Recruit Sustainment Program Meals w/options

This is a presolicitation notice for the South Dakota National Guard.  The request is to provide meals for the Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP).  This request will be for one weekend a month beginning with an evening dinner on Friday and Breakfast and a sack lunch on Saturday.  There will be approximately 45 personel attending each meal.  This request will also contains options for 2020 and 2021.  2019 will cover August - December 2019, two option periods will cover January- December. 

The Government will evaluate each prospective offer utilizing proposed costs for all meals based on the tentative numbers provided. The contractor must be found acceptable based on the factors listed in Clause 52.212-2 in the Solicitation.

The awardee shall meet all requirements of a food preparation/serving business within the State of South Dakota. No award shall be made unless the Contracting Officer makes confirmation of affirmative determination of responsibility for the potential contractor.

Potential contractor must complete the System for Award Management (SAM) process prior to award of contract. This acquisition shall be 100% small business set aside. For NAICS 722320 for Catering Contractor the small business size standard is $7.5M. The solicitation and any amendments will be available at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) Website. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available at this website o/a July 24, 2019.

Questions will need to be submitted by 26 July to douglas.w.harding.mil@mail.mil

Solicitation will close on 31 July at 1:00pm MT