RGFSC IV_Industry Day Slides_FINAL.pdf

USMC Regional Garrison Food Service Contracts Industry Day

Mr. Brian-Eric Henderson

PM, MCICOM

8 October 2024

**For market research purposes only. Pre-decisional.**

Industry Day Agenda

0830 - 0855: Arrival and Sign-in

0900 - 0915: Opening Remarks by MCICOM Executive Director

0915 - 0930: Introductions

0930 - 1000: Current State of Food Services

1000 - 1015: Future State of Food Services

1015 - 1100: Ability One Brief

1100 - 1115: Defense Logistics Agency Brief

1115 - 1130: Small Business Administration Brief

1130 - 1135: Acquisition Milestones

1135 - 1200: Questions

Small Group Breakouts (Audience by Invitation Only)

1300 - 1345: Breakout #1

1400 - 1445: Breakout #2

1500 - 1545: Breakout #3

1600 - 1645: Breakout #4

Opening Remarks

MCICOM Executive Director, Mr. Balocki

Introductions

RGFSC Program Manager, Mr. Henderson

Current State of Food Services

• Regional Garrison Food Service Contract (RGFSC) III is the current iteration of an enterprise contract solution to deliver food services to our Marines throughout Marine Corps Continental United States (CONUS) bases and stations.

• There are two Fixed-Price with Incentive & Award Fee provision contracts that support the East and West Coasts, respectively.

• There are 48 Mess Halls under contract (28 East Coast & 20 West Coast) serving approximately 22 million meals annually.

Summary of Program Current State

• There are two mess hall categories; 44 Full Food Service (FFS) buildings and four Management and Mess Attendant (M&MA) buildings.

• M&MA facilities are augmented with Food Service Specialist Marines to perform mainline and baker menu items. This provides a training platform for Marine Corps Food Service Specialists.

• There are 17 mess halls with services set aside on the Procurement List by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under the authority of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (JWOD). The labor categories include Mess Attendant and Cashier services.

Summary of Program (cont.)

East Coast Program Overview

Categories of Mess Halls

EAST COAST

• Full Food Service (FFS) 27

– Requires Contractor performance of all PWS requirements

• Mgt and Mess Attendant Services (M&MA) 1

– Contractor Managed and Mess Attendants, provides training platform for Marine Corps Food Svc. Specialists to practice skills

Total East Coast Facilities 28

West Coast Program Overview

Categories of Mess Halls

WEST COAST

• Full Food Service (FFS) 17

– Requires Contractor performance of all PWS requirements

• Mgt and Mess Attendant Services (M&MA) 3

– Contractor Managed and Mess Attendants, provides training platform for Marine Corps Food Svc. Specialists to practice skills

Total West Coast Facilities 20

Mission: To Improve Quality of Life for Marines

• Provide high-quality meals that meet the nutritional requirements

• Provide high-quality service

• Provide meals that are prepared in accordance with food safety standards

• Provide meals in a clean and pleasant environment

• Provide meals in a timely fashion

• Provide sustainment of Government Furnished Property

• Provide capable and responsive management

The Regional Garrison Food

Services Program Goals

Program Goals

• Promote interest

• Cyclic menu

• Menu compliance

Provide high-quality meals that meet the nutritional requirements

Program Goals (cont.)

Current State

• Special events

• Limited time offers

• Holiday meals

• Alternate meal service (e.g. takeout, box meals, remote site)

• Innovation in feeding

Provide high-quality service

• Tri-Service Food Code (TSFC) – strengthened restaurant food safety protocols

• Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) Inspections

• ServSafe®

Provide meals that are prepared in accordance with food safety standards

Program Goals (cont.)

Current State

• Cleaning, housekeeping & amenities plan

• First class dining establishment

• Maintaining a high level of cleanliness

• Decorations

Provide meals in a clean and pleasant environment

• Continuous customer flow

• Customer wait times

• Open and ready to serve

• Meal service hours - changes and expansions

Provide meals in a timely fashion

Program Goals (cont.)

