Attch 2_ Instructions to Offerors.pdf

***Addendum to FAR 52.212-1***

QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Submission Due Date. The offeror must ensure its Quote, in its entirety, reaches the required destination before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation. The submission due date for this solicitation is 5 September 2025 at 03:00 PM EDT.

The lateness rules for submitted Quote are outlined in FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items," and are incorporated into this solicitation.

Submission. The Quote submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as stated below and furnished electronically to Contracting Officer, MSgt Kristen Lucey via email at kristen.lucey.2@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer, MSgt James Yoshikawa at james.yoshikawa@us.af.mil. The Quote shall only be submitted as described.

Quote Compliance. The Government must have received from the offeror a fully compliant Quote. The Quote is compliant when it conforms to all of the requirements, terms, and conditions of the solicitation, including the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Quote Acceptance. FAR 52.212-1(c) is hereby tailored for this solicitation: The contractor shall specify a Quote acceptance period in the Quote Summary of not less than 60 days from the date of the solicitation closing. This date may be extended by mutual agreement. The contractor shall make a clear statement in the Quote as to the expiration date of the Quote and the stated expiration date shall be valid for all proposed subcontractors as well.

Quote Retention. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8, Government Contract Files, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful Quotes.

Single Quote Submission. FAR 52.212-1 is hereby tailored to remove subparagraph (e) which does not apply to this solicitation. Offerors are limited to submitting no more than 1 Quote which must meet all the requirements of this solicitation (see 1.7). Any quote that contains alternative terms and conditions will be considered as taking exception to the requirements of the solicitation.

All or None. FAR 52.212-1(h) is hereby tailored for this solicitation: Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for all the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offers submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation may be rejected or ineligible for award.

QUOTE FORMAT

This section provides guidance to the offeror for preparing a Quote in response to the solicitation. The offeror’s Quote shall include all data and information required by this solicitation and submitted in accordance with these instructions. Any contract resulting from this effort shall be required to meet United States Government regulations and statutory requirements. In addition, the offeror is expected to ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, standards, and any other constraints specifically identified in the solicitation.

The Quote submitted in response to the solicitation shall be formatted as stated below and furnished as stated herein. The acceptable electronic formats for Quote shall be compatible with MS Office 2013, specifically MS Word and MS Excel;

PDF format is acceptable for the Technical Quote and Past Performance Questionnaire. The price Quote must be in the MS Excel format included in the solicitation labeled Attch 3_Price Quote Spreadsheet. All Quote volumes shall be labeled with the solicitation number W50S9C-25-Q-A015, as well as the name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror. All volumes shall be electronic files and not be password protected.

Offerors shall scan all files for computer viruses prior to submission to the Government.

Quote may not include classified information. All Quote volumes shall be at the UNCLASSIFIED level. Every submission must be properly identified and marked with the proper security classification.

QUOTE CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION

The offeror shall prepare the Quote as set forth in Table 1, Quote Organization Table and Table 2, Quote file Name Matrix.

The completion and submission to the Government of documents identified in Table 1, Quote Organization Table, shall constitute an offer and shall indicate the offeror’s unconditional consent to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

The Quote shall not contain citations for, or active links to live Internet sites or pages. All linked information shall be contained within the electronic Quote. Any linked information that is not contained in the Quote will not be accepted.

Each volume shall be written or presented on a standalone basis. Information required for Quote evaluation that is not found in its designated volume or presentation will be assumed to have been omitted from the Quote and will not be considered.

Pages that exceed the required page limitations set forth in Table 1, Quote Organization table, will not be evaluated by the Government. A cover page, table of contents, and acronym list is not required but will be accepted as part of the quote submission.

TABLE 1 QUOTE ORGANIZATION MATRIX

SECTION TITLE COPIES PAGE LIMIT

Cover Letter – Not Evaluated

1 – electronic Unlimited

Technical Capability 1 – electronic 10 pages

Past Performance 1 – electronic Up to 1 page per reference; not to exceed 3 pages (Past performance PWS and SOW do not count towards the page limit)

Price Quote Spreadsheet 1 – electronic Included Price Quote Spreadsheet (excel)

All electronic files must be submitted using the file names in Table 2, Quote File Name, below.

TABLE 2 QUOTE FILE NAME

Volume Name File Name Contents Technical Capability (Offeror Name) - Technical

Capability Offeror’s Technical Capability

Past Performance (Offeror Name) - Past Performance

Offeror’s Past Performance

Price Quote Spreadsheet (Offeror Name) - Price Offeror’s Price Quote

QUOTE DOCUMENTS

Quote shall be clear and concise and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The Government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s Quote in response to this solicitation.

Quotes are to be structured in accordance with the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure set forth in the solicitation.

The QUOTE SUMMARY, Volume 1, shall include:

Solicitation No. W50S9C-25-Q-A015 Date submitted Offeror’s name Offeror’s address, CAGE code, and UEI Offeror contact information for Quote POC(s) All quoted subcontractor(s) (as applicable) Quote Acceptance Period

The TECHNICAL CAPABILITY shall include:

The Technical Capability section of the Quote shall present relevant information articulating the offeror’s approach to meeting the PWS requirements. The offeror’s Quote should include a clear description of all processes and procedures employed. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the offeror’s facilities and business practices. The Quote shall address how the offeror will meet or exceed the following technical requirements:

5.1 Food Preparation & Quality: Offerors shall describe, in sufficient detail, how the meals will be prepared and speak to the quality of food that will be presented and served.

