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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1) Extend the solicitation closing date through 04 March 2019 at 11.00 A.M. C.E.T.

2) Correct a typo on page 3;

3) Address the offerors' questions;

4) Amend Addendum to 52.212-1, paragraph B, Volume III –Factor II, Experience, 1(a) and Basis for Aw ard, paragraph C, 2, b.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 11

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 14-Feb-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912PF19Q0006

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

17-Jan-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

14-Feb-2019

CODE

414TH CSB - PARC AFRICA

VIA DELLA PACE #197

VICENZA (VI) 36100

W912PF 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912PF19Q0006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 25-Feb-2019 11:00 AM to 04-Mar-2019 11:00 AM.

The following have been added by full text:

Q&AS

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q1. The list of the employees with the indication for each one of role, employment level, hours per week, assumption date.

R1. Please see Technical Exhibit D.

Q2. Please provide average number of daily breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

R2. The CLINs are structured by “Set”, therefore the Government is not paying per “meal”. However the average for January 2019 was: Breakfast 987 meals, lunch 726 meals, and dinner 456 meals.

Q3. Please provide the price of the meal for our employees. During the inspection we found that there would be refrigerators where our employees can bring their own food. Can you confirm it?

R3. Current meal prices are as follows: Breakfast - $3.45 Lunch - $5.60, Dinner - $4.85. Yes, each facility has a refrigerator that employees can put their meals in.

Q4. Do the employees have any productivity bonus or personal bonus in their wages?

R4. This is up to the contractor to determine for its own personnel.

Q5. As noted, one of the RFQ’s evaluation factors requires offerors to demonstrate their experience in performing services of a similar nature to those being solicited. RFQ at page 68. RFQ expressly limits the offerors’ relevant experience examples to those where the offeror performed similar services as demonstrated by performance of at least one contract for “Cooks Service”. We aware that the Government has the discretion to determine its needs and the best method to accommodate them and that the nature and types of evaluation criteria to be used for an acquisition are within the Contracting Officer's broad discretion; however, we would like to point out the following:

1) Limiting the experience to only "cook service" contracts provides an unfair competitive advantage to the previous awardee.

2) The PWS defines the scope of the acquisition as follows [verbatim]:”1.4 Scope: Service consists of food preparation, serving of food (meals) and maintaining sanitation in accordance with industry standards and applicable guidance provided in paragraph 1.1.” Based on this definition of scope, we believe that, in order to promote full and open competition, other types of services performed, clearly closely related to the type of service requested by the RFQ (i.e., food preparation, serving of food (meals) and maintaining sanitation), should be considered as relevant experience in addition to "cook service" contracts. For example, Dining Facility Operation

Services contracts were considered relevant experience under previous solicitations for the same exact type of service being solicited under this request for quotation (RFQ). Reference is made to Request for proposal (RFP)

W192PF-12-R-0055 and W912PF-16-R-0004. We have not noticed differences between the PWS of this RFQ and previous RFPs that might have led the Government to limit the nature of the experience required to be determined relevant and therefore acceptable.

3) In Italy the "cook service" paid in sets equals one shift of 8.5 hours is called labor interposition and is prohibited by the law. Consequently, we believe that there are very few companies, if not only one and that is the incumbent, which can demonstrate this kind of experience.

In light of the above, we kindly ask that examples of experience other than "cook service", be considered relevant.

R5. Please see Addendum to 52.212-1, paragraph B, Volume III –Factor II, Experience, 1(a) and Basis for Award, paragraph C, 2, b, hereby amended. The change includes a clarification that “relevant” is considered the same as the description of “scope” in paragraphs 1.4 and 5.1 of the PWS. With regard to the third concern of “interposition” within the contract: also refer to PWS paragraph “GENERAL” prior to paragraph 1. The requirement for “set” (as an

8.5 hour shift) as a CLIN unit is to control the hours of operation of the DFAC facility. A “set”, therefore, is a period of service not a shift for an individual contractor employee.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS. The offeror shall provide a written Quote (IN ENGLISH) that MUST address each of the factors listed on the table below. The only documents that can be submitted in a language other than English is the

Certificate of Chamber Of Commerce and mandatory documents. The offeror shall submit electronic copies of their quotation package via email with the subject line “W912PF-19-Q-0006 – Dining Facility Cooks Services for USAG

– Italy, Vicenza” to the following points of contacts: Francesca Candia / francesca.candia.ln@mail.mil AND

Lindsay Jaime / lindsay.r.jaime.civ@mail.mil.

