Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This Sources Sought solicitation is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. Its sole purpose is to provide information for planning and market re... This Sources Sought solicitation is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. Its sole purpose is to provide information for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the 129th Rescue Wing (129 RQW). The purpose of this Sources Sought is to help the 129 RQW understand industry best practices, technical solutions, and sources capable of meeting the requirements detailed by this solicitation. The 129 RQW welcomes responses from all interested parties; however, no decision or award of contract will be made on the basis of responses from industry. The 129 RQW will not pay for the preparation of, nor the subsequent use of, information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the outcome of the 129 RQW's review of the information received. Additionally, the 129 RQW does not intend to hold discussions concerning this with any interested parties, but reserves the right to contact vendors if additional information is required for clarifications as it pertains to this Sources Sought. The 129 RQW intends to contract for two days of catered meals, approximately. 275 meal per day, on a monthly basis. Period of performance is generally on the first weekend of every month consisting of 275 meals each day. To that end, the 129 RQW seeks to verify that its requirement is commercially available, gather any questions or comments about the requirement, and to gather information about sources able to meet those requirements. In order to be eligible for this award Vendors must be registered with Army Public Health Center (APHC) https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx If you are NOT registered with APHC and wish to be you must provide the documentation detailed below 1. Vendor. The vendor or supplier must write a letter on letterhead requesting an initial food protection audit. The owner or an authorized representative of the establishment processing the product(s) must sign the letter. The supplier must address the letter to the 129th Rescue Wing Contracting Office 680 Macon Rd. Moffett ANGB CA 94035. The request must contain, at a minimum, the following information: a. The full name of the processing facility, street address (or geographical location), city, state, zip code, and county or country where the plant is located. Include the mailing address if different from the physical address. b. The name, title, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address of the person to contact at the facility, and the normal operating hours of the facility. c. A list of the specific products to be procured by the Department of Defense (DOD) (e.g. novelty ice cream or catered meals). d. A list of the federal, state, and local regulatory agencies currently inspecting the facility. If the facility has a federal or state establishment number, please provide the number. e. If the vendor is a distributor or broker of finished products from other DOD approved sources and acts within the geographic limits of the continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, or Hawaii, then the vendor is exempt from listing in the Worldwide Directory, unless the vendor stores Government-owned foods. f. If the vendor is a caterer, indicate where the vendor prepares the food, which military installations the vendor will serve, and if the meals will be contracted. 2. Purchasing/Contracting Agency. The 129th Contracting office will review the request and will send a Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ) to the company point of contact. Once completed, a cover memorandum, the supplier's request, and completed PAQ will be forwarded to APHC. The APHC will perform a technical review of the packet. A completed packet will be processed, to include a review of the PAQ. APHC will establish initial contact with the vendor to ensure that the scope of the audit is communicated and POC communication details are valid. The Deputy Chief, Food Protection & Public Health Sanitation Division, will review and authorize the audit request to be tasked to the responsible Public Health Command Activity. The tasked auditor will contact the plant to schedule the audit date. When the audit is completed, APHC will furnish the 129th Rescue Wing Contracting Office with a copy of the vendor approval or disapproval letter. 4. For questions or more information, contact the Approved Sources section at the U.S. Army Public Health Center address above, telephone 410-417-3147/443-643-6564 or DSN 867-3147, Fax 410-436-5488, or e-mail usarmy.apg.medcom-aphc.list.food-protection@mail.mil < Caution-mailto:usarmy.apg.medcom-aphc.list.food-protection@mail.mil > The NAICS code for this requirement is 722320, Caterers. The SBA associated small business size standard for this industry is $7,500,000. INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS All interested vendors are encouraged to submit a response clearly demonstrating their capability to perform these services. Proposals are not being requested at this time. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this SS/RFI cannot be considered as offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a contract. No formal solicitation exists at this time and no set-aside decision has been made. Responses to this SS/RFI should include the following information: ? Capabilities Statement. Please provide documentation that explicitly demonstrates the capacity and capability of satisfying the Government's requirement. This may include contract numbers, locations, and (if available) points of contact for previous similar work. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise; do not exceed ten (10) pages. Small business that are only partially able to satisfy this requirement are encouraged to submit a capabilities statement in order to aid in identifying possible breakouts of work or subcontracting opportunities. ? Demonstration of the firm's socioeconomic status (i.e., SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.) and size. Submit responses directly to MSgt Paul (Nick) Ochs, Base Contracting Officer, via email at paul.n.ochs.mil@mail.mil Or MSgt Bardia Barmaki via email at bardia.barmaki.mil@mail.mil Please reference the solicitation number and title in the subject of your message. Please limit your responses to standard documents (i.e., Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, etc.). Do not send compressed (i.e., .zip or .exe extension) or other file types as they will be stripped from your message.