Current State

• Preventive and corrective maintenance

• Inventory control

Provide sustainment of

Government Furnished Property

• Contract management/business relations

• Quality Control

• Contractor restraints

• DLA Troop Support

• MCFMIS

• CAC

• AB1

• Small business requirements

• Contingency/crisis situations

• Training platform for Marines

Provide capable and responsive management

Program Goals (cont.)

FY23 Meals Count Data

Meal counts have fluctuated between 11 – 14 million meals annually per coast

Current Environment

• Cafeteria style feeding

– Main line

– Convenience line (fast food)

– Cold bar (salad bar)

– Specialty Bar (rotating dining option for lunch & dinner)

– Beverage stations

– Also offers fruit, ice cream, condiments and bread options

• Food is prepared in a progressive environment with some made-to-order menu options

• Additional portions policy

• Some mess halls have walk up windows & drive-thrus

• Front of line POS stations

Future State of Food Services Vision Statement:

To enhance the Marine Corps dining experience for the Marine of the Future by offering well-balanced, nutritious meals that promote health and well-being, while fostering a high quality of life.

Desired Services

• Diverse menu selection

– Expanding dining options

– Increased variety

– Customer-driven menus

• Nutritional feeding and education platform

– Military Dietary Reference Intakes (MDRI) requirements

– Promote high performance foods through customer education

• Innovative food production and delivery

– Industry best practices in food delivery

– Efficiencies in food production

– Grab and go / takeout

– Emerging technologies

– We don't know what we don't know

• Engage Marines in the dining experience

– Customer feedback mechanisms

– Quick response/implementation

Mandated Sources

Mandated Sources

AbilityOne AbilityOne is a mandatory source for services and supplies established by statute and regulation contracts, including the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 8501-8506 (JWOD Act), 41 CFR Chapter 51, FAR 8.002, FAR Subpart 8.7.

AbilityOne products may be available via DLA.

AbilityOne Services Locations, CA

➢ MCB Camp Pendleton

➢ MCB Quantico, VA

➢ MCAS New River, NC

➢ MCAS Cherry Point, NC

➢ MCAS Beaufort, SC

➢ Camp Allen, VA

➢ Marine Corps Barracks Washington DC

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) DLA Troop Support serves as the DoD Executive Agent for the procurement of Subsistence.

➢ The Contractor is contractually required to procure subsistence via the DLA Prime Vendor Contract

➢ In the event DLA cannot support IAW approved sources, Contracting Officer can authorize procurement of food items via open market.

AbilityOne Nonprofit Agencies: A Strategic Partnership

Marine Corps Food Service Industry Day, Quantico, VA.

Presented by:

SourceAmerica – Kim Scott, Senior Director, Account Services Navy/DeCA and Elvis

Lindsey, Director, Line of Business & Technical Support

NIB – Shelley Foust, Program Director, Channel Management

Oct 8, 2024

• AbilityOne Overview

• Support for AbilityOne

• Benefits of Subcontracting with AbilityOne Nonprofit Agencies

AbilityOne Capabilities

• How to Connect

• Q&A

Agenda

Mission

To tap America’s underutilized workforce of individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities to deliver high quality, mission-essential products and services to Federal agencies in quality employment opportunities.

Vision

Remain a trusted source of supply and services for

Federal agencies while creating quality employment opportunities across all economic sectors for people who are blind or have significant disabilities.

AbilityOne Program Mission

• The AbilityOne® Program is administered by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission®

• The AbilityOne Commission is the operating name for the independent federal agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled

• Assisted by two central nonprofit agencies (CNAs): National Industries for the

Blind (NIB) and SourceAmerica®

• In accordance with Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (JWOD)

• CNAs oversee nonprofit agencies (NPA) that provide the products and services

Basics

Nonprofit Agencies Employing People

With Significant Disabilities

Nonprofit Agencies Employing People

Who Are Blind

Central Nonprofit

Agency SourceAmerica

Central Nonprofit

Agency National Industries for the Blind

Federal

Customers

U.S. AbilityOne

Commission

Federal Government Agency

15 Presidential Appointees

AbilityOne Program Structure

Why Subcontract with AbilityOne

Nonprofit Agencies (Contractors)

Support for AbilityOne – OFPP memorandum

• Prime contractors will work with SourceAmerica for services as these locations are on the Federal Procurement List and the price is set by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission.

