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This is a solicitation for mobile kitchen and field feeding services to be provided at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico from February to March 2024. The services include operating a mobile kitchen unit to prepare, cook, and serve unitized group rations and heat-and-serve meals for approximately 300 soldiers daily. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, and non-personal services except for rations and a field feeding site, which will be government-furnished. Quotes are due by January 8, 2024. The award will be a firm fixed-price contract for this small business set-aside opportunity administered by the Department of the Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood.
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W911SG24Q0023
b. TELEPHONE NUMBER
9155685150
8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME
12:00 PM 08 Jan 2024
5. SOLICITATION NUM BER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE
14-Dec-2023
AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION
PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE
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30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
0 27a. SOLI CI TATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52. 212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.
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ADDI TIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.
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0012045946-0001
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MICC - FORT BLI SS (919TH CBN)
111 PERSHING RD
FT BLISS TX 79916
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RATED ORDER UNDER
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21000 M INUE ROAD
FORT BLISS, TEXAS TX 79918
TEL: FAX:
FAX:
TEL: (915) 568-0163
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESS
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BUSINESS
SIZE STANDARD:
$9,000,000
NAICS:
722330
OFFER DATED
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COPI ES TO ISSUI NG OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND
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W911SG24Q0023
Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT
0001 1 Job Mobile Kitchen Unit & Field Feeding Svc
FFP
Mobile Kitchen Unit & Field Feeding Svc - The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide a Mobile Kitchen Unit and FFS team to prepare, cook Unitized Group Rations-As (UGR-As), or Heat and Serves (H&S) and serve from a government- provided field feeding site at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services.
FOB: Destination
PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0012045946-0001
PSC CD: S203
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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS
Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:
CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY
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DELIVERY INFORMATION
CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /
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0001 POP 08-FEB-2024 TO
22-MAR-2024
N/A AFC/FCC/JMC
AFC/FCC/JMC
21000 MINUE ROAD
FORT BLISS, TEXAS TX 79918
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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
Joint Modernization Command (JMC), Mobile Kitchen Unit and Field Feeding Services (FFS)
PART 1
GENERAL INORMATION
1. General. This is a non-personal services contract to provide Mobile Kitchen Units and Field Feeding Services (FFS) support services. Consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37.104 guidance, the Government shall not exercise supervision or control over contractor employees. Contractor employees are accountable to the Contractor, which is responsible to the Government.
1.1. Description of Services/Introduction. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide a Mobile Kitchen Unit and FFS team to prepare, cook Unitized Group Rations-As (UGR-As),or Heat and Serves (H&S) and serve from a government- provided field feeding site at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.
1.2. Background. JMC requires additional resources to support our program management efforts at the Project Convergence-Capstone Four (PC-C4) at WSMR, New Mexico to support field feeding of approximately 300 soldiers daily for both breakfast and dinner meals to support the warfighter with the proper nutritional substances as required by Army Regulations.
1.3. Objectives. The objective of this contract is to provide a quality food program that supports the warfighter needs with flexible, efficient, and timely food preparation and servicing daily in which the government will provide all UGR- As and H&S and a field feeding site to serve the meals.
1.4. Scope. The Contractor shall provide the appropriate amounts of qualified labor and management necessary to perform quality services ordered under contract in a cost effective, safe, and environmentally sound manner to store, prepare, cook, and serve up to 300 meals per serving time/meal period. The Contractor shall provide all necessary resources and equipment, except for UGR-As, H&S and field feeding site (with power, water, reefer space, tables, and chairs) Government Furnished Property (GFP) as stated, to perform FFS at WSMR, New Mexico. This support will focus primarily on the following areas: a Mobile Kitchen, food preparation, food serving, sanitation and janitorial duties, removal of gray water from mobile kitchen, and management functions in support of the feeding PC-C4 participating Soldiers.
1.5. Period of Performance *. The applicable period of performance shall be from 8 February 2024 through 22 March 2024. * Dates may be subject to change due to mission requirements.
1.6. Hours of Operation. Hours of operations refer to the time in which food will be served to the feeding population and does not account for preparation or clean-up time. The meal service hours for the Mobile Kitchen are 0600-0800 for breakfast and 1630-1830 for dinner. These hours are subject to change based upon supported unit requirements.
Usually, this change occurs on short notice. In most instances, there will be a minimum of four (4) hours advance notice provided by the Government.
