Dining Facility Services

Solicitation Number: FA8601-24-R-0027

Notice Type: Special Notice

Synopsis:

This acquisition is for the purchase of Dining Facility Services at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio for the Pitsenbarger and 711th Dining facilities. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the following authority:

This requirement is exempt from FAR Part 6, “Competition Requirements”. FAR 6.001(b) specifically exempts contracts awarded using contracting procedures that are expressly authorized by statute (e.g., The Randolph Sheppard Act (RSA), which is authorized by 20 U.S.C. 107). Thus, the RSA governs this acquisition vice the Competition in Contracting Act. This requirement for dining facility services falls under the jurisdiction of the Randolph Sheppard Act which gives preference and allows for direct negotiations with the State Licensing Agency (SLA). See 20 USC 10; 34 CFR 395.33; Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1125.03 and Department of Air Force Instruction 34-124. In accordance with 34 CFR § 395.33(d), the Air Force intends to provide “priority in the operation of cafeterias by blind vendors on Federal property through direct negotiations with State licensing agencies.

”This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 722310 – Food Service Contracts Business size standard: $47M.

The proposed source is the State Licensing Agency (SLA) - Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by 12:00 noon EDT on Wednesday, 03 July 2024.

In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: This procurement will be awarded on a sole source basis to SLA-OOD, which is a large business. Market Research was conducted and RSA governs this acquisition vice the Competition in Contracting Act. This requirement for dining facility services falls under the jurisdiction of the Randolph Sheppard Act which gives preference and allows for direct negotiations with the SLA.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DOD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DOD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM by telephone at 866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov.

The contact for this acquisition is Mrs. Jenna Sizemore and TSgt Ljuan Benbow and can be reached at jenna.sizemore.1@us.af.mil and ljuan.benbow.1@us.af.mil. Any information shall be e-mailed to the contacts listed above, NO LATER THAN 12:00 noon EDT on Wednesday, 03 July 2024. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “FA8601-24-R-0027, Dining Facility Services” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not be received. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .docx, or .xlsx documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Attachments:
1. Dining Facility Services Statement of Work
2. FA8601-24-R-0027 Intent to Sole Source