Quotation packages must be received no later than the solicitation closing date and time listed on the solicitation.

The offeror is responsible for verifying that their quotation package was received before the solicitation closing date and time. Only email submissions will be accepted.

Page Limitations and Format. The Offeror’s quotation package shall consist of five (5) volumes. Each respective volume shall comply with the following format and page limitations in accordance with the table below.

Volume Description/Title Page limit

I Mandatory Documentation Required No Page limit

II Factor I – Management / Staffing Plan 20 Pages

III Factor II - Experience 20 Pages

IV Factor III - Past Performance* 20 pages

V Factor IV – Price* (Solicitation/Contract/Standard Form 1449) No page limit

*Document Format: Times New Roman, Size 10 Font, single spaced.

Use of hyperlinks is prohibited.

1. All information shall be confined to the appropriate Volume. The Quote shall be prepared clearly and concisely to demonstrate that the offeror has a complete understanding of the requirements. Offeror shall prepare their quotes on the presumption that the Government has no previous knowledge of the offeror’s capabilities. Quotes will be evaluated only on the information specifically presented in respective submittals.

2. Quotes shall not merely repeat to perform work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The

PWS reflects the objectives of the program; therefore, repeating the PWS without sufficient elaboration will not be accepted. Offerors that submit generic Quotes risk receiving unacceptable ratings.

3. The cover of each volume shall include the solicitation number, volume number, and firm name, address, POC, CAGE Code (NCAGE Code) and DUNS number.

NOTE: The Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) will not evaluate pages exceeding the “Page Limits” stated in the

Table above ( e.g. Volume III, Description/Title, Factor 2 –Experience, Page Limit – 20 Pages: the 21st + pages will not be evaluated by the TEB).

B. VOLUME CONTENT. Each Volume shall contain the information outlined below:

1. VOLUME I - MANDATORY DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED WITH THE QUOTE

The following documentation shall be submitted with the offerors’ quote and shall be in accordance with Italian requirements and laws:

a. The offeror must provide a copy of a Historical Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Membership (Certificato

Storico di Iscrizione alla Camera di Commercio) OR EQUIVALENT (for foreign companies) NOT older than 90 days at the time set forth for the receipt of Quotes. Self-certifications are NOT allowed and will be rejected. The business purpose (oggetto sociale) should include but is not limited to: Food Services (Servizi di ristorazione).

b. DURC: The offeror shall provide with the Quotation a copy NOT older than ninety (90) days from the date for initial receipt of quotation of the DURC (Documento Unico di Regolarità Contributiva). Self- certifications

(autocertificazioni) are NOT allowed. The document MUST include the following statement: “Con il presente documento si dichiara che l’impresa RISULTA REGOLARE ai fini del DURC” (“This document declares that the company is regular for the DURC purposes”).

c. The offeror must provide Attachment 1 "Self-Certification for Antimafia" duly filled out.

d. If proposing as a Pool of Firms (Consorzio/ATI), the Offeror shall also provide with their Quote the below listed required documents/certificates:

1. A copy of the notarized legal document that established the Pool of Firms (Consorzio/ATI).

2. The name and addresses of all the associated firms. The associated firms are NOT allowed to submit their individual Quotes under this solicitation otherwise the Quote of the Pool of Firms (Consorzio/ATI) and the

Quote of any associated firm will be rejected.