• Prime contractors will work with NIB to identify mandatory AbilityOne products.

• Prime contractor emails the central nonprofit agencies (CNAs)

SourceAmerica and National Industries for the Blind (NIB) at primecontractor@AbilityOne.org

Engagement with Central Nonprofit Agencies mailto:primecontractor@AbilityOne.org

• SourceAmerica is a resource to the Prime Contractor and NPA to assist with program questions, process and submission of information to the U.S. AbilityOne

Commission.

• SourceAmerica introduce the qualified AbilityOne nonprofit agencies (NPAs) to the Prime Contractor.

• The Prime Contractor connects with NPAs to discuss the next steps.

• The AbilityOne NPA(s) assist the Prime Contractor in developing their response/proposal for submission within the solicitation deadline.

• The Prime subcontracts directly with the NPAs.

• NIB will assist the Prime Contractor to procure AbilityOne Products.

Introduction of Nonprofit Agencies to Prime

• Support 64 active AbilityOne contracts valued at nearly $335 million annually

• Employs more than 3,620 FTEs – nearly 2,740 DFTEs

• AbilityOne Program has provided the federal government with high quality food service solutions for 44 years and has a long history of supporting the Department of Defense.

Data as of Q4FY2024

AbilityOne’s first full-food service contract awarded in 1980 at

Sheppard AFB – still operating today!

Food Services

• AbilityOne network NPAs thoroughly understand the operational needs of various types of facilities.

• Staff is highly qualified in all areas of contract management and administration, including

Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Service

Contract Act and federal and state labor laws.

• They are experienced in complex food service environments and perform a variety of food-related services, including those in the following matrix.

Well Versed in a Broad Range of Food-related Services

Services Full Food

Service

Limited

Food

Service

Micro

Markets/

Grab n Go

Ad Hoc

Services

Cooking, baking and other food preparation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Garnishing, serving and replenishing food ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Cashier services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dining hall customer support ✓ ✓ ✓

Equipment maintenance (minor and major) ✓ ✓

Budgetary support and food cost control ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Kitchen and dining facility sanitation ✓ ✓

Menu management/menu planning ✓ ✓ ✓

Inventory management (order, receive, rotate) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Catering, event planning and implementation ✓

Administrative accounting ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

NPA Food Services Capabilities – 1

Full Food

Service

Limited

Food

Service

Micro

Markets/

Grab n Go

Ad Hoc

Services

Multi-site facility management ✓

Quality assurance management ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Quality assurance management ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Contingency (full food) support as needed for troop movement or temporary deployment

Meal count fluctuations (recruit depots/large school commands)

Emergency and major inspection/exercise support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Flight kitchen, in-flight meals, box lunch and ground meal support

Mess attendant/dining room attendant ✓ ✓

NPA Food Services Capabilities – 2

Full Food

Service

Limited

Food

Service

Micro

Markets/

Grab n Go

Ad Hoc

Services

Dishwasher/clipper room ✓ ✓

Limited food preparation – cold prep ✓ ✓ ✓

Custodial ✓ ✓ ✓

Construction management and Food Service design

(Kitchen, Dining, Servery)

Subcontractor oversight/management ✓ ✓ ✓

Barista services ✓ ✓ ✓

Health care nutrition services ✓ ✓

Warehouse management ✓ ✓

Sanitation training ✓ ✓

Food service management services ✓ ✓

NPA Food Services Capabilities – 3

Example of AbilityOne Labor Categories

Food Service Worker/Mess Attendant Personnel Asst III

Senior Food Service Worker Cook II

Mess Attendant Lead Baker

Cashier Assistant Manager (s)

Storeroom/Stock Clerk Project Manager

MCFIMS Store Clerk General Clerk I

MCFMIS Operator Lead Assistant Contract Manager

Computer Operator Accounting Clerk II

Computer Operator II Division Manager

Lead Worker Supervisor(s)

General Clerk III Storeroom Supervisor

Line Lead/Cook I Administrative

AbilityOne Capabilities continued

An important aspect of food services is the custodial-related responsibilities within dining facilities that are typically performed by mess attendants.

