Dining Facility Attendants Services Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH.

This is a sources sought announcement only for the purposes of conducting market research in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not serve to bind the U.S. Government in any way. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov for the release of any follow-on information. The Government will not reimburse any concern for any information that is submitted in response to this sources sought request. Any information submitted is voluntary.

The MICC Fort Stewart Contracting Office intends to issue a one month purchase order to the incumbent contractor for Dining Facility Attendant Services on Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. The extension period will be from 1 November 2014 to 30 November 2014. This announcement is to determine the extent to which small businesses are capable of performing as the prime contractor for all labor, personnel (with all required certifications), equipment, materials, supplies, supervision and other items and services necessary to provide Dining Facility Attendant (DFA) service across twelve (12) dining facilities located on Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield; with approximately 67 meal periods per month (breakfast, lunch, dinner during the week and brunch, dinner during weekends) with a rough average headcount of 250 per meal. These dining facilities are not normally all operated simultaneously but are opened and closed based on the needs of the installations. The work to be performed would require the contractor to be on site and fully operational on 1 November 2014. The one month purchase order will allow for sufficient time to complete source selection for the follow-on requirement. The one month purchase order and the additional two month purchase order, if needed, will be issued in accordance FAR 6.302-1.

This work is performed under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 722310. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $35.5 million average annual revenue for the last three fiscal years. Work under this requirement shall provide the management, administration, supplies, materials and labor necessary to perform the required services.

Any response to this sources sought must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs. Responses must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. EST, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 by email to derrick.b.zeigler.civ@mail.mil and james.r.frye20.civ@mail.mil. No solicitation will be released for competition from this announcement, and no reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded on a basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. No solicitation document is available and telephones requests for technical information will not be honored.