3. The names and the addresses of the associated firms proposed to perform the work.

4. A statement describing all legal or administrative proceedings currently pending or concluded, conducted against your firm within the last three years from the solicitation release date which relate to procurement or performance of any public or private contracts. Disclose whether the prime contractor (or its predecessors, if any) has been insolvent or filed for bankruptcy within the past three years. Offeror shall disclose any other information which could reasonably call into question the responsibility of the Offeror to perform this contract.

VOLUME II - FACTOR I: MANAGEMENT/STAFFING PLAN

Offerors will provide a Management/Staffing Plan that describes how the offeror plans to meet the fluctuation in the number of cooks/lead cooks that will be required under this requirement. The plan shall address as a minimum, each of the following:

a. If the offeror plans to utilize cooks/lead cooks from the current contract or if they will be from the offeror’s own staff of cooks;

b. How the offeror plans to ensure replacement cooks/lead cooks in the event that any cooks/lead cooks should become sick or incapable of working the full set of hours for the day and how they will cover for vacations and holiday periods.

c. How the offeror will maintain a staff of cooks/lead cooks that are trained to requirements of paragraph 6 of the

PWS.

Offerors are cautioned that simply restating the PWS does not reveal the offeror’s understanding of the requirement or their capability for performance and will lead to an unacceptable quote.

VOLUME III - FACTOR II: EXPERIENCE

1. The offeror must demonstrate that they have experience in providing similar services as demonstrated by performance of at least one contract for cooks for food services (in accordance with paragraphs 1.4 and 5.1 of the

Performance Work Statement) completed or performed within three years of the solicitation release date. The offerors shall provide contract information of maximum of three (3) relevant projects currently being performed, completed or performed within three (3) years of the solicitation release date.

a. Relevant means that the contract must be for cooks for food services (in accordance with paragraphs 1.4 and 5.1 of the Performance Work Statement). The project submitted shall include a description of the scope, the amount, an explanation of similarity to this project, the completion date, and a client’s point of contact.

b. If the offeror is a Pool of Firms (Consorzio)/ATI, recent and relevant experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Pool of Firms (Consorzio)/ATI entity. If the Pool of Firms (Consorzio)/ATI does not have such experience, relevant experience shall be submitted for at least one partner. The corporate experience factor for Pool of Firms (Consorzio)/ATI is still limited to a total of three (3) relevant experience projects.

c. It is the offeror’s responsibility to clearly explain and demonstrate to the Government how its work experience

(and the experience of each teaming partner, if applicable) in each submitted project is relevant to the contract requirements in this solicitation.

2. The offeror shall provide a resume of the contract manager and alternate who will be responsible for the performance of the work, providing evidence of having experience in the position of Contract manager / alternate for Food services, for at least the last three years from the solicitation issue date and of his/her capability to read, write, speak and understand the English language, in accordance with paragraph 1.6.12 of the Performance Work

Statement.

a. The offeror shall provide a letter of commitment signed by the contract manager valid for at least one year from quote submission date.

b. Failure to provide the letter of commitment may result in a rating of unacceptable for this factor.

Any replacement of the contract manager/alternate must meet the minimum standards stated in the Performance

Work Statement.

VOLUME IV - FACTOR III: PAST PERFORMANCE

1. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed

20 pages, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire’s. Offerors shall provide contract information of no more than three (3) projects performed in the last three (3) years from the solicitation release date, and that are relevant to this solicitation, by the offeror and any major subcontractors or partnerships. The information shall be presented by completing the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment of solicitation), one (1) for each contract.

2. It is the offeror’s responsibility to provide accurate points of contact, current telephone numbers and email addresses for each identified contract. If there are subcontractors or partnerships, they will be evaluated in the same manner as the Prime. The offeror is highly encouraged to submit past performance information with evidence of customer satisfaction such as performance evaluation, special commendation, recognition, letters of appreciation, awards of excellence, offeror’s quality certifications etc.; as long as these references are relevant to the effort set out in this solicitation. A copy of DD Form 2626, Performance Evaluation for projects performed on behalf of the

Government, can also be submitted, as long as these of DD Forms 2626 are relevant to the effort set out in this solicitation.