5.2 Transportation of Food: Offerors shall confirm that they can and will comply with the Tri-Service Food Code (TB MED 530/NAVMED P-5010-1/AFMAN 48-147 IP), ensuring all meals will be stored and transported in certified food containers.

5.3 Menu Standard: Offerors shall describe their process for designing menus, paying particular attention to the structural and content requirements outlined in the menu model detailed in Technical Exhibit 4 of the PWS. Your description should demonstrate a clear understanding of all the required elements for catered meals.

The PAST PERFORMANCE shall include:

The offeror shall submit no more than three recent and relevant past performance references that demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to provide catering services for over 300+ patrons over multiple consecutive days that were performed by the offeror as the prime contractor. These may include foreign, federal, state, local, and private industry contracts.

The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the offeror. It is the offeror's responsibility to submit detailed and complete information so the Government may evaluate its Past Performance.

While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from internal and external sources other than the Quote, the burden to provide thorough and complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

Recent contracts are those performed within three years of the date of issuance of this solicitation.

Relevant contracts are those comparable in scope and magnitude of effort and complexity to the PWS requirement(s).

Contract Information: The offeror's Quote shall substantiate what distinct effort was required and actually performed under each of the contract(s) included in the Quote.

For each Contract(s) submitted, provide the following information:

Contract Number (and delivery/contract number if applicable);

Contract Type;

Total Value of the Contract (beginning & ending value);

Delivery or Performance Schedule;

Contract period of performance;

Provide a brief self-assessment of contract performance.

The offeror may also be evaluated based on other internal Government or private source information. The Government may utilize the Contract Performance and Rating System (CPARS) and/or Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) to search for recent and relevant offeror performance and ratings.

The PRICE, Volume 4, shall include:

Price Quote Format.

Offerors are required to utilize Attachment 3, Price Quote Spreadsheet, to submit Quotes and include all formulas, functions, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the quoted amounts. Spreadsheet shall not be password protected.

In accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a), in addition to the information requested above, the Government reserves the right to request additional or more detailed information to support its evaluation of price reasonableness.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Capability Past Performance Price

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Basis for Award

The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract as a result of this solicitation.

Per FAR 9.103, the contract will be placed only with an offeror that the PCO determines to be responsible, that is, those who can satisfactorily perform the necessary tasks and deliver the required services on time. Prospective offerors, in order to qualify as sources for this acquisition, must be able to demonstrate that they meet standards of responsibility set forth in FAR 9.104. In addition, the Government may assess the offeror’s financial ability to meet the solicitation requirements. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined to be not responsible by the Contracting Officer.

Consistency. Each section of the offeror’s Quote shall be consistent within the Quote.

Completeness. The Government’s ability to evaluate a Quote may depend on the level of detail and supporting documentation provided. Insufficient supporting documentation or detail in a Quote may prevent the Government from evaluating a Quote.

The Government will assess the offeror’s quote on three factors: (1) Technical Capability, (2) Past Performance and (3) Total Price (TP). Because award will be made based on best overall value to the government, not price alone, it is important that quotations describe how the contractor proposes to meet the requirements of the PWS. Furthermore, the government reserves the right to select a response providing benefit to the government exceeding the minimum but is not required to do so.

EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

This factor evaluates the offeror's technical approach, demonstrating their understanding of requirements and risks associated with successful performance in food preparation & quality (PWS 5.1), food transportation (PWS 5.2), and menu standards (PWS 5.3)

The Technical approach and related risk are evaluated using the combined technical/risk rating table below (Table 3 – Combined Technical / Risk Ratings) which considers risk in conjunction with strengths, weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

TABLE 3 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color Rating Description

Blue Outstanding Quotation indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Quotation indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Quotation meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Quotation has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Quotation does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable.

Quotation is unawardable.

EVALUATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE

This factor will evaluate the risk of unsuccessful performance of the offeror’s approach to performing efforts of a similar scope, magnitude, and complexity as the requirement described in the PWS.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine the likelihood that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort described in the PWS.

Contracts submitted in the Past Performance section of the offeror's Quote will not be considered if the Government determines them to be not recent, not relevant, or lacking any credible past performance information. If the offeror does not have a record of Recent and Relevant past performance information the offeror will be rated as "Neutral,” which is neither favorable nor unfavorable.

The offeror may also be evaluated on past contract performance information utilizing internal Government or private source information and the Government reserves the right to use any information received as part of its evaluation. The Government may contact any of the references the offeror provides and reserves the right to use any information received as part of its evaluation.

In evaluating the offeror's performance history, the Government may compare the offeror's deliveries or performance to the contract's original delivery or performance schedule, unless the delay was Government-caused. Schedule extensions that were the fault of the offeror, even if consideration was provided, may be counted against the offeror.

Performance Confidence Assessment: The Government will utilize the Performance Confidence Assessment (see Table 4 below) to select the most appropriate confidence level for each Offeror.

TABLE 3 - Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Definition

Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the facto of past performance.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

EVALUATION OF PRICE FACTOR

Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 13.106-3. Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable, complete, and are not unbalanced.

Reasonableness. The Government will evaluate the price reasonableness of the offerors' quoted prices to ensure that in its nature and amount, it does not exceed what would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

The Government shall employ price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 13.106-3 to determine that the quoted price is fair and reasonable.

Completeness. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with offerors, but discussions are not anticipated or intended. Since discussions are not anticipated or intended, the Government requires complete Quotes with respect to price.

A complete Quote will include all information required by this solicitation.

Unbalanced Pricing. Offerors should note that pricing will be carefully reviewed to detect whether Quotes are unbalanced between line items, as well as unbalance between periods. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. Unbalanced offers may be determined unacceptable.