USPFO for North Dakota, Attn: AGND-PFO-PC, P.O. Box 5511, Bismarck, North Dakota, 58506-5511

S -- CATERED CONTRACT MEALS AT CAMP GRAFTON, ND SOL DAHA32-97-R-0003 DUE 090197 POC CPT Scott J. Boespflug (701) 224-5204, Supervisory Contracting Officer or Kathy Robinson (701) 224-5233, Contract Specialist S -- Utilities and Housekeeping Services -- Catered Contract Meals at Camp Grafton, ND SOL DAHA32-97-R-0003 due 1 September 1997 POC: CPT Scott J. Boespflug, 701- 224-5204, Supervisory Contracting Officer or Kathy Robinson, 701-224-5233, Contract Specialist. SIC Code 5812 and CBD Numbered Note 1 apply to this solicitation. The North Dakota Army National Guard is soliciting proposals for a requirements contract for catered meals to be awarded on or about 1 October 1997. The proposed contract is multi- year (base year plus four option years); estimated meals are 75,000-140,000 per year consisting of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals; Government provided facility and equipment. The contractor would be required to provide, prepare, and serve all food items. In addition, complete routine sanitation and cleaning requirements (in accordance with TB MED 530). To compensate for food cost and wage increases, an annual adjustment would be applied to submitted base year meal costs for each meal. This adjustment would be based on a published Department of Labor Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Employment Cost Index (ECI). Total meal cost would = food cost+labor cost. Annual contract adjustment would be based on submitted costs, i.e., food cost would be adjusted by the CPI and labor cost adjusted by the ECI. Contractors are required to pay published Department of Labor wages for the base year and each separate option year. Contractors will be required to prequalify based on a technical board evaluation. After technical prequalification, evaluation factors will be based on aggregate prices submitted per Section "B" of the solicitation. Evaluation factors will be based on contractor's submitted prices for 1-50 meals, 51-200 meals, and greater than 200 meals per breakfast, lunch or dinner. Past history has shown that 25% of our meal requirements are from October to March and the remainder of the year accounts for the additional 75%. Contract period is : 1 October 1997 -- 30 September 1998 plus option years. Requests for solicitation packages must be in writing to USPFO for North Dakota, ATTN: Purchasing and Contracting, PO Box 5511, Bismarck, ND 58506-5511. Solicitation packages available on or about 16 June 1997. Bid opening is approximately 1 September 1997. (0142)

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