1.6.1. Extended Service Hours. The government may be required to extend meal feeding periods due to unforeseen circumstances. The government will make good faith efforts to provide advance notice to the contractor when extending the meal service period will be required.
1.6.2. Federal Government Holidays.
a.
Presidents Day 3rd Monday of February
b. The annotated holiday relates to Government duty days and is not intended to supplement or otherwise alter the provisions of any Wage Determination regarding applicable paid holidays.
c. It is understood and agreed between the Government and the Contractor that observance of that day by Government personnel shall not be a reason for an additional period of performance, or entitlement of compensation except as set forth within the contract. In the event the Contractor’s personnel work during the holiday, the Contractor may reimburse them; however, no form of holiday or other premium compensation will be reimbursed by the Government, either as a direct or indirect cost, other than their normal compensation for the time worked, unless stipulated otherwise. This provision does not preclude reimbursement for authorized overtime work if applicable.
d. When the Department of Defense grants excused absence to its employees, the Contractor agrees to continue to provide sufficient personnel to perform critical tasks already in operation or scheduled and shall be guided by the instructions issued by the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
Changes in employee work schedules shall comply with the terms and conditions of the contract, to include payment provisions.
e. If Government personnel are furloughed, the Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer or the COR to receive direction. It is the Government’s decision as to whether the contract price/cost will be affected as a result of Government shutdown and/or furloughed Government employees. In the event of a Government shutdown or furloughed Government employee(s) impacts contract price/cost, a negotiated settlement will be reached as deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer.
1.6.3. Inclement Weather Operations. In cases of severe weather, the Contracting Officer may authorize exceptions to the normal hours of operation.
1.7. Place of Performance. The Contractor’s place of performance shall be at the WSMR, New Mexico.
1.8. Type of Contract. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract.
1.9. Quality Control. Quality Control is the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services to the Government in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions contained in FAR Subpart 52.246-1 entitled, “Contractor Inspection Requirements” and applicable sub-clauses pertaining to quality control.
1.9.1. The Contractor shall develop, implement, and maintain an effective Quality Control System which includes a written Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall implement standardized procedure/methodology for monitoring and documenting contract performance to ensure all contract requirements are met. The Contractors’ QCP must contain a systematic approach to monitor operations to ensure acceptable services are provided to the Government.
The QCP, as a minimum, shall address:
Continuous process improvement Procedures for scheduling, conducting and documentation of inspection Discrepancy identification and correction Corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances Procedures for root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies Procedures for trend analysis; procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints.
The Contractor shall submit one electronic copy of its QCP to the Contracting Officer for approval, within five (5) calendar days after contract award. The QCP shall be in either Adobe PDF or MS Office format. The Contractor shall submit proposed changes to the QCP to the Contracting Officer for approval at least five (5) days prior to making them.
1.9.2. Corrective Actions. At any time, it is determined by the Contracting Officer that the Contractor’s quality control system, personnel, instructions, controls, tests, or records are not providing results which conform to contract requirements, the Contractor shall take action to correct the deficiency. If a Contract Non-Conformance Report (NCR) is issued, the Contractor shall develop a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which identifies the root cause, Corrective Action (CA) for the root cause, CA for the specific non-conformance, and CA to the root cause to prevent recurrence and a corrective action including the timeline for completion.
1.10. Quality Assurance. The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with (IAW) the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is a Government- only document primarily focused on what the Government must do to assure that the Contractor has performed IAW the requirements of the contract. The Government reserves the right to conduct compliance surveillance of any contractual requirement of this acquisition.
1.11. Antiterrorism (AT) and Operations Security (OPSEC).
1.11.1. AT Level I Training: All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://jkodirect.jten.mil.
1.11.2. Access and General Protection/Security: Policy and Procedures. Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative). The Contractor shall also 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. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.
1.11.3. IWATCH Training. The Contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within thirty (30) calendar days of contract award and within thirty (30) calendar days of new employees commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR no later than forty
(40) calendar days from contract award.
1.11.4. OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.
1.11.5. Access to Government Information Systems: RESERVED.
1.11.6. Security Clearance Requirements: RESERVED.
1.11.7. Contractor Employees Authorized to Accompany the Force. RESERVED.
1.11.8. Contractor Employees Requiring Performance or Delivery in a Foreign Country. RESERVED.
1.11.9. Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP): RESERVED
1.12. Security Clearance Requirements. RESERVED.
1.12.1. Physical Security. The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use IAW AR 190-13, The Army Physical Security Program.
