty acid or linoleic acid; 3mg to 6mg of iron per meal per soldier. Meals should not be less than 850 calorie per soldier offered. (Carbohydrate 4 cal/g, Protein 4 cal/g, Fat 9 cal/g. Lunch, Dinner and Holiday Meal Requirement. The lunch, dinner and holiday meal shall, at a minimum, include the following classes of foods and servings per person and should adhere to nutritional guidelines and recipes outlined at Choosemyplate.gov: • Entrée to include a 6 oz. serving of protein (1) • Vegetables (2) • Starch, bread, or potatoes (1) • Fruit or dessert (1) • Drinks shall include coffee plus choice of two other drinks, such as flavor aid, tea, carbohydrate beverage. Sample lunch, dinner and holiday meal items include but are not limited to: soup or stew, baked, roasted or grilled meat, one or more sauce or gravy to accompany the entrée, mashed, fried or baked potatoes, cooked vegetables such as green beans, carrots, or corn, salad, salad dressing, two choices of fruit, bread (wheat, white, rolls, cornbread, garlic, biscuit), appropriate condiments such as margarine, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper, honey, jelly, or jam, fresh fruit, canned fruit, baked dessert (cake, cookies, ice cream, Gelatin, yogurt), and two choices to drink. Contractor will provide alternate meals to meet the needs of soldiers who have special dietary needs in the kinds and quantities ordered by the Government. Note: Each portion will include 115g to 225g Carbohydrate per meal per soldier (10g of which is fiber) 23g to 45g Protein per meal per soldier; 6g to 40g Fat per meal per soldier to average 10% of total calorie per menu (at least 6g of which is omega fatty acid or linoleic acid; 3mg to 6mg of iron per meal per soldier. Meals should not be less than 850 calorie per soldier offered. (Carbohydrate 4 cal/g, Protein 4 cal/g, Fat 9 cal/g. Boxed Lunch Meal Requirement. The boxed lunch meal, at a minimum, includes the following classes of foods and servings per person: • 6” Sub style or round bun sandwich with 5.5 to 5.75 ounces of ham or turkey with American cheese • Condiments available on the side (lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles) • Individually portioned Mayonnaise, Mustard, Black Pepper and Salt Packet • 1.5 ounce Bag of Potato Chips • 1.5 ounce Cookie or piece of fresh fruit (banana, orange, apple) • 12 ounce Carbohydrate Beverage (Can), Water or Fruit Juice Contractor will provide alternate meals to meet the needs of soldiers who have special dietary needs in the kinds and quantities ordered by the Government. Note: Each portion will include 115g to 225g Carbohydrate per meal per soldier (10g of which is fiber) 23g to 45g Protein per meal per soldier; 6g to 40g Fat per meal per soldier to average 10% of total calorie per menu (at least 6g of which is omega fatty acid or linoleic acid; 3mg to 6mg of iron per meal per soldier. Meals should not be less than 850 calorie per soldier offered. (Carbohydrate 4 cal/g, Protein 4 cal/g, Fat 9 cal/g. When meals are not individually packaged, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor to set up and serve the prepared meal to the Soldiers. Clean-up of serving area required prior to departure. Food prepared and delivered but not served (leftover food) is the property of the Government. Leftovers shall be disposed of in whole or in part as directed by the COR in one or more of the following ways: (1) Food shall be left onsite for Government use. (2) Food shall be donated to a qualifying charity in the locality as directed by FAR Part 52.226-6. (3) Food which by its quantity or character cannot be donated shall be disposed of as waste. 3. INSTRUCTIONS: All vendors capable of providing the services described above are invited to respond electronically with a Statement of Capabilities. Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages and should clearly demonstrate and describe your ability to provide the capabilities described above. In addition to the Statement of Capabilities, please provide responses to the questionnaire attached to this Sources Sought notice. In an effort to find win-win outcomes for the Government and prospective vendors, please provide feedback to the following questions: What process would be utilized to request meals and communicate pickup/delivery locations and times to the Government (example: App, Web Interface, Email, etc.) What time requirements for individual orders, changes to the order (personnel or location) or cancellation of an order? What best practices / suggestions would the vendor provide to the Government to make a contract more efficient? Responses shall also include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 722310, size standard: $41.5M. The Army reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the USPFO-FL in making a set-aside decision. Responses must be received by the points of contact identified in this notice no later than 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 26 JULY 2021.