89 -- TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD PRIME VENDOR SUBSISTENCE PROGRAM

Notice Date

March 29, 2001

Contracting Office

United States Property And Fiscal Office for Tennessee, P.O. Box 40748, Powell Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37204-0748

ZIP Code

37204-0748

Solicitation Number

DAHA40-01-R-0004

Response Due

June 14, 2001

Point of Contact

CW4 Sharon E. Price, Contracting Specialist/Officer, 615-313-2651 or CPT Sammy K. Beard, Contracting Officer, 615-313-2650

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via (Sharon.Price@tn.ngb.army.mil)

Description

89 -- PRIME VENDOR SUBSISTENCE PROGRAM -- The Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) and the Tennessee Air National Guard (TANG) require a subsistence prime vendor program for the supply and distribution of food items directly to end users within the State of Tennessee as well as nearby out-of-state Annual Training sites. The prime vendor will be required to deliver the rations to both a full-time dining facility at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, TN and to the unit armory and base locations throughout the state on the Thursday prior to the monthly unit drill. Each unit will have a different account number and the vendor should be able to provide some statistical information on each account or groups of accounts and ordering software that is compatible to Windows NT. Due to the different number of personnel in each unit, the vendor should be able to supply less than case lots when required. Non food items will not be included in this contract. Subsistence items ordered will be mostly raw or uncooked requiring food preparation and/or cooking by National Guard personnel. In addition to the monthly drills, called Inactive Duty Training (IDT), each unit normally has two weeks of Annual Training (AT) each year. Some units conduct AT in-state, while most units go out-of-state to places such as Fort Stewart, GA, Ft. Knox, KY, or Camp Shelby, MS. The prime vendor should be prepared to support both nearby out-of-state and in-state AT periods. At the present time there are approximately 100 TNARNG armories and 3 TANG bases across the state of Tennessee and approximately 14,600 troops that will be supported by the prime vendor. The IDT requirement for support will be approximately 29,200 meals monthly. The full-time dining facility is associated with a national Air Guard school and will require approximately 12,500 meals per month. The in-state AT support for 2001 is approximately 1,000 personnel for 15 days for a total of 45,000 meals. Approximately 3,870 personnel will perform nearby out-of-state AT, accounting for 174,150 meals. Offers will be evaluated and award will be made in accordance with best value, source selection procedures. Award will based on factors other than cost or price alone. Prospective offerors will be evaluated under two general categories (1) Technical and (2) pricing (the business proposal). The technical evaluation factors shall be somewhat more important than price. The following are the technical evaluation criteria listed in their relative order of importance: (1) Distribution System Plan (a) Product Availability, (b) Ordering System, (c) Customer Service and Support; (2) Past Performance and Corporate Experience; (3) Quality Assurance Plan; (4) Socioeconomic Consideration; and (5) Management Plan and Procurement Pricing. The following are the business proposal evaluation criteria listed in their relative order of importance: (1) Product Listing; (2) Pricing; (3) Distribution Prices; and (4) Subcontracting Plan. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal, please request a solicitation on company letterhead from USPFO for Tennessee, Attention: Purchasing & Contracting, CW4 Sharon E. Price, 3041 Sidco Drive, Bldg. 110, P. O. Box 40748, Nashville, TN 37204-0748. Please include your company's DUNS Number, CAGE code, Tax ID Number, phone and fax number, and the size of your business relative to the NAICS code given below. This information is required to register your company in our contracting database vendor files. The acquisition will be awarded for a base year period plus 4 option years. The estimated range of the 5-year contract is $2,000,000 to $7,000,000. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 15, 2001. A pre-proposal conference will be held on or about May 29, 2001. Proposals will be due by COB (4:30 P.M. local time) on June 14, 2001 unless solicitation issue date is revised. Vendors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before award of any government contract. The CCR web site is www.ccr2000.com. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 422490, Other Grocery & Related Products, Wholesale, and the size standard is 100 employees. This project is open to large as well as small businesses (unrestricted).

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