SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- SNAP Nationwide Store Visit Program - Supporting Documents for RFP AG-3198-S-10-0003
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Contract Management Branch, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 228, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302
- ZIP Code
- 22302
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3198-S-10-0003-Comb-Syn
- Point of Contact
- Sheryl D. Sanders, Phone: 7033052256, David P. Mugan, Phone: 7033052232
- E-Mail Address
-
sheryl.sanders@fns.usda.gov, david.mugan@fns.usda.gov
(sheryl.sanders@fns.usda.gov, david.mugan@fns.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SNAP Store Visit Request for Proposal 2-17-2010 SNAP Store Visit SOO COTS Web Services Data Exchange Specification Operational Constraints for Store Visit SNAP Store Visit Example Pricing Worksheet SNAP Store Visit Offeror Pricing Worksheet This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number AG-3198-S-10-0003 is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-38. This is a total small business set-aside. NAICS 561990, All Other Support Services, with a size standard of $7M. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is seeking a single contractor or contractor team to support the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, retailer management store visits nation-wide. The objective of the SNAP store visit re-compete is to supplement FNS's ability to visit retail stores that are applying or licensed to accept SNAP benefits for the purpose of confirming that the store are eligible to participate according to law and regulations, i.e., that the stores are in business of selling an ample variety of staple food for home preparation and consumption. The Agency estimates 25,000 nationwide store visits annually. The solicitation is structured as a performance-based acquisition and the Agency anticipates awarding an Indefinite Quantity contract with one base year plus four one-year option periods. Pricing will be a fixed price per store visit in terms of the nine Department of Labor specified regions and store-visit priority. The Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition with an addenda reflecting proposal format and changing the proposal acceptance period from 30 days to 180 calendar days. FAR 52.212-2 is incorporated in the solicitation by reference with an addenda outlining the source selection factors, best value analysis and selection criteria. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer, unless the offeror has completed the electronic version at the ORCA website. The Clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition with additional Clauses relating to Options, Ordering under Indefinite Quantity type contract, and Confidentiality and Nondisclosure of Information. All solicitation documents are attached to this announcement. The due date for proposals is no later than 5 p.m. EST,Monday, March 8, 2010. Questions regarding the solicitation are due electronically to the sheryl.sanders@fns.usda.gov February 22, 2010. Answers will be posted on FedBizOps March 1, 2010 as an amendment to the solicitation.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FNS/CMB/AG-3198-S-10-0003-Comb-Syn/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Various locations throughout the United States, United States
- Record
- SN02066947-W 20100219/100217234721-9d40129e4a848273e12872c1b3b36864 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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