VTARNG G4 Bagged Meal IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS).pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

for

Bagged Meal IDIQ for Ethan Allen Firing Range

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to prepare and deliver bagged meals, as defined in this PWS.

1.2 Background: The Vermont Army National Guard requires Bagged Meal Services for drilling service members during certain monthly unit training events and at diverse locations throughout the State of Vermont. The Vermont Army National Guard has previously used a decentralized procurement method to purchase bagged meals for unit training events and is now looking to centralize procurement of bagged meals for units within a one-hour commute of the Ethan Allan Firing Range (EAFR) in Jericho, VT.

1.3 The ordering period will be for one year, with an approximate start of 1 March 2025 until 28 February 2026.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of (0600 – 1100) on Monday through Sunday except on any US holidays annotated as “Shall not” in paragraph 1.4.3. or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings. Delivery location is at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, VT. The contractor shall maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential. Teleworking is not authorized.

Bagged Breakfast service drop off Bagged Lunch service drop off 0600-0630 1030 -1100

1.4.1.1. The Government does not permit the contractor to telework in support of this requirement.

Teleworking is not authorized.

1.4.1.2. Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented.

Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.3. The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation, including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall carry proper identification with them at all times and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (U.S.) holidays. The contractor shall be prepared to perform services on these days as annotated below:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.3.2 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.3 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.2.4 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.5 President’s Day

1.4.2.6 Memorial Day

1.4.2.7 Juneteenth

1.4.2.8 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.9 Labor Day

1.4.2.10 Columbus Day

1.4.2.11 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). A final QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) NLT 10 days after contract award. After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s (KO’s) acceptance in writing of any proposed changes to its QCP.

1.4.4. Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Installation Access and Security Requirements. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the COR. The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of Army (HQDA) and/or local policy (see PWS 6.0). Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1 For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC): Reserved

1.4.5.2 For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation:

Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05), and applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access, and local security policies and procedures (provided by a Government representative).

1.4.5.3 Awareness Training (AT) Level 1: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level 1 training within 30 calendar days after contract start date and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee to the COR within 15 calendar days after completion of training by each employee or subcontractor personnel. AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html.

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training: The contractor and all associated subcontractors with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facilities or area shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program [training standards provided by the requiring activity Antiterrorism Officer (ATO)]. This local developed training shall be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR or the KO. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall report completion for each contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR, within 15 calendar days after completion of training. The program materials may be accessed at the following website: https://vt.public.ng.mil/Resources/iWATCH/.

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6-10 Reserved

1.4.5.11-14 Reserved

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6.1 Key Control. Reserved

1.4.6.1.1-3 Reserved.

1.4.6.2 Reserved

1.4.7 Special Qualifications: All supervisory staff shall be ServSafe qualified. Certificates must be provided to the Contracting Officer at the Contracting Officers request. All other employees involved in the execution of this requirement shall have a minimum of one hour training by a ServSafe certified instructor to review aspects of food sanitation to ensure compliance with safety, food handling, cleaning, etc. The contractor shall ensure all employees possess all required training and skills used in the performance of this contract. This does not include education or other qualifications for the position in which the contractor employee is performing, dress codes, or other information. (NOTE: The Government does not provide training to contractors. Contractors must ensure that any personnel performing under a contract are fully trained, licensed, certified, and otherwise qualified to provide services.)

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR subpart 42.5. The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall communicate with the government through the COR, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non- Government entities. Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.10.1 The contractor shall retrieve all identification media (including vehicle passes) from its employees who depart employment for any reason. The contractor shall return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicle passes) to the KO within 14 days of an employee’s departure.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy and the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Contractor Travel: Reserved

1.4.13 Data Rights: Reserved

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.4.15 Phase In / Phase Out Periods: Reserved

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Accredited Program: a food protection manager certification program that has been evaluated and listed by an accrediting agency as conforming to national standards for organizations that certifies individuals. The certification process and is a designation based upon an independent evaluation of factors such as the sponsor’s mission; organizational structures; staff resources; revenue sources;

policies; public information regarding program scope, eligibility requirements, re-certification, discipline and grievance procedures; and test development and administration.

