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Questions from Industry JBLE Dining Facility Attendant Services Solicitation FA4800-16-R-0001

Q&As resulting from the Sources Sought Notice posted to FBO on 13 Aug 2015

1. Question: Is there an incumbent contractor currently performing work for this requirement? What is their company name and contract number?

Answer: Yes, Sabrosa Foods is currently performing services at Fort Eustis through contract FA4800-15-C-0003 and at Langley AFB through contract FA4800-15-C-0001.

Q&As resulting from the official RFP posted to FBO on 11 Jan 2016

1. Question: Will there be a site visit? If so, is there a date by which we must RSVP?

Answer: No, there will not be a physical site visit. There is a slideshow of pictures in lieu of a physical site visit that is available upon request for those that send an email to jospeh.delmontagne.1@us.af.mil

2. Question: Is there a deadline for the submission of questions?

Answer: There is no deadline for the submission of questions but note that proposals are due at noon Feb 12th.

3. Question: Can you provide a copy of the current contract(s) and all its amendments that is in place with the current contractor(s) for the Cafeteria Food Service Contract(s) for the locations as specified in the PWS at Fort Eustis and Langley, AFB?

Answer: No. The current contract contains proprietary pricing information of the incumbent, which is protected information and exempted from public disclosure IAW FAR 24.203(b). Note the following regarding contract information available to the public:

General information regarding federal contracts is available at https://www.usaspending.gov Information regarding specific contracts is available by entering the contract number in ezSearch at www.fpds.gov Existing contracts:

Fort Eustis contract number FA4800-15-C-0003 Langley AFB contract number FA4800-15-C-0001

4. Question: Can you provide a copy of the current Seniority List for Fort Eustis and Langley, AFB locations as specified in the PWS.

Answer: No. IAW FAR 22.1020, the incumbent provides the seniority list in the last month of the existing contract, which is then provided by the Contracting Officer to the successor contractor.

5. Question: Can you provide the total current contract award price(s) for the current contractor(s) for the aforementioned site.

Answer: The total contract value for the current contracts are $1,592,445.31 for Fort Eustis and $2,638,771.08 for Langley AFB. Sabrosa Foods, Inc is the incumbent for both contracts.

6. Question: There are no instructions for how or where or what to submit for past performance. Please clarify.

Answer: From provision 52.212-1 of the RFP:

5.2. Proposal Volumes. Proposals shall be prepared in two (2) separate and distinct volumes. A volume is not required for past performance as the past performance information will be pulled from CPARS/PPIRS. Past performance information available through other Government sources (i.e. key Government officials) will be used as required.

Volume 1 – Price Volume 2 – Technical

7. Question: My firm is interested in taking the lead role as the Prime Contractor and forming a partnership with a highly qualified and experienced military food service contractor. Does your agency value my teaming partner’s past military dining room attendant and military food service experience, under a prime-sub teaming arrangement? If not, would your agency provide credit if it were a joint venture?

Answer: Note this is a LPTA source selection and no past performance is Acceptable performance. Also note provision 52.212-2 “The past performance information to be evaluated on each offeror will be information retrieved from CPARS and PPIRS as well as information available through other Government sources (i.e. key Government officials) regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.” This means the teaming partner would be subject to past performance evaluation. Ensure to comply with paragraph 4 of provision 52.212-1.

FAR 19.101(7) applies:

(i) Definition of a joint venture for size determination purposes. A joint venture for size determination purposes is an association of persons or concerns with interests in any degree or proportion by way of contract, express or implied, consorting to engage in and carry out a single specific business venture for joint profit, for which purpose they combine their efforts, property, money, skill, or knowledge, but not on a continuing or permanent basis for conducting business generally. A joint venture is viewed as a business entity in determining power to control its management.

(iii) Joint venture. Concerns submitting offers on a particular acquisition as joint ventures are considered as affiliated and controlling or having the power to control each other with regard to performance of the contract. Moreover, an ostensible subcontractor which is to perform primary or vital requirements of a contract may have a controlling role such to be considered a joint venturer affiliated on the contract with the prime contractor. A joint venture affiliation finding is limited to particular contracts unless the SBA size determination finds general affiliation between the parties. The rules governing 8(a) Program joint ventures are described in 13 CFR 124.513.