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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 06, 2016 FBO #5188
SOLICITATION NOTICE

73 -- Building One (1) Coffee Bar (NIH Main Campus)

Notice Date

2/4/2016
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

722310 — Food Service Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
 

ZIP Code

20892-5738
 

Solicitation Number

HHS-NIH-OD-OLAO-SS-16-016
 

Archive Date

3/4/2016
 

Point of Contact

Oghogho Joy Ajao, Phone: 3014435655
 

E-Mail Address

ajaooj@mail.nih.gov
(ajaooj@mail.nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Compass Group dba/Eurest Services, 2400 Yorkmont Road, Charlotte, NC 28117 to operate the existing coffee bar facility in Building One (1) at NIH Bethesda Main Campus under a no-cost performance based contract. The operation will run from 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday year round, exclusive of all federal holidays. All services are to be provided at no cost to the government and current building population is approximately 150. No solicitation exists for this requirement. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The product is a commercial item as defined in FAR Part 2.101. The SLA have had two operators run this food facility and resign from it because of concerns about profitability. Also, a viable candidate was not found to operate the facility based on the market research conducted. NIH is contracting with Eurest to operate this facility on a trial basis for up to 6 months, as an extension of other similar campus services currently under contract. Eurest already operates two successful coffee bars located in the atriums of Buildings 35 and the Clinical Research Center (CRC) on NIH campus. It is hoped that through their already considerable efficiencies on campus, that they will be able to run the facility at or near break-even. Below is the Draft Statement of Work. This is NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals which demonstrates their ability to supply the services described above or provide a capability statement that demonstrate how other potential databases can meet the requirement described above. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements of the Statement of Work. Capability Statements and related materials must be received by the Contract Specialist, no later than February 18, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time. Written responses received after this date and time will not be accepted. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on the responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Address responses via email only to the attention of: O. Joy Ajao, The National Institutes of Health, OLAO, Office of Acquisitions, email address: ajaooj@mail.nih.gov DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK PROJECT TITLE: Building One (1) Coffee Bar (NIH Main Campus) I. Statement of Work A. Background Information The initial operator of this facility was designated under the Randolph-Sheppard Act by the State Licensing Agency (SLA), the Maryland Business Enterprise Program for the Blind. Under the terms of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, NIH had no direct supervision over the operator. The SLA was responsible for supervision and coaching the operator through their internal agreements. The initial SLA designee withdrew plans to operate prior to opening of the facility due to concerns with profitability. The second SLA designee operated the facility for six months and was not able to maintain financial sustainability, even as ORS modified hours of operation and food options. On October 12, 2015, the SLA formally notified NIH that the current operator would no longer operate the facility and gave notice that the operation would cease after 45 days. They stated that the SLA did not have another sponsored operator. By recusing themselves from running this operation, the SLA has released NIH from any responsibility of ever designating this facility as a set aside for the Randolph-Sheppard program. The existing coffee bar facility in Building One (1) serves primarily the existing cluster of small buildings in the immediate vicinity. Its hours of operation as of December 14th, 2015, are from 7:30AM until 4:00 PM Monday through Friday as designated by the NIH. Due to the small size of the facility and the location on the third floor of a very old building, the coffee bar has very limited food preparation space. It is, however, required to provide a variety of high quality breakfast items, assorted sandwiches, fresh pastries, gluten free and vegetarian items, salads, hot soups and Panini sandwiches, as well as a large assortment of beverages due to the intermittent conferences and diverse nature of the visitors to Building One (1). Sales are estimated at $80,000 per year. This is based on the pervious operator's sales rate with an optimistic increase in sales of 8%. B. Objectives The contractor is required to operate the existing coffee bar facility in Building One (1) at NIH Bethesda Main Campus under a no-cost performance based contract. II. Services to be performed A. General Requirements 1. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, equipment and facilities needed to perform the Statement of Work below. 2. All work under this contract shall be monitored by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). B. Specific Requirements The Office of Research Services, Division of Amenities and Transportation Services is seeking an operator for the Building One (1) coffee bar. The operation will run from 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday year round, exclusive of all federal holidays. All services are to be provided at no cost to the government Current building population is approximately 150. The operation will provide a minimum variety of six drip coffees during the open hours. Additionally the vendor will provide a wide array of, made to order, high quality specialty coffee drinks using the existing Nuovo Simonelli 2 group semi-automatic espresso machine already in place. The operator must supply drip coffee brewers and whole bean grinders for the facility as well as appropriate signage and all service utensils necessary. Prior approval of all signage is required by the government. Other beverages to be offered will includes organic fresh fruit smoothies, bottled waters, both assorted cold and hot teas, vitamin drinks, fresh juices, and sodas. Breakfast service will include a variety of fresh muffins, bagels and pastries daily as well as breakfast sandwiches and other hot items that may be cooked in the existing turbo chef oven. Individual cereals, and a variety of yogurts must be ready for purchase. All appropriate condiments, i.e. jams, butter, cream cheese and toppings should be available. Lunch offerings are to include a minimum of 2 soups, one of which will be non-cream based and preferably vegetarian. A variety of high quality, freshly made sandwiches, salads and Paninis are to be available daily during the lunch period. Chips, nuts and low sodium snacks, as well as fresh whole fruit are required to be available daily. Food preparation is not available in the facility. The operator is required to provide proper holding and transportation vessels required to meet the 2013 FDA unified food code and is subject to regular inspection and review of records regarding, production, holding temperatures and times. Any production facilities are required to have all needed tax and sanitation licenses and may be inspected without notice. Pricing of all items for sale are subject to prior approval by the government. All customer disposables i.e. Plates, cups, sleeves, utensils, etc. are to be made of 100% compostable material. Proposed staff must pass government security clearance prior to placement on campus. The vendor will provide all uniforms, nametags, hair restraint, gloves, and cleaning supplies to maintain the proper level of sanitation.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OLAO/HHS-NIH-OD-OLAO-SS-16-016/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN04009899-W 20160206/160204234811-ac3e60a8b229980ca1c5c8f2c10cc539 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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