IA02 Sources Sought JCLC Adventure.pdf

24 March 2022

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government intends to procure services to provide administration and lodging facilities, supplies, management, supervision and labor to provide lodging accommodations and meals, as specified herein, for JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp (JCLC), Adventure North, on a small business set-aside basis, provided two or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 721214 Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) with a size standard of $8 million. The requested period of performance is 24 June 2022 through 28 June 2022. The contract place of performance shall be at the contractor's provided facility, and must be located within 25 miles of Orange County, NY.

The contractor shall provide meals, lodging (barracks) and facility usage for 320 cadets and 60 cadre personnel from 24-29 June 2022 in support of JCLC., management and labor as specified herein, for the JCLC Camp Adventure North during the period 24-28 June 2022.

The contractor shall provide personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to perform meal preparation, serving, and cleanup in addition to serving equipment, chafing dishes, heating elements to maintain food temperature, serving utensils, disposable plates, cups, napkins, and utensils for requested meals and set up and maintain two serving lines for one and one half hours to serve cadets and cadre in accordance Performance Work Statement.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil 210-466-2269, if you believe this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule do not apply to small business set-asides for contracts at or below the SAT. It does apply to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, and WOSB set-asides regardless of the dollar value of the award. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14.

8. All WOSB firms need to take action in beta.certify.sba.gov in order to compete for WOSB Federal Contracting Program set-aside contracts

9. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Point of Contact for this document: Matthew Judd, matthew.p.judd.civ@army.mil