Catered Meals

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number/FY25-0012196236 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The

Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 Dated 22 April 2024 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) change notice 20241010.  It is the contractor’s responsibility to become familiar with applicable clauses and provisions.  This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business under North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) code 722320.

This RFQ is for a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Government intends to award a contract to a qualified vendor deemed responsive in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, whose quote conforms to all of the RFQ's requirements and is judged to represent the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the evaluation scheme set forth in this RFQ. Evaluation will be based upon best value to the Government, and delivery of requirements will be FOB destination. This office will consider any late quotes or any late revisions of quotes as non-responsive.

ln no event shall any understanding or agreement between the Contractor and any Government employee other than the Contracting Officer on any contract, modification, change order, letter or verbal direction to the contractor be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by an appointed Contracting Officer. The Contractor is hereby notified that in the event a Government employee other than the Contracting Officer directs a change in the work to be performed or increases the scope of the work to be performed, it is the Contractor's responsibility to make inquiry of the Contracting Officer before making the deviation from the written terms of the contract. Payments or Partial payments will not be made without being authorized by an appointed Contracting Officer with the legal authority to bind the Government.

Government POC:  Government POC will be provided at time of award. Any changes must be coordinated through the government POC and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The date, time and request for quote offers are due by 14 November 2024 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on to saul.resendez.civ@army.mil. Electronic offers preferred. All questions must be submitted by email no later than 24 hours prior to bid close date. NO QUESTIONS BY TELEPHONE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING (EMAIL).

Description of Requirement

CLIN 1: CATERED MEALS - BREAKFAST

Breakfast meals 7 December 2024 - 8 December 24

7 Dec 2024 – 400 Meals

8 Dec 2024 – 400 Meals

Total Meals 800 - Cost per meal____________ ea. Total__________

CLIN 2: CATERED MEALS - DINNER

Dinner meals 6 December 2024 - 7 December 24

6 Dec 2024 – 400 Meals

7 Dec 2024 – 400 Meals

Total Meals 800 - Cost per meal____________ ea. Total__________

Grand Total: $______________

Extended Description

Please see Statement of Work for details and daily break down for meals per day

Vendor must provide SAM UEI and CAGE code in their quote.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://www.acquisition.gov. Contractors must be actively registered with SAM at http://www.sam.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://piee.eb.mil.

FAR 52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management Registration

FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-12 Unique Entity Identifier Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (IF APPLICABLE)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation.  The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price, technically acceptability and delivery time of all items “all or none” is the evaluation criteria.  This is a best value decision. 

FAR 52.212-3 ALT I, Offerors Representation and Certifications Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Item are incorporated by reference, however, for paragraphs (b) and (c) the following clauses apply 

FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation

FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor

FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information

FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award

FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation

FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference – SEE http://www.acquisition.gov

DFARS 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer’s Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7998, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements

DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors

DFARS 252.207-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber IncidentReporting.

DFARS 252.209-7992, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Any Federal Law

DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.

DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items  

DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items

DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials

DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act—Balance of Payments Program Certificate

DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program

DFARS 252.225–7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (WAWF instructions provided at time of award)

DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

DFARS 252.247-7023 ALT III, Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Alt III

Submission of Invoices

In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4(g) the contractor shall submit all invoices electronically utilizing Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).  Procedures for using WAWF are found in DFARS clause 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.