Inactive
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:W912NR-23-R-0030
The Louisiana Army National Guard has a requirement to issue a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide boxed meals for troops during Inactive Duty Training (IDT) and Annual Training (A.T.) at home...
The Louisiana Army National Guard has a requirement to issue a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide boxed meals for troops during Inactive Duty Training (IDT) and Annual Training (A.T.) at home stations. Boxed meals shall be delivered to the armory’s location within the (5) regions of state of Louisiana (Attachment 4). Each region will have up to 5 vendors to support units catered boxed meals. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; we are requesting quotes and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation W912NR-23-R-0030 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This synopsis/solicitation is issued for commercial service in accordance to with FAR Part 12-Acquistion of Commercial Items. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02 Effective on March 16, 2023. This acquisition is a total Small Business (SB) using NAICS 722320 small business size standard is $41,500,000.00 and Product Service Code is 8970. This will be a firm fixed contract. TIMELINE: 19 May 2023 / 10:00 a.m. – Oral Solicitation Issued 25 May 2023 / 2:00 p.m.– Deadline for questions/clarifications 8 June 23 / 2:00p.m.– Solicitation closes. A.DESCRIPTION OF ACQUISITION The contractor shall supply boxed meals to the armories located within the (5) regions of state of Louisiana. See attached Statement of Work. Meals shall be in accordance with the 21- Days Menu attached. B. SHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES Period of Performance: The Period of Performance shall be one Base Year of 12 months C. Quote Preparation Instructions: To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. The offeror must submit the Quote Form (Attachment 3) signed and dated with unit prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so and without taking any exception to the requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, the Description of Requirements and terms and conditions, the offeror agrees to accede to all requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompany rationale. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a written quote to include discounts and terms. Offers must provide a unit price for each meal in accordance with the 21-Days Menu (Attachment 1): Breakfast Lunch Dinner Bag Lunch Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award, no exception. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov. Offeror must submit SAM Form (Attachment 2) signed and dated. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. Offerors shall submit sufficient information and in the format specified in Quote Preparation Instructions. Offeror’s may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their quote to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. D. BASIS FOR AWARD: This solicitation will result in blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for boxed meals. BPA Calls under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold would be rotated amongst BPA holders. Basis of award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptance. BPA(s) will be awarded based on the best value to the government. The following evaluation factors will be utilized for evaluation of capabilities. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine the like hood that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort described in the Statement of Work. . E. PAYMENTS: The payments of this contract will be Government Purchase Card by the Ordering Officer in the Contracting Office.