Contractor shall maintain a physical security checklist/log which will be forwarded to the COR on a monthly basis.
At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.
1.12.2 Safety. The Contractor shall establish and maintain a safety plan, of which a draft plan shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at the time of proposal. Contractor’s final Safety Plan shall be submitted no later than (NLT) 10 calendar days after contract award.
1.12.3. Reporting of Fire and Safety Hazards. The Contractor shall train personnel to recognize fire and safety hazards and encourage personnel in the performance of their duties to report fire and safety hazards and unsafe conditions to their supervisor. The Contactor shall take corrective action to remedy reported deficiencies IAW the terms of this contract. The COR shall be notified of deficiencies beyond the terms of this contract.
1.12.4. Environment and OSHA. The Contractor shall comply with all local, State, and Federal environmental and occupational safety laws, rules, and regulations. Any apparent conflict between compliance with such local, State, and Federal environmental and occupational safety laws, rules, regulations, and compliance with the requirements of the contract shall be immediately brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative for final resolution. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or authorized representative in writing in addition to any verbal notification of such conflict. The Contractor shall be liable for all fines, penalties, and costs which result from violations of, or failure to comply with, all such local State, or Federal laws, rules, and regulations. All unsafe acts or conditions fostered by the Contractor or Contractor personnel may be grounds for the Contracting Officer or authorized representative to halt any and all Contractor performance with a commensurate deduction of monies due to the Contractor until such unsafe conditions are corrected. The Contractor shall take due caution not to endanger personnel during performance of this contract. Upon discovery of a serious hazard such as, but not limited to, fire, or large fuel spill, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or designated representative and COR.
1.12.5. Reporting Mishaps. The Contractor shall adhere to reporting of mishaps IAW AR 385-10, The Army Safety Program and DA Pam 385-40, Army Accident Investigations and Reporting. In addition, the Contractor shall report:
(1) Injury to or occupational illness of on-duty Contractors; (2) Damage to Government furnished material, property, or equipment; (3) Contractor accidents involving Army property and personnel.
1.12.6. Emergency Services.
a. The Contractor shall employ competent personnel, capable of dealing with minor personnel injuries.
Contractor employees shall immediately notify their supervisor of any accident requiring emergency medical treatment. The Contractor will, in turn, notify the Contracting Officer or COR within 30 minutes of the incident.
b. Emergency medical treatment and services for Contractor personnel is the responsibility of the Contractor.
The costs of any emergency medical care provided at military facilities will be reimbursable to the Government.
1.12.7. Personnel Safety. The Contractor shall immediately correct all safety deficiencies upon notification of the deficiencies by the Contracting Officer, designated representative, or COR, and shall notify the Contracting Officer of the corrective action to be taken.
1.13. Personnel. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “personnel” or “employee(s)” refers to any person performing work related to this contract, including but not limited to, the Contractor’s employees, agents, representatives, or subcontractor. The Contractor shall staff this effort with trained, competent and capable employee(s) for the discipline they are assigned to. Contractor personnel shall present a clean, neat and professional appearance. The Contractor shall ensure that employees meet all applicable federal, state, local, and installation certification, licensing, medical requirements, and qualifications to perform all assigned tasks and functions as defined in this contract prior to commencement of work.
1.13.1. Motor Vehicle Operators. Contractor personnel whose tasks involve operation of any vehicles shall possess a valid U.S. state driver’s license, certificates and permits, applicable for the type and class of vehicle being operated.
1.13.2. Authorization to Work. Contractor personnel shall either be a United States Citizen or authorized to work in the United States or possess a valid U.S. Immigration T-151 or I-94, Alien Registration Card.
1.13.3. Speaking, Reading, and Understanding English. Contractor shall hire and staff personnel who can communicate with Government representatives and where reading, understanding, and discussing environmental, health, and safety warnings are an integral part of an employee’s duties, Contractor’s employee shall be able to understand, read, write, and speak the English language fluently. English shall be the only language used with regard to this contract for written correspondence, discussions and other business transactions.
