Full Food Services at USCG TRACEN Cape May, NJ

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC), Norfolk, VA is procuring Full Food Services for the U.S. Coast Guard at the USCG TRACEN Cape May utilizing small business set aside procedure with a preference given to the SLA under the Randolph Sheppard Act.

Randolph-Sheppard Act (RSA) Compliance: This requirement is subject to exercise of the preference policy regarding qualified State Licensing Agencies (SLA) for the Blind in accordance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act. The incumbent for this requirement is the SLA (NJ Commission for the Blind). This notice is not designed to discourage competition from contractors not eligible for the preference. This merely serves as notice that should the Commission for the Blind as the State Licensing Agency (SLA) submit an offer which is determined to be in the competitive range, the USCG will enter into negotiations with the SLA in accordance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 107) [34 CFR 395.33 (a)-(c)].

The current contract is with the SLA, Human Services, NJ Commission for the Blind. This contract was awarded for the period of 1 October 2010 through 30 September 2014 (base and option years).

Request for Proposal (RFP) Number HSCG84-14-R-AA7444, and any subsequent amendments, will be available electronically on the Federal Business Opportunity Website at www.fbo.gov on or about June 11, 2014. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this avenue for release of any future solicitation or synopsis. A sources sought notice was posted on February 19, 2014 under Reference Number HSCG84-14-R-AA1444).

This requirement is solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiations. A Firm-Fixed Price with economic price adjustment type contract will be awarded for a Base Period, starting 1 OCTOBER 2014 through 30 SEPTEMBER 2015; plus, Seven Option Years, of 12 months each, not to exceed 72 months, if exercised by the Government.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, supplies, transportation, supervision and management, necessary to perform Full Food Services at the USCG Training Center Cape May, NJ. All services shall be in strict adherence to all services in accordance with a Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Technical Exhibits as well as applicable local, state and federal regulations, Coast Guard Instructions, and shall be consistent with current industry practices; in order to maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment for all the residents, military/civilian personnel, tenant commands and visiting members of the public.

The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) Code is 722310 (Food Service Contractors) with an applicable size standard of $35.5 million. For the calculation of annual receipts and number of employees see parts 121.104 and 121.106 in SBA's Small Business Size Regulations.

Interested parties must be registered in the SAM database (www.sam.gov) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33.

Please be sure to Read the Entire Solicitation and complete all required documentation when submitting your proposal.