Dining Facility Attendant

Added: Feb 27, 2017 6:38 pm SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
The proposed sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract will be awarded to, Texas Workforce Commission formally known as Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (TDARS). The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Dining Facility Attendant (DFA) Services, to the incumbent on a SOLE SOURCE basis. The anticipated contract will be awarded on 29 March 2017, to prevent a break in service, and will be for a performance period of up to 12 months. This contract will provide the Government time to solicit and award a competitive, small-business set-aside follow-on contract for an anticipated period of performance of five years. The U.S. Government highly encourages only qualified small businesses to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside.

The proposed sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Texas Workforce Commission formally known as Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (TDARS) for DFA services. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 United States Code 2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements

This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supplies or services. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, when the competitive base + 4 options small business set aside is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 561720 Janitorial Services. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows. The size standard is $18.0M.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-2269, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size ,and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Interested source shall submit responses no later than 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 14 March 2017 via email to SFC Adela Tacla at adela.tacla.mil@mail.mil with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer, Melissa Garcia at melissa.garcia5.civ@mail.mil