1.13.4. Identification of Contractor Employees.
a. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall provide each employee an Identification (ID) Badge, which includes at a minimum, the Company Name, Employee Name, and a color photo of the employee. ID Badges for Key Personnel shall also indicate their job title. ID Badges shall be worn at all times during which the employee is performing work under this contract. Each Contractor (to include subcontractors) employee shall wear the ID Badge in a conspicuous place on the front of exterior clothing and above the waist except when safety or health reasons prohibit. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall be responsible for collection of ID Badges upon completion of the contract or termination of employee. A listing of issued identification cards shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer prior to the contract performance date and updated as needed to reflect Contractor and subcontractor personnel changes.
b. 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 contractor personnel to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials.
c. Contractor personnel shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.
1.13.5. Conflict of Interest.
a. Organizational Conflict of Interest. Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract will receive no privileged, proprietary, or otherwise sensitive information without the Government’s knowledge and without both the Government and Contractor implementing appropriate safeguards or agreements thereon. Contractor employees shall not divulge any information accessed and obtained during the course of performing these tasks to other Contractor staff or anyone outside the Government except as required for contract performance. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a mitigation plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may direct other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contract requirements which may be affected by the OCI.
b. Employment of Government Personnel. The Contractor shall not knowingly employ any person who is a U.S. Government employee or a former U.S. government employee if employing that person would create a conflict of interest. Additionally, the contractor shall not knowingly employ any person who is an employee of the Government, either military or civilian, unless such person seeks and receives written approval according to DoD 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulations (JER) by the individual’s commander or director. A copy of the authorization will be provided to the COR. In addition, the Contractor is prohibited from employing Government Quality Assurance Representatives (QARs) whom the Contractor knows or should have known are responsible for monitoring any contracts/subcontracts awarded to the contractor.
1.13.6. Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. IAW FAR Subpart 3.1004(a) FAR Clause 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, the Contractor shall comply with established regulations to include application of FAR Clause to applicable subcontracts.
1.13.7. Conduct of Employees. Contractor personnel’s conduct shall not reflect discredit upon the Government. The Contractor shall ensure that contractor personnel present a professional appearance. Contractor employees shall observe and comply with all local policies and procedures concerning fire, safety, environmental protection, sanitation, security, and possession of firearms or other lethal or illegal weapons or substance. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all contractor providing services under this contract conduct themselves and perform services in a professional, safe, and responsible manner. The Contractor shall investigate and take action, including removal from the job site any employee as determined by the Contractor, or if directed IAW Section 1.13 of the PWS for reasons of misconduct or security. In accordance with Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 5500.7-R, “Joint Ethics Regulation”, Contractor employees must avoid being improperly influenced in the execution of their duties under the contract. Particular attention should be paid to acceptance of gifts/ gratuities, and on non-disclosure of sensitive or classified information. The Contractor shall ensure employee conduct complies with the Procurement Integrity Act (see FAR 3.104) relative to release of contract information or actions or discussions which may prejudice future contract actions. The Contractor shall ensure no contractor employees conduct political activities or events while performing work on the contract.
1.13.8. Contractor Advertising. The Contractor shall not place or display advertising of any kind on Government property.
1.13.9. Special Qualifications. Contractor and any sub-contractor employees assigned to this contract to handle food shall meet all Food Handler requirements consistent with TB MED 530 and Tri-service Food Code.
1.13.10. Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the Government.
a. Project Manager (PM)/alternate PM.
1) The Contractor shall provide a PM who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the Contractor when the PM is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer within 10 calendar days after contract award.
Thereafter, the Contractor shall provide notice of any changes to the Contracting Officer five (5) business days prior to an expected change and no less than 24 hours after unplanned changes. The PM or alternate PM shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations of this contract.
2) The PM or alternate PM shall be available between 0800 hours and 1700hours, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed for administrative reasons.
3) The PM or alternate PM shall have experience of successfully managing cafeteria style or multi-entree operations, catering or government cafeteria operations providing complete Unitized Group Rations and Heat and Serves meal service (breakfast & dinner), feeding up to 300 customers. The PM or alternate PM must have a current sanitation certificate (within 4 years) as defined in Tri Service Food Code (TB MED 530). During any absence of the PM or alternate PM, the COR shall be notified, and the substitution must be properly qualified.
1.13.11. Supervision of Contractor Employees. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over Contractor or Subcontractor employees while performing work under the contract. Such employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, not the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for Contractor or Subcontractor employees.
