SOLICITATION NOTICE
73 -- Sandwich Preparation and Bottled Water Delivery
- Notice Date
- 10/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 722310
— Food Service Contractors
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Dallas Administrative Center, 7701 N. Stemmons Freeway 8th Floor, Dallas, TX, 75247
- ZIP Code
- 75247
- Solicitation Number
- HSCEOP-06-Q-00008
- Response Due
- 10/28/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/11/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a pre-solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. HSCEOP-06-Q-00008 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 01-05. This is a 100% Set-Aside for Small Business with a North American Classification System (NAICS) of 722310. SPECIFICATIONS Vendor is to provide prepared sandwiches on an on-going basis and on an on-call basis, beginning on date of award for 12 months. Then, the government will consider exercising up to three (3) one-year options with performance continuing up to a maximum of 4 years. Exercising of option years is at the sole discretion of the government. Quotes should include a base year price as well as prices for each option year. BASE YEAR ? The period of performance for the Base Year shall commence upon the start date in Notice to Proceed, and continues for a period of twelve (12) months. CLIN No. Meal Estimated Annual Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price 0001 Sandwich 27000 ea $ $ 0002 One 8oz bottle drinking water 27000 ea $ $ FIRST OPTION PERIOD ? Commences upon the expiration of the Base Year and extends for a period of twelve (12) months. CLIN No. Meal Estimated Annual Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price 1001 Sandwich 27000 ea $ $ 1002 One 8oz bottle drinking water 27000 ea $ $ SECOND OPTION PERIOD ? Commences upon the expiration of the First Option Period and extends for a period of twelve (12) months. CLIN No. Meal Estimated Annual Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price 2001 Sandwich 27000 ea $ $ 2002 One 8oz bottle drinking water 27000 ea $ $ THIRD OPTION PERIOD ? Commences upon the expiration of the Second Option Period and extends for a period of twelve (12) months. CLIN No. Meal Estimated Annual Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price 3001 Sandwich 27000 ea $ $ 3002 One 8oz bottle drinking water 27000 ea $ $ STATEMENT of WORK a) Vendor shall furnish and deliver freshly prepared packaged sandwiches to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Staging Facility, in accordance with the specifications described herein. (See address in Item 2b below). b) Sandwiches shall be furnished in quantities ordered, in an as ordered basis, beginning upon issuance of the first delivery order. Written estimated delivery orders will be issued at the beginning of the month, but with calls placed daily or weekly as to exact quantity needed, with modifications being issued each month to reconcile actual quantities ordered/delivered. It is estimated that the average minimum number of freshly prepared packaged sandwiches to be ordered will be estimated from 500 to 2250 per month, with an estimated minimum order of 500 per month. c) Calls for services are to be made during the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm Monday through Friday. Vendor shall assure appropriate storage and timely delivery transportation of all sandwiches in containers and vehicles that assure compliance with appropriate temperature requirements (less than 45 degrees F), as well as all applicable health and sanitation standards. Note: The quantities shown above are estimated quantities and are provided for informational purposes only. However, this does not relieve the vendor from providing the number of sandwiches that are required and ordered. The contract will be awarded to the successful vendor in an estimated dollar amount based upon the assumption that the Government will order from 500 to 2250 lunches per month. Also note that the actual quantities shall be specified on a written delivery order (OF-347), issued at the beginning of the month by the ordering entity. Calls may be placed daily as to exact quantity needed, or even more often, if desired, with modification issued at the end of each month to reconcile the actual quantities ordered or delivered. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS a) Vendor shall provide sandwiches in quantities as ordered by the Service. All meat and cheese products must be inspected by the US Department of Agriculture. b) All sandwiches shall be prepared fresh after receipt of an order and shall be dated and delivered fresh to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Staging Facility at 8101 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75247. c) All sandwiches shall be suitable for freezer storage by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement after their receipt. d) Any food or food product found to be spoiled or past dated upon delivery shall be immediately replaced by the vendor at no expense to the Government. e) All sandwiches shall be prepared with white, sliced, sandwich bread. The size of each slice shall be not less than 3 ? inches on a side by ? inch thick. f) Cheese products used shall be Pasteurized Process American Cheese. Cheese shall be a minimum of 3 inches square and 1/16 inch thick. g) Meat product used shall be turkey, chicken or beef. The diameter of each slice shall be not less than 3 ? inches and its thickness not less than 1/16 inch. h) Quality of meat shall be the maximum used by the trade. Sandwiches shall consist of: 2 each non-pork meat (2oz of protein to include beef/chicken/turkey/cheese) sandwiches on White Enriched Bread and one (1) each bottled water (8oz). Each sandwich shall be individually wrapped in a plastic wrap or waxed paper, and placed into a plastic sandwich bag, which will not impart a disagreeable flavor. Each plastic sandwich bag shall be individually labeled. A freezer-type label that will not fade of fall off the bags shall be affixed to each sandwich bag. The labels shall be used to identify the bag contents and date of manufacture and delivery by the vendor to DHS ? ICE. Award may be made to a single vendor depending on best value to the Government. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, the full text of which may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/FAR. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (offerors must obtain a copy of these provisions and submit with their quotation). The following clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantities ? Supplies, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items. Contracting Officer indicated clauses for FAR 52.212-5 are: 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (19 U.S.C. 4212. Award will be made to the firm that is technically acceptable and offers the best value to the Government. Best value is determined by considering both price quotations and costs of award administration. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quoter?s technical capabilities. Evaluation will be based on price plus past performance, with award being based on the lowest price technically acceptable. PAST PERFORMANCE Each vendor shall describe in a narrative, their past performance on similar contracts held within the last three years which are of similar scope, magnitude and complexity to that which is detailed in this RFQ. Past Performance shall be evaluated in the following manner: the Government will assess the vendor?s ability to perform, including the offeror?s likelihood of achieving success in meeting contract requirements based on the vendor?s description of solutions to past problems. A description of the progress of the projects currently in process should be included as well. Contracts listed may include those entered into with the Federal, state and local government agencies and commercial customers. Past Performance will be assessed and assigned a narrative rating in the evaluation. The Government will evaluate each quoter?s past performance based on the information submitted by the quoter, as well as information that the Government collects by itself. Quoter will be given credit for good past performance and lose credit for poor past performance. If the quoter does not have a past performance history relating to this solicitation, the quoter will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably for this factor. Orders may be issued via facsimile. Quotes are due October 28, 2005 by 2:00pm CST, at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Procurement, attention Anthony Webb or Greg Horwitz, 7701 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75247. Inquiries should be in written form, and emailed to Anthony.webb@dhs.gov greg.horwitz@dhs.gov, or faxed to 214.905.5568. All responsible sources may submit a quotation that shall be considered subject to the Small Business Set-Aside requirement noted above.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Dallas District - Detention and Removal Operations, 8101 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX
- Zip Code: 75247
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 75247
- Record
- SN00919849-W 20051026/051024211514 (fbodaily.com)
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