2.1.2 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or services to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.3 Contracting Officer (KO): A person with authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.4 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): An employee of the U.S. Government designated by the KO to monitor contractor performance. Such appointment will be in writing and will state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.5 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.6 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.7 Delivery Ticket: Paperwork annotating the location of delivery, number of meals, and bagged meal type requested for the date of the meal service. All menu items are listed on the delivery ticket with associated serving size, caloric and macronutrients listed.

2.1.8 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.9 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.10 Quality Assurance: The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.11 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.12 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.13 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AR Army Regulation AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager CMRA Contractor Manpower Reporting Application COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DoD Department of Defense EFAR Ethan Allen Firing Range (EAFR) in Jericho, VT FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services HPO Human Performance Optimization HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive IA Information Assurance IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity IS Information System(s) JCCoE Joint Culinary Center of Excellence KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau NLT No Later Than OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S): The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.1 Property: Reserved.

3.2 Materials. Reserved.

3.3 Equipment: Reserved.

3.4 Services: Reserved.

3.5 Utilities: Reserved.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1. The contractor shall furnish all containers, personnel, supervision, parts, tools, materials and transportation necessary to provide all prepared meals. The contractor will be self-sufficient in the ability to prepare, transport and maintain proper temperatures for all food with their own equipment. Government owned kitchens and equipment shall not be utilized by the contractor to prepare food.

4.2 Materials. The contractor will provide materials to package meals and group by requesting units.

4.3 Equipment. If the contractor chooses to prepare meals in a mobile kitchen unit, the unit must be fully self-contained as the government shall not provide utilities to support the mobile kitchen. The government shall not provide space on which to park mobile kitchen units.

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall perform food service operation, sanitation, and accounting procedures in accordance with (IAW) AR 30-22, the Army Food Program; DA PAM 30-22, Operating Procedures for the Army Food Program; TB Med 530, Occupational and Environmental Health Food Sanitation, and AR 4-25, Nutrition Standards and Education, paragraphs 2-3. The aforementioned documents may be reviewed at https://www.apd.army.mil.

5.1 Food Preparation & Quality: The contractor shall prepare the bagged meals, to the greatest extent possible, on the day it is to be served. Preparation methods will follow practices to ensure nutrition, food safety, and presentation such as color, shape, flavor, texture and temperature characteristics of the food are maintained. To preserve freshness, vegetables are wrapped separately from the bread, meat, and cheese. The quality of the food served shall be equivalent to commercially available prepared meals.

5.1.1. The following guidelines must be adhered to when preparing the meals:

All bread must be whole grain/whole wheat type (white with whole grains or whole wheat with at least 2.5 g fiber per serving)

Sandwiches shall be transported with fillings/meat separate.

No carbonated beverages (canned sodas or soft drinks) or bottled water will be served.

Minimum size for individual yogurts is 5.3 oz.

5.2. Bag Meal Menu & Components. Contractor shall prepare the requested meals according to the menus provided under Technical Exhibit 4. Any proposed variations to a menu must be submitted NLT 14 calendar days prior to the date of service for review and approval by the COR.

5.2.1 Each bagged meal will include all specified components, condiment packages, napkins and any utensils necessary for meal consumption.

5.2.2 The lunch bagged meals will have one third of the sandwiches requested by each unit to contain turkey, one third will contain ham and one third will contain roast beef. The lunch bagged meals will have one third of the sandwiches requested by each unit to contain one third wraps, one third cabbatta bread, and one third hoagie bread. If there are multiple days of bagged breakfasts included in one training event, the vendor shall not provide the same type of breakfast protein on consecutive days.

5.2.3. Condiments/Toppings: Individual sized mayonnaise and mustard packets will be included with the lunch bagged meals. Individual sized ketchup and hot sauce packets will be included with the breakfast meal.

5.3. Meal Packaging & Delivery: The type of main entrée shall be labeled on the outside of the individual bagged meals (T=Turkey, R=Roast Beef, H=Ham). All bagged meals will be grouped and labeled with the corresponding order ticket by each requesting unit to ease unit point of contact meal accountability and pick up at the delivery location.