VOLUME V – FACTOR IV: PRICE - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/STANDARD FORM 1449

1. Offerors shall submit firm fixed pricing for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The Offeror shall ensure that prices are entered for all CLINs for which space has been provided. Offeror shall enter a unit price and total price for each CLIN.

a. SINGLE AWARD. The Government intends to make a single award; therefore, Quotes must be submitted for all the line items indicated in the solicitation. No award will be made for less than the full requirements shown in the solicitation. Any Offeror offering less than all of the solicitation requirements may be excluded from consideration for award if the Contracting Officer elects to make an award without opening discussions.

b. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES IN EURO OR DOLLARS CURRENCY. Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation will be in terms of EURO or DOLLARS. Quotes received in other than EURO or Dollars shall be rejected.

BASIS FOR AWARD

A. This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR 13.5

Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and as supplemented by agency.

The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made to the lowest priced quote that meets or exceeds all the minimum mandatory criteria in the solicitation evaluation factors.

Award will be on an “all or none” basis. Offerors are put on notice that:

a. The non-price factors will be evaluated on an “acceptable”/unacceptable” basis

b. The non-price factors are evaluated for acceptability and NOT ranked.

c. Quotes are NOT compared to each other.

d. Tradeoffs are NOT permitted.

e. The offerors must provide all required information or the quote will not be considered.

f. In order to be eligible for an award, an quote shall be rated “ACCEPTABLE” on all non-price factors.

g. The U.S. Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions; however, the U.S.

Government reserves the right to hold discussions. It should be noted that there is no obligation on the part of the

Government to make an award to any offeror in response to this Request for Quote.

h. Offerors may be asked to clarify some issues regarding the non-price factors to enhance U.S. Government understanding of them. Such clarifications shall NOT be used to cure quote deficiencies or material omissions, enter into discussions, and/or otherwise revise the quote.

i. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

1. The term “Offeror” means:

a. An individual firm;

b. The Pool of Firms (Consorzio) / ATI and the firm proposed by the Pool of Firms (Consorzio) / ATI to perform the work.

2. The evaluation factors for this solicitation are:

Factor I – Management/Staffing Plan

Factor II – Experience

Factor III – Past Performance

Factor IV – Price

Non-price and Price factors are of equal importance. Non-price factors are evaluated on a Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach” of this section.

During evaluations of each quote, the Government will assign each factor an acceptable or unacceptable rating.

3. The award will be made to the lowest price quote in accordance with Factor III, Price, whose quote is rated

“Acceptable” on all the non-price factors. The Contracting Officer will ensure that all documents requested in Volumes I through V outlined in the solicitation have been submitted. Offerors who do not submit all the mandatory documentation required in Volume I will not be eligible for award.

4. The Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) will evaluate the lowest-priced quote for acceptability under the non – price factors and sub-factors with the concurrence of the Contracting Officer.

5. The Contracting Officer will evaluate Factor III – Past Performance.

6. Before awarding, the Government will make a responsibility determination by analyzing whether the apparent successful offeror complies with the requirements of FAR subpart 9.104

C. EVALUATION APPROACH.

The non–price factors other than Past Performance will be rated on an acceptable / unacceptable basis using the following ratings:

All subfactors will receive an adjectival rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable. The subfactor ratings will result in an overall rating of each factor. If a single sub factor is determined to be unacceptable, then the entire factor will be unacceptable. The evaluation factors are defined as follows:

1. Volume II - FACTOR I - MANAGEMENT/ STAFFING PLAN

Offerors will provide a Management/Staffing Plan that describes how the offeror plans to meet the fluctuation in the number of cooks/lead cooks that will be required under this requirement.

