Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a continuation of the requirement previously posted as W912SV-20-R-0009. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.... This is a continuation of the requirement previously posted as W912SV-20-R-0009. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP); the solicitation number is W912SV-21-R-0002. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2021-02. The Massachusetts Army National Guard (MA ARNG) has a requirement to establish additional Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for food provision and delivery for MA ARNG Soldiers during drill, training periods, and other events as needed. Currently, there are six (6) BPA holders for this requirement. The MAARNG has a need to establish approximately four (4) additional BPAs to support this ongoing requirement under the existing maximum BPA threshold and ordering period to which the six (6) existing BPAs are subject. The Government reserves the right to award more or less than four (4) additional BPAs, or no additional BPAs, in the best interest of the Government. This requirement is issued under a Total Small Business set-aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 under NAICS code 311999. The small business size standard is 500 employees. Interested vendors must add the applicable NAICS to their System for Award Management (SAM) Representations and Certifications prior to submitting their proposal. 1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The Contractor shall deliver meals and food items as further described in Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement (PWS). 2. Additional terms and conditions are contained in the following documents: a) Attachment 2 - Blanket Purchase Agreement Terms and Conditions; b) Attachment 3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications; c) Clauses incorporated by reference or by full text below. 3. Contract Line Item Numbers will be dependent on individual Calls and/or orders issued under the resultant BPAs, if any. Delivery quantities, locations, and types will vary according to need and will be determined for each order or call placed under a Master BPA. a) Attachment 4 – Sample 21-day menu is provided solely to illustrate the types of food expected and determined to be acceptable. 4. The intention of the Government is to award approximately four (4) BPAs to responsible firms that demonstrate a capability to provide food items under the conditions and safety requirements as described in the PWS. The Government reserves the right to award additional BPAs beyond the estimated number, or award no BPAs, from this combined synopsis/solicitation as determined to be in the Government's best interest. BPAs do not obligate any funds and are not binding contracts. The Government will be obligated only to the extent that authorized BPA Calls or orders are actually made under these agreements. For individual requirements less than the micro-purchase threshold (currently $10,000), orders may be (though not necessarily will be) placed using the Government Purchase Card (GPC) as the method of payment. 5. BPAs will be evaluated annually and may remain in place for up to the end of the ordering period stated in the BPA Terms and Conditions (Attachment 2). The total maximum order limit for ALL Master BPAs (combined) awarded under this solicitation, as well as those previously awarded under solicitation W912SV-20-R-0006 and W912SV-20-R-0009 is $2,250,000.00. Individual orders or Calls will not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold ($250,000). The establishment of a BPA does not imply any agreement on the part of the Government to place future calls or orders with the BPA holder. The Government makes no representation as to the number or dollar amount of Calls/orders that actually may be placed against an individual BPA or in total for all BPAs made under the existing threshold or ordering period. 6. Calls/orders will be competed among Master BPA holders for the applicable region as request for quotes via oral solicitation or by e-mail. Failure to submit a complete and timely response to a Request for Quote (RFQ) may result in it being determined non-responsive. a) The Government reserves the right to set aside any Call/order to any specific socioeconomic category of small business BPA Holder (s) (i.e., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB, etc. concerns). b) The Government reserves the right, at the Government’s discretion, to directly award a Call or issue an order to any BPA Holder that has not yet received a call/order under their Master BPA. c) The Government reserves the right to not request quotes from any BPA Holder due to lack of satisfactory performance or a documented history of poor quality items on prior BPA orders/Calls. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Government will evaluate all proposals in accordance with the submission and evaluation criteria described herein. Proposals should be prepared simply and provide concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform all requirements. Responses to this announcement shall include: 1. A letter, signed by an authorized official of the Offeror, formerly submitting the proposal and containing company name and address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, TIN, business size and type (i.e., small, small and disadvantaged, 8(a) certified, woman-owned small, HUB Zone certified small, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business) for the applicable NAICS code, and Point of Contact information. The letter shall also include acknowledgement of amendments, if any, to this solicitation. 2. A narrative, not to exceed three (3) pages explaining your ability to perform the work described in the PWS (Attachment 1). The narrative must include brand products used, capabilities to deliver food at required temperatures, any special capabilities, and relevant past performance information. The Offeror must describe its approach to providing prepared foods that meet the requirements of PWS section 6 – Food Serving Temperatures. Food handling and transport must be discussed as part of the narrative, specifically addressing the delivery equipment required and available to ensure food delivered to the Offeror’s selected regions of the Commonwealth (see paragraph 7 below) meets the defined requirements. The Offeror may include references to its Quality Control Plan submitted with its proposal in its narrative. The narrative shall also include the following: Three (3) past performance references for related items within the last three (3) years to include: a) Customer Name, e-mail address, and telephone number; and b) Order or contract, or vendor number(s) and/or time period of order fulfillment; Any narrative that merely promises to perform the PWS requirements or restates the requirements without sufficient specific information of the Offeror’s capability or approach to perform the work shall be rejected as not responsive to the solicitation. 3. Current price list(s) for prepared foods that may be selected by the Government to meet the requirements of the PWS. Rates for additional charges, such as food delivery, paper and plastic goods, etc should also be included. Please note that the Massachusetts National Guard is exempt from tax, therefor rates should not include tax. DO NOT price the sample 21-day menu. The Sample 21-day menu is provided for illustrative purposes as stated in paragraph 3a above. 