SOURCES SOUGHT
73 -- Cafeteria Services
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 722310
— Food Service Contractors
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Acquisition Management Division, Specialized Building Services Team (5P2PQEB), General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3600, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, United States
- ZIP Code
- 60604
- Solicitation Number
- GS-05P-14-FA-E-0003
- Point of Contact
- Brenda Cooley, Phone: 312-886-4102, Brenda Cooley, Phone: 312-886-4102
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.stroud@gsa.gov, brenda.cooley@gsa.gov
(brenda.stroud@gsa.gov, brenda.cooley@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The General Services Administration (GSA) seeks a Contractor that will provide cafeteria and catering services at the Minton-Capehart Federal Building. The contractor should aim to: • Deliver food and beverages at attractive price options that are healthy, organic and grown locally; and • Maintain operations in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner. GSA envisions the services under this Contract to be a model for wellness and "sustainable" operations. Generally stated, this objective may be realized by operations that will include: • Food and beverage items that are organic, and grown or otherwise made in the closest possible proximity to Indianapolis and that are healthy as part of a balanced diet and contain as few as possible, if any, chemical or biological additives. • Back-of-House Operations that include a verifiable waste reduction program; verifiable recycling program, uses (to the highest extent possible) environmentally preferable products including products made from recycled materials that are recyclable and/or biodegradable; and uses environmentally preferable practices. In addition, the facilities assigned to the Contractor have been certified Energy Star®, and the Contractor's operations will need to support continued certification. Specific detail about the RFP goals and objectives may be found in the following sections: • Menu Cycle and Variety Tab C • Wellness Program Tab D • Sustainability Tab F The sections pertaining to the wellness and sustainability initiatives should be viewed as questions intended to solicit the offeror's proposal relating to that topic. The offeror's responses, coupled with General Services Administration will form the basis for the program to be in place upon opening. This contract is designed to ensure that the services provided continue to meet the highest standards for customer satisfaction, wellness, a healthy diet, and sustainability. Continual feedback from the selected Contractor, GSA, and its customers is key to achieving this goal. Through regular feedback opportunities, this RFP and contract are intended to create a special GSA - Contractor relationship that establishes an opening base line and a process for incrementally tracking mutually agreed-upon objectives throughout the initial and subsequent contract terms. It is understood that regular process and results evaluations will be essential as GSA and the selected Contractor will make program adjustments based on the operational and financial results achieved and the level of success in reaching the wellness and sustainability goals outlined in this RFP and through the course of regular operational reviews. GSA is prepared to offer all interested foodservice contract management companies as much assistance as is permissible in order to understand the programmatic objectives herein. GSA therefore encourages questions from interested management companies.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/d95be593ded7298fb15de65a75892d06)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Minton-Capehart Federal Building, 575 North Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204-1563, United States
- Zip Code: 46204-1563
- Zip Code: 46204-1563
- Record
- SN03249568-W 20131213/131211235151-d95be593ded7298fb15de65a75892d06 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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