Duties can include sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, trash removal, waxing, stripping, buffing and window washing. Other responsibilities include cleaning and sanitizing food service equipment and surfaces and performing other sanitation-related functions supporting dining facility operations, as dictated by the PWS.

Dining Attendant Services

Project Description and Location Annual

Value FTEs

Award Date

Food and Logistics Support Service, Great Lakes Naval Station, IL $105.9M 651 5/1998

Full Food Service, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX $22.9M 281 8/1980

Food Service and Food Service Attendant, U.S. Army, Fort Hood, TX $19.6M 234 5/1998

Dining Facility Attendant, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA $16.5M 178 6/2010

Food Service, NAS Pensacola, FL and NCBC Gulfport, MS $15.2M 194 3/2001

Full Food Service, FBI Training Academy, Quantico, VA $11.1M 73 12/2006

Dining Facility Attendant, U.S. Army, Fort Carson, CO $10.3M 125 9/1998

Dining Facility Attendant Service, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, NC $9.4M 118 8/2009

Food Service, USMC Base, Camp Pendleton, CA $8.5M 112 10/1999

Food Service, NNPTC Galley, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC

$6.6M 106 3/1998

Data as of Q1 Fiscal Year 2024

Top 10 AbilityOne Food Services contracts

Year Award Location

2024 Air Force John L. Hennessy Award McConnell Air Force Base, KS

Air Force John L. Hennessy Award Little Rock Air Force Base, AK

Air Force John L. Hennessy Award Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Air Force John L. Hennessy Award Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX

Air Force John L. Hennessy Award Minot Air Force Base, ND

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Winner Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Runner-Up K-16 Airbase, South Korea

Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Award Naval Station Newport, RI

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Winner Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Special Forces Group (ABN), Carson, CO

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Runner-Up Hunter Army Airfield, GA

Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Award, Small General Mess Category Naval Base Kitsap, WA

Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Award, East Coast General Mess Category Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, VA

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Winner 581st Quartermaster Company 2ID Korea

Army Phillip A. Connelly Award, Active Garrison Runner-Up Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Food Service Excellence Awards and Recognition

Marine Corps Mess Hall by Location

East or

West

Coast

Mess Halls, if multiple locations

Food Service, U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico Marine

Corps Base, Dining Facilities, Quantico, VA East Mess Hall Buildings five (5)

Food Service Attendant, MCAS Cherry Point, NC East

Food Service, USMC Barracks, Washington, DC East

Food Service Attendant, MCAS New River, Jacksonville, NC East

Food Service, Mess hall #MCA 602, Norfolk, VA East

Food Service Attendant, MCAS Beaufort, SC East

Locations on Procurement List

Marine Corps Mess Hall by Location

East or

West

Coast

Mess Halls, if multiple locations

Food Service, USMC Mess halls #620, #569, San Diego, CA* West Mess Hall two (2)

Food Service, USMC Base, Camp Pendleton, CA West Mess Halls five (5)

Locations on Procurement List

• Sponsored to the Procurement List by a federal agency

• Quality products that meet the Government’s regulatory specifications and sustainability requirements

• No market research is needed by contracting as AbilityOne prices are set by sponsoring federal agency and the U.S. AbilityOne Commission

• Meets the requirements of FAR 8.7 (Acquisition from nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or severely disabled)

• Industry partnerships

AbilityOne Products

• Machining

‒ Prototyping, welding, stamping, milling and lathing

• Plastics and Molding

– Injection and blow molding

• Textiles and Apparel

– Designing, CAD/CAM, cutting, sewing, embroidery/screen printing, seam sealing

• Niche Products

– Chemical blending and filling, specialized handling and packaging of liquid and aerosol products

AbilityOne Manufacturing Capabilities

• Office products

• Computer accessories

• Cleaning supplies

• Hardware and tools

• Textiles

• Safety equipment

AbilityOne Product Categories

AbilityOne Food Service & Operational

Supplies (FSOS)