To be determined acceptable in this factor, the plan shall address as a minimum, each of the following:

a. If the offeror plans to utilize cooks from the current contract or if they will be from the offeror’s own staff of cooks;

b. How the offeror plans to ensure replacement cooks/lead cooks in the event that any cooks/lead cooks should become sick or incapable of working the full set of hours for the day and how they will cover for vacations and holiday periods.

c. How the offeror will maintain a staff of cooks/lead cooks that are trained to requirements of paragraph 6 of the PWS.

This factor will be evaluated to determine if the quote provides a sound and well-developed management/staffing approach that demonstrates a thorough understanding of the personnel, resources, and strategy required to properly execute contract requirements to meet the fluctuating environment of this requirement.

2. Volume III - FACTOR II – EXPERIENCE

To be determined acceptable in this factor, the offeror must demonstrate that:

a. They have experience in providing similar services as demonstrated by performance of at least one contract for cooks for food services (in accordance with paragraphs 1.4 and 5.1 of the Performance Work

Statement). The offerors shall provide contract information of maximum of three (3) relevant projects currently being performed, completed or performed within three (3) years of the solicitation release date.

Rating Description

Acceptable Offer meets the requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Offer does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

b. Relevant means that the contract must be for cooks for food services (in accordance with paragraphs

1.4 and 5.1 of the Performance Work Statement). The project submitted shall include a description of the scope, the amount, an explanation of similarity to this project, the completion date, and a client’s point of contact.

c. The contract manager and alternate who will be responsible for the performance of the work must have experience in the position of Contract manager / alternate for Food services, for at least the last three years from the solicitation issue date and they must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language, in accordance with paragraph 1.6.12 of the Performance Work Statement.

d. The offeror shall provide a letter of commitment signed by the contract manager valid for at least one year from quote submission date. Failure to provide the letter of commitment may result in a rating of unacceptable for this factor.

Any replacement of the contract manager/alternate must meet the minimum standards of the PWS.

3. Volume IV – FACTOR III – PAST PERFORMANCE

Submission: Completed Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted with your quote for each project the offeror submits for evaluation under this Factor. The past performance information shall be recent and relevant to this requirement. Offerors shall submit at least one, but not more than three recent and relevant projects for this evaluation factor utilizing the Past Performance Questionnaires. Recent is defined as a project completed or ongoing within three years prior to the date of the solicitation and relevant is defined the same as “similar in scope” for

Factor II - Experience.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the

Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s quote, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract

Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Offeror(s) must demonstrate successful past performance of the offeror and any major subcontractors or partnerships as evidenced by information gathered concerning no more than three (3) contracts and subcontracts completed or ongoing within three (3) years from the solicitation release date as identified in Page 1, Block 6 of this solicitation, which are similar in size and scope to the services requested in this Request for Quotes.

Offeror(s) must submit the information as per Attachment 2 (Past Performance Questionnaire) for each of the contracts provided. Past performance will be rated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis using the following ratings:

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown (See note below).

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a) (2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

3. Volume IV - FACTOR III – PRICE

a. The price evaluation will consist of an overall price analysis, which compares the CLIN prices for each performance period for fairness, reasonableness, and balance. The price factor will be evaluated separately from the non-price factors. Price analysis is the process of examining and evaluating a quoted price to determine if it is fair and reasonable, without evaluating its separate cost elements and profit. The Contracting Officer may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price.

b. Only offerors whose quote is evaluated to be technically acceptable on all non-price factors will be evaluated for price. The offeror whose quote is determined to be acceptable on all non-price factors and also contains the lowest price will be awarded the contract for this solicitation. Only a responsible quote in accordance with FAR 9.104 will be eligible for award.

c. The Contracting Officer will evaluate quotes by totaling the prices for all CLINs for the base and option years.

The Government may reject an quote that is determined to be unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A quote may be rejected if the

Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

d. As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its Option to Extend Services (see FAR Clause 52.217-

8) by adding six (6) months of the offeror's final option period price to the offeror's total price. An assessment of the reasonableness of each quoted price will be made. The Contracting Officer will perform a price analysis of each quote. Offerors are required to price the Base and Option Periods. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six (6) month extension of services period. The Government may choose to exercise the extension of services at the end of any performance period (base or option periods).