5.3.1 Contractor shall ensure labeled and grouped bagged meals are dropped off at the CRAM dining facility located at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho VT. Vendor drop off of breakfast bagged meals shall occur between 0600-0630 and lunch bagged meals shall occur between 1030-1100.

5.4. Food Safety: Contractor will ensure that foods are dropped off at the applicable temperature, based on the industry standard. Hot food will be served above 140 degrees and cold food will be below 40 degrees. Contractor will maintain a temperature log to indicate temperatures when placed in storage. The COR shall have access to this log at any time upon request.

5.4.1. Based on TB MED 530, the contractor must prepare the food to allow for 1.5 hours of serving time past the last allowable drop off time at the delivery location. Latest breakfast service drop off is 0630 and the latest lunch drop off is 1100.

5.5. Compliance: Contractor shall be in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws, regulations, policies, permits and insurance pertaining to the appropriate food industry, including TB Med 530, AR 30- 22 and DA PAM 30-22

5.5.1. Contractor shall comply with all FDA Food Code guidelines, including only purchasing food from approved vendors. A list of food suppliers must be provided upon request. No food will be purchased from a non-US company. Refer to the following websites for additional information:

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/RetailFoodProtection/FoodCode/ucm374275.htm. or http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/FoodCode/FoodCode2009/

5.5.2. Contractors must have received a passing score and not have more than four (4) critical findings on their most recent health inspection. The government will confirm results posted at http://healthvermont.gov/apps/restaurant_scores/RestaurantScores.aspx. Inspection records and additional documentation shall be provided, if requested. Out of state caterers must show evidence that they are licensed in their states and are maintaining sanitary standards at least equivalent to regulations established by the VT Department of Health.

6.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Date of Publication

Mandat ory or

Advisory Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.

html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1 DoD Identification (ID) Cards (Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b)

01/23/2014 (Change 1:

07/28/2020) http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 201-2 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

(paragraph 9)

August 2013 http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201- 2.pdf

DoDM 5200.2 Procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP)

04/03/2017 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDI 5200.46 DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common

Access Card (CAC)

09/09/14 (Change 1:

05/04/2018) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

Homeland Security Presidential Directive

(HSPD)-12

Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and

Contractors

08/27/2004 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12

DoDI 5400.11 Department of Defense Privacy and Civil

Liberties Programs

01/29/2019 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense Privacy

Program

05/14/2007 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/

DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce

Improvement Program

12/19/2005 (Change 4:

11/10/2015) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM)

02/28/2006 (Change 2:

05/18/2016) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

Army Directive 2014-05 Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Uncleared Contractors

03/07/2014 https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Army Dir.aspx

AR 25-2

Information Assurance

04/04/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

AR 530-1

Operations Security

09/26/2014 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

AR 525-13

Antiterrorism

12/09/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

AR 381-12

Threat Awareness and Reporting

Program (TARP) (Section II, ¶ 2-4.b)

06/01/2016 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

AR 30-22 Army Food Program 07/17/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

DA PAM 30-22

Operating Procedures for the Army Food

Program

07/17/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

TB Med 530 Tri-Food Service

03/01/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.as px

6.1 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

Form Date Website

DD 441

Department of Defense Security Agreement

Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving Report

Aug 2000 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 1172-2 Mar 2017 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

Performance Objective

Performance Standard Acceptable Quality Levels

(AQL)

Surveillance method /

By Whom

Food Preparation &

Quality

(PWS 5.1 thru 5.1.2)

The quality of the food served shall be equivalent to commercially available bagged meals.

No more than four validated complaints per task order.

Patron feedback / vendor surveys / COR / Unit POC

Menu

Identification and Serving

Standard

(PWS 5.2 thru 5.2.3)

Consistently provides the meal and meal components as outlined in the specified menu

No more than four instances of missed menu/menu components per task order.

