In-Store Specialty Delicatessen and Bakery Resale Operations to include Sushi

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY; NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is seeking potential sources and information in anticipation of a requirement to provide In-Store Specialty Delicatessen and Bakery Resale Operations, to include Sushi where applicable for 10 Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissary locations.

DeCA commissaries are Government-owned and operated facilities designed to operate similar to commercial retail supermarkets, providing food items and other merchandise for resale to active-duty and retired military, and their families at a cost savings compared to the same or similar products sold in the commercial retail markets.

The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking qualified contractors for In-store Deli and Bakery Resale Operations, to include Sushi where applicable, for 10 Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissary locations at:

CLIN 0001:  DeCA East and Central Areas (6 locations in Puerto Rico, Florida, and Georgia):  Fort Buchanan, NAS Jacksonville, MacDill AFB, NS Mayport, Patrick AFB, and NSB Kings Bay

CLIN 0002:  DeCA Central Area (4 locations in Florida):  Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, NAS Pensacola, and Tyndall AFB

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.202-2(a), the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is conducting market research to locate small business concerns.  The NAICS code for this acquisition is 722310 Food Service Contractors, which sets the small business threshold at $47 million.  The size standard represents the average of the total revenue for the past three years.  If your company recognizes an average total revenue for the past three years that is $47 million or less, your company is classified as a small business for this procurement action.

The Contract will be written and administered as a Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA). This method of contracting requires the Government to describe the requirements the Contractor must meet in terms of outcome or results.  The "how" is left to the Contractor, within certain regulatory guidelines as referenced in the performance work statement and contract. This allows the Contractor more flexibility in achieving the desired results.  The Contractor shall execute its responsibilities under the resultant contract in a manner that is consistent with the performance standards contained within the performance work statement (See Attachment 1).

The period of performance for the contract is projected to consist of a base period of 24 months and three 12-month option periods.

All deli, bakery, and sushi products will be procured only from approved sources.

Approved sources are those approved by the U.S. Army Public Health Command (APHC) and posted on the APHC website.

Instructions on how to become approved are found on the APHC website –

• https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/foodwater/ca/Pages/DoDApprovedFoodSources.aspx Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement
• U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, the Caribbean Area and South America Directory External Link
• Appendix B:   Initial Sanitation Audit Requests for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, The Caribbean, And The Pacific Region (Excluding Korea)

The successful offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.acquisition.gov before time of award.

Registration in Electronic Document Access (EDA) is also a requirement for any offeror that receives a contract award resulting from a solicitation.  EDA registration and participation in Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) are mandatory for award eligibility.  The EDA database can be accessed at https://wawf.eb.mil/piee-landing/.

If you are a qualified supplier interested in this opportunity, please complete the questionnaire at Attachment 2 and email it to Datrise.boyd@deca.mil along with any additional comments or questions.  Completed questionnaires are due back no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Fort Gregg-Adams local time) on Friday, July 26, 2024.