To connect, email primecontractor@abilityone.org

Kim Scott

Senior Director, Account Services ‒ Navy/DeCA

Phone: (office) 571-226-4578 (EST)

Email: kscott@SourceAmerica.org

Elvis Lindsey

Director, Line of Business & Technical Support

Phone: (office) 571-226-4538 (PST)

Email: elindsey@SourceAmerica.org

Shelley Foust

Program Director, Channel Management

Phone: (office) 703-310-0529 (CST)

Email: sfoust@nib.org

Thank you mailto:primecontractor@abilityone.org mailto:kscott@SourceAmerica.org mailto:elindsey@SourceAmerica.org mailto:sfoust@nib.org

The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support AgencyE s t a b l i s h e d 1 9 6 1

PEOPLE FIRST WARFIGHTER ALWAYS

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

SUBSISTENCE

SUPPLY CHAIN

Class I Executive Agent (EA)

• Background:

– Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) designated DLA as EA for Subsistence in

September 2004

– DLA delegated authority to DLA Troop Support in December 2004

• Authority, DoDD 5101.10:

– In coordination with DoD Components, administers the JSPB and develops and implements plans and procedures for subsistence support

– Plans for, procures, manages, and distributes subsistence products throughout the

DoD supply chain

– Delivers subsistence items to locations mutually agreed to by DoD components

– Maintains authorized war reserve stocks of subsistence

– In coordination with the Military Departments, plans, develops, funds, implements, and maintains a Joint Food Management System that interfaces with existing

Service systems

Subsistence Supply Chain

Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Garrison Feeding

Field Feeding &

Food Service Equipment

Market Fresh

Operational Rations

Subsistence Prime Vendor

• Supporting Military Customers through contracts with commercial vendors

–Multiple Customers in mature industry

• Increases DLA buying power – reducing costs for Customers

–Regional long-term contracts

• 39 contract zones… 4th & 5th generation in place

–36 Prime Vendors

• Various Sysco houses, US Foods houses, Labatt, Hartford Provisions, Shamrock, Coastal Pacific, Merchants

–Direct deliveries to dining facilities

–Ordering and Receipting in Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic

System (STORES)

Produce & Market Fresh Vendors

• Follow Prime Vendor model but on smaller scale – more specialized and local

• Acquisition strategy to support small business

–32 Produce Vendors

• Fresh fruits and vegetables

• Often supporting locally grown and/or seasonal items

–30 Fresh Bread Vendors

–37 Fresh Dairy Vendors

–60 Soda Vendors (primarily Pepsi and Coke)

• Bag-In-Box contracts and Cans/Bottle contracts

• Also supply bottled water

Subsistence Support CONUS Includes PV, Rations, Dairy, Bakery, Subsistence Bag-in Box, Cans & Bottles Soda

Contracts Produce Contracts – Troop & Schools/Tribes

Alaska (4)

Elmendorf, AK (2) Anderson, AK

Hawaii

Bag-in-Box

Cans and Bottles

Bakery

Dairy

Produce

Prime Vendor

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FY23 Subsistence Business

$2.9B

Army $1.169B

Navy $535.2M

Air Force $300.7M

MC

$229.9M

CG $6.5M

USDA $621.1M

Other $47.2M

Garrison Feeding $1.512B

Rations $541M

Produce $760.8M

Equipment $59.8M

Local Mkt Ready (Dairy, Bakery Soda) $35.9M

STORES

• Subsistence Total Order and Receipt Electronic System

–Provides: Cataloging, Ordering, Receipting, Invoicing, Reconciliation, and

Reporting functionality

– Interfaces with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Vendors

–Allows importing and exporting of files between MCFMIS and STORES

• Currently working on designing STORES 2.0

–Plan to go-live within 3-5 years

–Goals:

• Establish interfaces with Service Systems (including MCFMIS)

• Establish feedback on ordered items within the system near real-time

• Allow more visibility/auditability and notifications for Customers

Subsistence Organization Support

• Garrison Feeding CONUS Division (Customer side)