PART 2
DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
2. Definitions and Acronyms.
2.1. Cannibalize. Remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government property.
2.2. Contract Administrator. The official Government representative delegated authority by the Contracting Officer to administer a contract. This individual is normally a member of the appropriate Contracting/Procurement career field and advises on all technical contractual matters.
2.3. 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.
2.4. Contractor Acquired Property. Property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.
2.5. Contracting Officer. 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.
2.6. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall 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.
2.7. Controlled Area. A controlled space extending upward and outward from a specified point. This area is typically designated by a commander or director, wherein sensitive information or operations occur and requires limitations of access.
2.8. Defective Service. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
2.9. Deliverable. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.
2.10. Equipment. A tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable, and needed for the performance of a contract. Equipment is not intended for sale and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling.
2.11. Government-Furnished Property (GFP) or Government Property (GP). Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the Contractor for performance of a contract.
Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.
2.12. Government Property. All property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.
2.13. 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 Key Personnel listed in 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. The prime contractor is responsible for performance of all subcontractors.
2.14. Loss of Government Property. Unintended, unforeseen, or accidental loss, damage, or destruction of Government property that reduces the Government’s expected economic benefits of the property. Loss of Government property does not include occurrences such as purposeful destructive testing, obsolescence, normal wear and tear, or manufacturing defects. Loss of Government property includes, but is not limited to:
a. Items that cannot be found after a reasonable search,
b. Theft,
c. Damage resulting in unexpected harm to property requiring repair to restore the item to usable condition; or
d. Destruction resulting from incidents that render the item useless for its intended purpose or beyond economical repair.
2.15. Material. Property that may be consumed or expended during the performance of a contract, component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through incorporation into an end-item. Material does not include equipment, special tooling, and special test equipment or real property.
2.16. Non-Personal Services. The personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the government and its employees. Non-personal service contracts are authorized by the government in accordance with FAR 37.012, under general contracting authority, and do not require specific statutory authorization.
2.17. Physical Security. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.
2.18. Property. All tangible property, both real and personal.
2.19. Property Administrator (PA) or Plant Clearance Officer (PLCO). An authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of the Contractor.
2.20. Property Records. Records created and maintained by the contractor in support of its stewardship responsibilities for the management of Government property.
2.21. Provide. To furnish, as in Government-furnished property, or to acquire, as in contractor-acquired property.
2.22. Quality Assurance. The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are acceptable IAW established standards and requirements of this contract.
2.23. Quality Assurance Specialist. An official Government representative concerned with matters pertaining to the contract administration process and quality assurance/quality control. Acts as technical advisor to the Contracting Officer in these areas.
2.24. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of Contractor performance.
2.25. Quality Control. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.
2.26. Real Property. See Federal Management Regulation 102-71.20 (41 CFR 102-71.20).
2.27. Sensitive Property means property potentially dangerous to the public safety or security if stolen, lost, or misplaced, or that shall be subject to exceptional physical security, protection, control, and accountability. Examples include weapons, ammunition, explosives, controlled substances, radioactive materials, hazardous materials or wastes, or precious metals.
2.28. Subcontractor. One that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.
2.29. Unit Acquisition Cost means—
a. For Government-furnished property, the dollar value assigned by the Government and identified in the contract; and
b. For contractor-acquired property, the cost derived from the contractor’s records that reflect consistently applied generally accepted accounting principles.
2.30. Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). A secure web-based system for electronic invoicing, receipt, and acceptance.
WAWF allows government vendors to submit and track invoices and receipt/acceptance documents over the web and allows government personnel to process those invoices in a real-time, paperless environment.
2.31. Workday. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services IAW the contract.
2.32. Work Week. Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays unless specified otherwise.
2.33. Acronyms.
AT Antiterrorism CMR Contractor Manpower Reporting CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FPCON Force Protection Condition GFP Government-Furnished Property NCR Non-Conformance Report OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest ODC Other Direct Costs OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PA Property Administrator POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program
QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SAM Systems for Award Management SP Service Provider SSMO Subsistence Supply Management office TE Technical Exhibit WAWF Wide Area Workflow
PART 3
GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES
3. Government Furnished Items and Services.
3.1. The Government will provide a field feeding site that consist of power (110v), water, reefer space, and a dining area with tables and chairs, UGR-As and/or Heat and Serves (H&S) for the entirety of the period of performance
(POP).
