89 -- SUBSISTENCE. CHANGE PREVIOUS SOLICITATION NUMBER FROM DAHA03-01-R-0001 TO DAHA03-R-0002

Notice Date

March 2, 2001

Contracting Office

USP&FO for Arkansas, Attn: DSS-PC, Bldg 7100, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600

ZIP Code

72199-9600

Solicitation Number

daha03-01-r-0002

Point of Contact

Timothy Pighee Contract Specialist 501-212-4401

Description

This is to change the previous solicitation number from daha03-01-r-0001 to read: daha03-01-r-0002. The Arkansas National Guard requires a total food and beverage Indefinite Quantity Fixed-Price Contract with Economic Price Adjustment to fill the food service/supply requirements of National Guard units in Arkansas. The Economic Price Adjustment will be allowed on fresh produce and meat due to seasonal price fluctuations. This contract will require the awardee to provide raw rations (dry goods, canned goods, fresh and frozen meats, fresh produce, dairy products and bread products) and deliver them to approximately eighty four (84) part-time (two days a month) National Guard dining facilities located throughout the state. Several annual training dining facilities located on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, AR and Fort Chaffee located in Ft. Smith, AR. Operational rations, MRE's and "T" rations, will not be supplied by the awardee. The contract will be awarded for a base year with four individual option years. The total contract value with all (4) four option years will not exceed $10,000,000.00. Award will be in accordance with best value source selection methods. Offers will be evaluated with technical evaluation factors and, less importantly, pricing. The technical evaluation factors in order of precedence are: (1) Ordering system, (2) Quality assurance plan, (3) Customer service and support plan, (4) Delivery system to include response and lead time, (5) Past performance/experience, (6) Contract management and administration, (7) Contractor's subcontracting plan, (primarily for dairy and fresh bread), (8) Pricing, with the following evaluation criteria in order of importance: (A) Pricing of 150 sample food items, (B) Markup percentage on meat items, and (3) Markup percentage on fresh produce. Proposals not providing all information requested in the solicitation package would be found to be technically unacceptable. This solicitation is open to both large and small business firms. The Request for Proposal will be available o/a 20 April 2001. Completed proposals will be due in this office o/a 20 May 2001. The projected contract award date is o/a 1 October 2001. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held o/a 19 March 2001. Interested offerors may submit a written request to: usp&fo for Arkansas Attn: Purchasing and Contracting-Timothy Pighee, Camp J.T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72199-9600 or by fax to 501-212-4419

Record

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