–50 Tailored Vendor Logistics Specialists (TVLS)

–12 Fields Reps

• Garrison Feeding Division (Supplier side)

–35 Contract Specialists/Contracting Officers

• Produce & Market Fresh Division (Supplier side)

–50 Contract Specialists/Contracting Officers

• Standardization and Cataloging Branch

–13 Food Technologists & 1 Dietitian

Additional Benefits

• Quality Food Audits

– Evaluates product contractual compliance and quality/wholesomeness

– Expert team includes USDA/USDC members

– Verifies the overall sanitation practices, policies, and procedures of contractors to ensure food safety

• Item Request Process

– Items cataloged for customers based on needs/requirements

– Accomplished based on review of salient characteristics/ingredients, vendors specifications, labels, packaging, etc. research on allergens, unwanted ingredients such as MSG, hemp seeds, trans fats, saturated fats, etc.

– Compliance with Services’ Buyers Guides; Berry Amendment/Buy American Act; USDA/NOAA/Non-Government Standards; etc.

– Dietitian coordinates with Service dietitians on Services’ Buyers Guides and other nutritional changes

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

SUBSISTENCE

9/26/2024 Version 1.0 POC: Carlton Hagans, 703-604-3656

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Small Business Overview For MCICOM RGIV Industry Day

Mr. Carlton D. Hagans Sr.

Director Office of Small Business Programs

Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, I&L

(LK)

8 October 2024

POC: Carlton Hagans, 703-604-3656

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Background

The Small Business Act of 1958 (Title 15 U.S.C) as amended

•Established the Small Business Program

•Requires federal agencies to provide maximum practicable opportunity for small businesses to participate in the federal procurement process

•Established small business set-aside programs

• Small Business

• Woman Owned Small Business

• Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

• Historically Underutilized Zone Small Business

• 8(a) Business Development Program participants

•Requires all federal agencies with contracting authority to have an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. (Office Of Small Business Programs for DoD)

POC: Carlton Hagans, 703-604-3656

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Subcontracting Requirements

FAR 19.702(a)(1)(i) In negotiated acquisitions, each solicitation of offers to perform a contract that is expected to exceed $750,000 ($1.5 million for construction) and that has subcontracting possibilities, shall require the apparently successful offeror to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan.

FAR Clause 52.219-9 The Offeror, upon request by the Contracting Officer, shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. If the Offeror is submitting an individual subcontracting plan, the plan must separately address subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and separate parts for each option (if any).

DFARS 215.304

In acquisitions that require use of the clause at FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, other than those based on the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process (see FAR 15.101-2), the extent of participation of small businesses to include service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns in performance of the contract shall be addressed in source selection. The contracting officer shall evaluate the extent to which offerors identify and commit to small business performance of the contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor.

POC: Carlton Hagans, 703-604-3656

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What You Should Expect

• Assessment Of Subcontracting Plans Per FAR Clause 52.219-9

• Performance monitoring via ESRS

• Evaluation Of Small Business Participation Per DFARS 215.304

• Extent SB firms are specifically identified in proposals

• Extent of commitment to use identified SB firms (for example, enforceable commitments are weighted more heavily than non-enforceable ones)

• Extent of participation of SBs firms in terms of the value of the total acquisition

• The complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

• The realism of the proposal;

• The extent of participation of such firms in terms of the value of the total acquisition

• Past Performance against SB goals (Contribution to overall Past Performance rating)

• Performance monitoring during periodic performance reviews

POC: Carlton Hagans, 703-604-3656

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Why It Is Important To Us?

• PRIORITY

• POTUS SECDEF SECNAV

• Build Back the Industrial Base

• Ensure National and Economic Stability

Acquisition Milestones

RFI# RGFSCIV-0001 Released June 2024

Industry Day:

8 October 2024

Estimated Contract PoP Start:

1 October 2026

Estimated Award Date / Transition Begins:

FY26 QTR 3

Proposal Due Date:

FY25 QTR 4

RFP Release:

FY25 QTR 3

Questions and Open Discussion