3.2. The Government will be responsible for providing refrigerated or frozen space to store subsistence. The Government will also provide frozen storage for ice to support 300 warfighters participants.
PART 4
CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES
4. Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities.
4.1. Contractor Furnished Items. Everything included in this paragraph and its subparagraphs are basic to the contract and should be included in the contract price.
4.1.1. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, transportation, vehicles, supplies, equipment, materials, facilities, and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.
4.1.1.1. The Contractor shall provide the Mobile Kitchen Unit to support 300 participants.
4.1.1.2. The Contractor shall provide generators to power the Mobile Kitchen Unit.
4.2. Contractor Furnished Property. In order to introduce the Contractor's branded concepts for preparation and service, the Contractor may install its own equipment, fixtures, or furnishings within the Mobile Kitchen units and serving tent. Installation of Contractor owned equipment shall require prior written authorization from the COR. The COR will require installation drawings, plans, or other information needed to evaluate the Contractor is fulfilling the terms of the contract. Contractor shall provide all the electrical power, water, and steam to support the installation and maintenance. All Contractor provided equipment shall be clearly marked and stored separately from Government property. Upon completion or termination of this contract, the Contractor shall remove all Contractor-owned equipment/property at contractor’s expense.
4.3. Responsibilities of the Contractor.
a. The Contractor shall provide a safe working environment for key consultants and all persons in his/her employ as prescribed by Engineering Manual (EM) 385-1-1, “General Safety Requirements” and 29 CFR 1910 “Occupational Health and Safety”. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons and property that occur in connection with the work and service under this contract, without recourse against the Government.
b. Contractor shall exercise extreme caution to protect building finishes, private property, military property, etc., from damage during the performance of these contract requirements. Contractor shall be responsible for all loss or damage or whatsoever kind and nature to all Government property, while in the performance of these contract requirements, which result in whole or in part from the negligence or omissions of Contractor, any of his Subcontractors or any employee, agent or any representative of the Contractor or Subcontractor(s).
4.4. Disposable Packaging Materials. The Contractor shall furnish disposable take-out packaging materials (e.g., plastic ware, clam shells, etc.) to meet the requirements stated in the contract.
PART 5
SPECIFIC TASKS
5. General. The Contractor shall provide all skilled personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform this prescribed project as defined in this PWS to meet the performance requirements, except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services.
5.1. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, quality control, preparation, cooking, serving, sanitation, transporting, storing, and site clean-up to perform all requested food service in support of providing two (2) meals per day up to approximately 300 personnels. The issue cycle will be 2-2-3 with pickup day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
5.1.1. The Contractor shall adhere to the Hours of Operation as specified in PWS, para 1.6.
5.2. The Contractor shall provide and serve at each breakfast and dinner meal the Unitized Group Ration-A (UGR- A) or H&S that are provided by the Government. The Contractor shall develop a menu based on the UGR-As or H&S received from the Government. The Contractor shall setup the serving line 20 minutes prior to opening to include salad, pastries, beverages.
5.3. The Contractor shall provide oversight of serving operations and replenish serving lines, self-service items, ice, and beverages during designated meal serving periods.
5.4. Cleaning and sanitizing Cambro and serving utensils. The Contractor shall clean and sanitize every Cambro before and after use. The Contractor shall preheat them before use by placing two (2) quarts of boiling water in the bottom for thirty (30) minutes and pour out the water before placing food in the Cambro. Serving utensils shall be cleaned, sanitized, and wrapped in plastic wrap for transporting.
5.5. The Contractor shall prepare food consistent with food handling in accordance with the Technical Bulletin Tri- Service Food Code (TB MED 530).
5.5.1 The Contractor shall clean and sanitize food service equipment and surfaces to support operations.
5.5.2 The Contractor shall wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry utensils, pots and pans using the appropriate methods listed in Tri Service Food Code (TB MED 530).
5.6. The Contractor shall dispose of trash, grease, and recyclables at the end of each scheduled meal serving period and prior to closing for the day.
5.7. The Contractor shall maintain, prepare, and clean field feeding site service area of operations. The Contractor shall wipe down all dining tables and dining chairs. The contractor shall sweep and mop the dining tent floor both in preparation for and after meals service. The contractor shall provide all cleaning supplies to include solvents, brooms, mops, cleaning towels required for cleaning the serving tent dining area. The contractor shall be responsible for providing six (6) trash cans placed near the exits with liners that the contractor shall be required to empty into the outside dumpsters. All cleaning, maintenance and preparation shall be performed in accordance with OSHA regulations and Tri Service Food Code (TB MED 530).