Observation / COR / Unit

POC

Safety, Sanitation &

Cleaning

(PWS 5.4 thru 5.4.4

Maintains compliance with food safety protocols for food temperature during meal drop off.

No instances of food temperatures falling outside of proper temperature ranges

Random Sampling / COR / Unit POC

Meal Service

(PWS 5.3)

Deliverables are made in accordance with schedule

No instances of late meal services per quarter

Observation / Unit POC /

COR

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

PWS Reference / Deliverable Title

Frequency Number of

Copies Medium/Format Submit To

1.4.5.2 Complete

Base access request/background check

Provide within 5 calendar days of contract award for personnel requiring base access for execution of contract

1 per individual requiring access

Electronic COR to forward to

APP Office for NCIC background check

1.4.5.3 AT Level 1

Awareness Training

Certificates

Provide within 15 calendar days after employee completes training.

Electronic

Submission

COR

1.4.5.4 iWatch Training Certificates

Provide within 15 calendar days after employee completes training.

Electronic

Submission

COR

1.4.5.5 Complete

Combat Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)

Training

Provide within 15 calendar days after employee completes training.

Electronic

Submission

COR

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Estimated Workload Data

1. Annual Maximum order quantities. This information provides a summary total estimated number of bagged meals by meal type for the ordering period. Estimated totals by day/month are contained in Excel Spreadsheet Attachment 1, Bagged Meal Headcount Estimate.

Estimated Totals Bag Breakfast 4,000

Bag Lunch 10,000

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 4

MENUS

Lunch Bag Meals

2 pieces of cabbatta bread, six-inch hoagie roll, or tortilla wrap 4 oz of meat, (turkey, ham or roast beef) Lettuce, tomatoes and cheese (Provolone, Swiss or Cheddar) Vegetables are wrapped separately from the bread, meat and cheese.

1 piece of fruit (apple, orange, or banana) 1 – 1.5 oz (minimum size) bag of chips 1 - Desert – (such as cookies, brownie or snack cake) Individual Mustard and mayonnaise packets will be included.

1 – 12oz (minimum size) Drink. No carbonated beverages (canned sodas or softdrinks) or bottled water will be served.

Breakfast Bag Meals

Breakfast Sandwich consisting of:

Egg & Cheese, and choice of ham, sausage or bacon on choice of Bagel, English Muffin, Biscuit, or Tortilla (burrito).

1 Coffee roll or Danish roll or Pop Tart or granola bar 1 piece of fruit (apple, orange, or banana) 1 yogurt (minimum size is 5.3 oz) with spoon 1 – 12oz (minimum size) Juice (orange, cranberry or apple) Individual Ketchup and Hot Sauce packets will be included.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 5

DELIVERY MEAL TICKET

DELIVERY MEAL TICKET

DATE of

REQUIRED

SERVICE:

COMPANY:

BATTALION:

MEAL:

QUANTITY:

Technical Exhibit 6 Ordering Information

1. Vermont National Guard unit representatives will identify their meal requirement by date of service, unit making request, and quantity of each meal type each month throughout the period of performance and provide to the COR. Over the period of performance, the actual training dates and number of meals required to support each training period may vary.

2. Each issued task order will contain information specified on the delivery ticket including date of service, unit making request, and quantity of each meal type (see Technical Exhibit 5). Warranted Contracting Officers assigned to the VTNG contracting offices are the only individuals with the authority to issue task orders requesting services.

3. The USPFO VT anticipates issuing task orders for bagged meals that will cover a one-month period.

Scheduled timeline for the issuance of each task order is approximately fifteen days prior to the first day of each month.

a. For example, Task order for delivery on any date in June will be submitted from the requiring unit to the COR no later than 10 MAY. The COR will submit this information to USPFO Purchasing Officer who will submit all June requirement tickets on a task order to vendor no later than 15 May.

4. Procedures at the delivery location. The COR / Alternate COR will meet the contractor at the delivery location during the scheduled drop off period as provided in the task order. The COR/Alternate COR is responsible to account for numbers and quantities of dropped off meals against the quantities requested by the order. The contractor will submit a copy of these delivery tickets as part of the documentation for the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing process.