4. Complete and signed Representations and Certifications (Attachment 3). The Offer MUST complete the FAR provision 52.204-24 and include a signed copy with its proposal. 5. Quality Control outline IAW PWS section 8(a). IAW PWS paragraph 8(a), responses to this solicitation shall include a synopsis of the quality control plan. Plans must be in accordance with the requirements defined in PWS Section 8. 6. ServSafe certifications IAW PWS section 2(a). 7. A statement regarding the offeror’s desired delivery locations, in accordance with PWS Section 10. In your response, please indicate to which zone(s) your firm would like to be considered for calls/orders. You may select any number of zones. 8. As prescribed in DFARS 252.204-7007, interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) under the NAICS 311999. Representations and certifications must also be on record. These registrations can be done through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/. The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked to indicate its contents, the solicitation number, and the identity of the firm submitting. Proposals may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal. Offerors are hereby notified that proposals received prior to the solicitation close date will be evaluated for award on an ongoing basis. Acceptable proposals may be awarded prior to the closing date of this announcement. As stated in the solicitation, it is the intention of the Government is to award approximately three (3) BPAs under this announcement number. As discussions are not anticipated, revisions of submitted proposals shall not be accepted. Offerors are cautioned to submit their best terms in their submission. EVALUATION CRITERIA: BASIS FOR AGREEMENT: A BPA will be established with responsible vendor(s) that represent Best Value to the Government. The Government intends to evaluate responses and award each BPA without discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. IAW FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), formal evaluation plans and establishing a competitive range, conducting discussions, and scoring quotations or offers are not required. The Contracting Officer may conduct a comparative evaluation of offers. The Factors that shall be used to determine Best Value, in order of importance are as follows: Technical/Quality, Past Performance, and Price. These factors are further described below: 1. Technical/Quality: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s ability to supply, at a minimum, all of the items described in the PWS at section 4. The Government shall also evaluate the Offeror’s proposed approach to providing prepared foods that meet the requirements of PWS section 6 – Food Serving Temperatures, to include its food handling and transportation procedures and equipment to meet this requirement. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed quality standards/brand names that it uses for menu items such as top-quality cold-cut meats and cheeses, beverages, source of baked goods, etc. 2. Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's record of past performance in work relevant to the type as called for in the PWS. Offerors are advised that, in addition to the Past Performance information requested in the Submission Requirements above, the Government may obtain Past Performance information from interviews/questionnaires tailored to the circumstances of this acquisition and/or any other sources available to the Government. Sources may include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)/Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and interviews with Government Program Managers and Contracting Officers. 3. Price: The Government will evaluate the pricing proposed by the Offeror for fairness and reasonableness based upon comparative assessment priced food items of comparable quality, menus, and other rates included in the proposal with those received from other offerors and upon the Government's knowledge of and previous experience with these items. The Contracting Officer may only award BPAs to responsible organizations whose proposals conform to this combined synopsis/solicitation and offer the best overall value to the Government. Any Offeror's proposal that merely offers to perform work according to the terms of the solicitation or fails to present more than a statement indicating its capability to comply with the terms without support and elaboration as specified in the instructions will be rendered non-responsive. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS: The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference: Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Deviation 2018-O0013), applies to this acquisition and Addenda to this provision are contained in the section entitled 'SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS' above. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies and specific evaluation criteria to be used are contained in the section 'EVALUATION CRITERIA' above. Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, Alt I, applies and specific requirements for providing Offeror Representations and Certifications with its offer are included in SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS paragraph 4 above. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the Performance Work Statement (PWS), Blanket Purchase Agreement, and additional terms and conditions below shall be included as addenda to this clause. IAW FAR 52.212-4(v) the awardees representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), shall also incorporated by reference into and resultant Agreement. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Deviation 2018-O0021), applies to this acquisition. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-6 Total Small Business Set-Aside (Deviation 2019-O0003) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13 Notice of Set Aside of Orders 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor – Cooperation of Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-26 (Alt 1) Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023 Transportation by Sea 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 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 this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/ (End of Provision) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/ (End of Clause) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision. The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation. (End of clause) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause. The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation. (End of clause) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Proposals shall be submitted electronically to Jean Greenwood via jean.t.greenwood.civ@mail.mil. Please copy Michael P Griffin at michael.p.griffin52.mil@mail.mil. All proposals shall be submitted by 11 JAN 2021 by the time indicated on this notice. **Proposals will only be accepted electronically via the e-mail address provided above. It is the Offeror's responsibility to confirm that their proposal submission has been received. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this acquisition may be addressed to Jean Greenwood at the above listed email address. Questions must be received no later than five (5) business days prior to date for receipt of proposals.