5.7.1 The contractor shall maintain and prepare field feeding site service area of operations. All serving areas shall be clean prior to the scheduled start of the meal period and prior to closing for the day.
5.7.2 The contractor shall setup servings lines no later than 15 minutes prior and not earlier than 30 minutes prior to serving periods. Ensure nutritional Army nutritional requirements information is displayed IAW Technical Manual (TM) 4-41.11 (Dining Facility Operations).
5.8. The Contractor shall be responsible for immediate resolution of all mechanical repairs or equipment malfunctions of Contractor provided equipment associated with this task. The Contractor shall ensure full operation of all equipment within four (4) hours upon notification by the COR.
5.9. The Contractor shall be responsible for fueling, refueling, charging, or otherwise powering of all contractors provided equipment associated with this task.
5.9.1 The Contractor shall ensure that all equipment, i.e., generators have some type of secondary containment in case of fuel spills in accordance with WSMR regulations.
5.10. The Contractor shall maintain a per meal head count sheet for each feeding location and delivery. Separate head count sheet will be utilized for each unit or country of patrons. Headcount sheets shall be provided to the COR daily.
5.11. The Contractor shall provide the COR an EXCEL spreadsheet of total meals prepared and then provided per meal per day for the designated feeding location no later than three (3) days from last meal provided during the period of performance of this task.
5.12. The contractor shall be responsible for transporting subsistence from the Subsistence Supply Management Office (SSMO) to the site for operations. SSMO will not release food unless the Contractor pickup with a refrigerated truck.
5.14. The Government will provide onsite dumpsters for contractor use, specific to execution of site clean-up and sanitation associated with this task. The Contractor shall ensure the dumpster area is clean and all boxes are broken down before being thrown into the dumpsters.
5.15. The Contractor shall provide, deliver, and ensure storage space for all rations to be prepared, cooked, and served.
5.16. Invoices. Contractor shall provide a final invoice for payment to the COR NLT the 2nd calendar day after the end of performance in addition to submission into Wide Area Workflow.
5.17. The Contractor shall provide quality services and/or products IAW this contract. If the Contractor’s performance is unsatisfactory, the Government will issue a Contract Non-Conformance Report (NCR). If an NCR has been issued, the Contractor shall reply in writing, giving the reason for the unsatisfactory condition, the corrective action taken, and procedures implemented, if any, to prevent recurrence.
PART 6
APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS AND FORMS
6. Applicable Publications.
6.1. The Contractor (to include Subcontractors) must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. Refer to the current editions of the following:
Engineering Manual (EM) 385-1-1, General Safety Requirements 29 CFR 1910, Occupational Health, and Safety DoD 5200.08-R, Physical Security Program 32 CFR 147.24, The National Agency AR 190-13, The Army Physical Security AR 385-10, The Army Safety Program TM 4-41.11 Dining Facility Operations
DA Pam 385-40, Army Accident Investigations and Reporting Army Directive 2014-05, Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Uncleared Contractors.
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) DA PAM 30-22 Operating Procedures for the Army food Program
PART 7
ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING
Attachment 1:
Performance Requirements Summary
High Level Objective
Standard
Performance Threshold
Incentive (Positive and/or Negative)
Para 5.4 The Contractor shall clean daily (before, during and after use) the interior and exterior of equipment used to support preparation of subsistence (e.g., ovens, stoves, and reach-in warmer units).
Sanitation Operations IAW Tri Service Food Code (TB
MED 530).
100% Compliance
Non-conforming services will result in non-conforming reports issued to Contractor and potential negative CPARS report.
Para 5.6 The contractor shall dispose of trash at the end of each scheduled meal serving period, prior to closing for the day and/or when containers are full. Used grease and oil are disposed of in proper containers. Clean surrounding areas of waste and recycling containers daily or as required
Sanitation Operations IAW non-conforming reports issued to Contractor and potential negative CPARS report.
Para 5.5, 5.5.1, and 5.5.2 The Contractor shall maintain wash, rinse, and sanitize sinks at proper temperatures for manual ware washing in three-compartment sinks.
Sanitation Operations IAW non-conforming reports issued to Contractor and potential negative CPARS report.
Para 5.2, 5.5 UGR-As…
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