Catering Fort Indiantown Gap PA for the NYARNG

**Amedment 0001- extends the quote due date to 06DEC2024 09:00AM EST. You MUST sign a copy of amendment 0001 and send with quote.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) from the USP&FO for New York, Purchasing and Contracting Division, Latham, New York. The solicitation number is W912PQ-25-Q-0002 for the procurement of catered meals at Fort Indiantown Gap PA per the solicitation and PWS. Principle NAICS is 722310 and size standard is $9,000,000.

This acquisition is utilizing procedures in FAR part 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This requirement is full and open competition. 52.204-26 MUST be included with the quote, if not in sam.gov registration.

ALL evaluation criteria are in the attached solicitation:

Basis for Contract Award – Evaluation of Offers-Simplified Acquisition Procedures

(a) In accordance with FAR 13.106 and FAR subpart 13.5, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following shall be used to evaluate offers:  All pricing must be provided for, this requirement will not be split. If something left blank quote will not be considered.

Other factors-Each factor will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable:

1. Provide a Capability statement that includes all the following

   1. staffing plan for event duration;
   2. CAGE/UEI;
   3. Companies Core competency;
   4. when the quote expires.
2. Provide Special Qualifications: MUST provide current and valid certification by the Army Veterinary Food Inspection for PRIME and SUBCONTRACTORS for Fort Indiantown Gap PA with Quote.

The agency will first evaluate price, and then evaluate the apparent lowest-price proposal for acceptability under the two factors listed above. All two factors above shall be considered acceptable for award to be made. If the lowest price offeror is evaluated as unacceptable, the agency will then consider the acceptability of the next lowest

price offer, continuing this process as necessary. Award will be made without discussions. Offeror/Quote must meet all the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104.

These plans shall conform to the requirements of 52.212-1. The Government will not accept partial quotes/offers. Award will be made without discussions.

Quotes are due 06DEC2024 9:00AM ET via email to richard.w.powell44.mil@army.mil AND melissa.santoro2.civ@army.mil . Menu’s are attached to the sam.gov posting in the ‘NYARNG 12 Day Catering Menu’ quotes must conform to all aspects of the RFQ/PWS and Menu, please NOTE this is only breakfast and dinner meals, if the PWS states lunch you just find the lunch menu and serve as dinner.

In order to be eligible for award, the successful offeror's System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) registration must be active and includes representations and certifications. The solicitation and all amendments are on www.Sam.Gov Contracting Opportunities. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above Internet address in order to obtain any amendments that may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of offers may render your offer nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. All questions on this posting and quotes must be submitted electronically via e-mail to richard.w.powell44.mil@army.mil and melissa.santoro2.civ@army.mil. Faxed offers or amendments will not be accepted. All dates are subject to change without notice. Failure to respond to the electronically posted RFQ and associated amendments prior to the date and time set for receipt of offers may render vendor offer non-responsive and result in rejection of the same.