COMBINED

United States Army Garrison (USAG) Italy-Vicenza

DINING FACILITY COOKS SERVICES

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in

Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation of Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Government is releasing this combined synopsis/solicitation electronically via FedBizOpps only. The solicitation number is W912PF19Q0006 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66 Effective April 1, 2013. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this project is 722310 – Food Services Contractors. This requirement is not aside for small business.

The solicitation includes 9 CLINS, including Options that are separately priced. There will be one (1) twelve-month base period and four (4) twelve-month Option periods. The base contract’s Period of Performance is estimated to begin 01 July 2019, with an end date of 30 June 2020, plus two (2) Option years with a total estimated end date of

30 June 2022.

The Government anticipates the award being a Firm Fixed Price contract to provide dining facility cooks services within different facilities of USAG–Italy, Vicenza. The Place of Performance will be on Caserma Ederle and Del

Din, Vicenza, Italy.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, and the addendum to 52.212-1 apply to this acquisition; for reference see attached solicitation.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition; for reference see attached solicitation.

The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Dec

2012), applies to this acquisition.

The Provision at FAR 52.204-7 Alt I, System for Award Management, applies to this acquisition: to be awarded a Government contract the offeror MUST:

a. Have a DUNS number (Dun & Bradstreet); Phone: 01-28-455-379;

-American: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform);

-Italian: https://www.dnb.it

b. Have a CAGE/NCAGE number

-American Contractor: CAGE code will be generated upon completion of SAM registration.

-Italian Contractor: NCAGE code can be obtained via https://www.siac.difesa.it/tiki/tikiindex.php?page=NCAGE

c. Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website

(https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/)

Please ensure that your firm is registered with SAM and that all information is current. If you are not registered or your information is not current, you need to go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and fill out a web based application. You must have a DUNS number in order to start this process. If you do not have a DUNS number, you can obtain one at http://www.dnb.com/. It takes two to three business days to receive a DUNS number and two to three business days to receive a CAGE code. Please begin the process as soon as you receive this RFQ in order to speed up the contracting process in the event that you are the winning bidder. Both requirements are free of charge.

The Clause at DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions, applies to this acquisition: all firms must be registered in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) at https://wawf.eb.mil at time of quote submittal.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and the addendum to

52.212-4, apply to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The below FAR clauses cited in the clause at 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

(section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015). 52.233-3, Protest After

Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805 note)).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31

U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or

Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.232-18, Availability of Funds

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (July 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

All clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

OFFER DUE: Transmission of offers in response to this RFQ, shall be submitted as an electronic version in Microsoft Word, or PDF, via email not later than 11.00 A.M. Central

European Time on 04 March 2019 to the following email addresses:

francesca.candia.ln@mail.mil and lindsay.r.jaime.civ@mail.mil

QUESTIONS: All questions concerning the solicitation shall be submitted via email to the following addresses Francesca.candia.ln@mail.mil and lindsay.r.jaime.civ@mail.mil no later than 11:00 am Central European Time (CET) on 11 February 2019. Answers to offerors' questions will be posted to FedBizOpps.gov in an amendment to the solicitation as needed.

PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT: will be held on 05 February 2019, on Caserma

Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, RCO Italy conference room, Bld. 3. All interested parties are required to indicate their interest by submitting a written request not later than Close of Business (COB) on 28 January 2019 to the following e-mail addresses: francesca.candia.ln@mail.mil and lindsay.r.jaime.civ@mail.mil.

Please indicate in your e- mail the solicitation number (W912PF-19-Q-0006), the name of the company along with the address, phone number, fax, and e-mail address.

Please indicate the name of the person(s) (maximum of 2) who will be present at the site visit: first name, last name, date of birth, place of birth, and type and number of identification document. Your information will allow your representative(s) to go through the security checkpoints on base.

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