Pre-Solicitation notice: Announcement of the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC)Full Food Services (FFS) requirement at Fort Rucker, Alabama

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, NOT THE ACTUAL SOLICITATION.

This is a Preliminary announcement regarding Full Food Services for the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

The LRC is required under Army Regulation 30-22 - Army Food Program to provide Full Food Service (FSS) at Fort Rucker, AL. FFS operations are those activities that comprise the full operation of an Army Dining Facility. These include, but are not limited to, receiving, storing, preparing, requisitioning, and serving food. FFS facilities are staffed entirely by contractor personnel. The contractor shall be responsible for all standards specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The target start date will be 01 March 2014.

The Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be included in the solicitation. This is a Firm-Fixed Priced (FFP) commercial acquisition. The Government anticipates issuing the Request for Proposal (RFP) within a few days under announcement number W9124G-14-R-0001. The requirement will be solicited as a 100% small business set-aside with the caveat that the State Licensing Agency (SLA), considered other than small business, will be allowed to compete under the provisions of the Randolph Sheppard Act. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisitions 722310 - Food Service Contractor. This requirement falls under the Facility Related Services Portfolio Group Housekeeping and Social Services Portfolio. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S203, Food Services. The Small Business Size Standard is $35,500,000.00. Our office will post the solicitation to the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website - http://acquisition.army.mil.

The offeror is responsible for reviewing ASFI at http://acquisition.army.mil and/or FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov/ for notice of amendments, updates, and/or changes to the solicitation. No hard copies will be mailed. All potential sources must obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and register in the System for Award Management (SAMS) in order to conduct business with the government. Failure to obtain a DUNS number and register in SAMS may delay the award of a contract or possible award to the next otherwise successful offeror who has met all of the requirements to conduct business with the Government at time of award.

The point of contact for this solicitation is Mrs. Symone Collins, Contract Specialist, at telephone number 334-255-2870 and email symone.y.collins.civ@mail.mil and Mrs. Latosha McCoy, Contracting Officer, latosha.v.mccoy.civ@mail.mil, at telephone number 334-255-2831. The required response date will be stated in the solicitation.

Fort Rucker Missions and Installation Contracting Command
MICC - Fort Rucker
Building 5700 Room 380
Fort Rucker, AL 36362-5000

Place of Performance: Fort Rucker, AL 36362, US