Food Services (RFI).pdf

Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) for Food Service at

Government Accountability Office (GAO) (Headquarters)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication the Government

Accountability Office (GAO) will contract for the services contained in the RFI. This RFI is part of a government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Government Point of Entry (GPE) website at www.SAM.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.

NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS

SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI.

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow up information requests.

Synopsis:

The GAO is issuing this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) as a means of conducting market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of qualified businesses interested in, and capable of providing food services in the first floor Food Service Facility and providing catering and event services throughout the GAO Headquarters Building. Additionally, the GAO seeks information on the latest industry trends, innovations, and vendor capabilities in food service and hospitality amenities for government office and analogous commercial real estate settings in a post-pandemic operating environment. Responsive submissions would include a scalable range of high-quality service offerings that could be made available based on evolving building usage and tailored to cover anticipated peaks in demand. These services shall be performed on site at the following GAO location:

GAO building at 441 G. Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20548

Scope of Work:

See attached DRAFT Statement of Work Statement (SOW).

Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback to the draft SOW and responses to RFI items #

1 & 2 below. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

Responses to Request for Information:

Contractors are reminded that this is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/BID/QUOTE. Responses to this notice shall not constitute responses to solicitation, which is not currently available. The Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and respondents will not be notified of the results of any Government assessments.

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the Contracting Office a brief capabilities statement.

The capabilities statement must clearly detail the firm's ability to perform all aspects of this notice and must include the following:

1. Company Profile to include:

a. Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number

b. Size and type of organization, number of employees, office locations if multiple

c. SAM Unique Entity ID

d. CAGE code

e. Statement regarding the socio-economic status of the company (8a, HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.)

based on the identified NAICS in this RFI.

f. Any certifications with regards to the claimed socio-economic status

2. Relevant/Recent Experience to include:

a. Relevant Experience in performing efforts of similar size and scope – experience must show operating food service facilities and event support services (catering).

b. Recent Experience - within the last five (5) years.

c. Please include a brief description of the project, contract number, contract value, and an agency point of contact to include name, email, and current telephone number.

The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the acquisition. All responses will be treated as proprietary.

Market research responses received after the time and date specified will be determined to be late and may not be considered. Information and materials submitted in response to this request are strictly voluntary and WILL NOT be returned.

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS IS: 21 March 2024 by 1300 EST.

All submissions must be in Microsoft Word or PDF formats.

All submissions must be sent via e-mail to MitchenerC@gao.gov mailto:MitchenerC@gao.gov

Primary Point of Contact:

Cedric Mitchener, Contracting Officer

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Washington, DC

Email: MitchenerC@gao.gov mailto:MitchenerC@gao.gov