SOURCES SOUGHT - SCARNG BULK RATIONS (SUBSISTANCE)

1. This is a Sources Sought Notice Only. This is not a request for a quote. No award will result from this sources sought.

2. This Sources Sought Announcement is issued to assist the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) in identifying potential sources, large or small business entities,  to provide bulk rations for unit Food Service Personal to cook and serve the Soldiers during weekend training events and/or Annual Training.

3. Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Further, proprietary information is not being requested at this time, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this sources sought notice. No award will be made from this sources sought notice. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

4. In accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO FAR 16.202-1, a Firm-Fixed-Price type contract will be issued for this type of requirement.

5.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 722310 Food Service Contractors and the associated size standard is $47,000,000.  All business sizes, large or small, may respond that are under this NAICS code.

6. The potential source shall provide the same or similar type food items and condiments utilized by commercial restaurants and/or DOD dining facilities for preparation of meals. Attached is a typical request from a unit. Quantities will vary dependent on size of unit and the requested items will vary. Bulk rations are solicited as an all or nothing buy, partial orders accepted.

7. The SCARNG has armories located across the state of South Carolina where deliveries will be required. Sometimes units will drill at multiple locations requiring deliveries at each location. During the Annual Training period units will conduct their Annual Training periods at training bases outside of South Carolina such as FT Stewart, GA and other locations across the nation. Most training periods will require multiple deliveries to the same location due to a lack of cold storage space. All potential offerors must operate with the local laws and regulations for the locations where deliveries will be made. For deliveries within S.C. vendors must follow S.C. Department of Agriculture’s rules and regulations concerning retail food safety, https://agriculture.sc.gov/divisions/consumer-protection/retail-food-safety/

8. Contractor Qualifications, contractors and subcontractors must be found responsible IAW RFO Subpart 9.1 which shows the responsibility standards a contractor and subcontractor shall adhere to in order to receive a Government contract.   

9. In accordance with RFO FAR Part 4 prime contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) throughout the life of the contract through final payment.

10. Note, prime contractors are responsible for the performance of their subcontractors and any poor performance on the subcontractors part shall be reflected on the prime contractor.  

11. In your response provide the below minimum data in a PDF document.

      a. Firm’s name, address (mailing and URL), point of contact, phone number and email address. Provide same information for any planned subcontractors.

      b. CAGE code and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number of your firm.

      c. Your company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s).

      d. Business classification, i.e., state whether your firm is classified by the Small Business Administration as any of the following or is Other Than Small Business:

            __ Small Business (SB)

            __Small Disadvantage Business (SDB)

            __Woman-Owned SB (WOSB)

            __Veteran-Owned SB (VOSB)

            __Service-Disabled VOSB (SDVOSB)

            __Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)

            __8(a) Program

            __Other Than Small Business (Large Business)

      e. Regions in which your company normally performs work or would perform work:

            ___ West

            ___ Midwest

            ___ Northeast

            ___ Northwest

            ___ Southwest

            ___ Southeast

            ___ OCONUS (Outside the Continental United States)

            ___ All of the Above

      f. If subcontractor use is anticipated, list subcontractors name, address, point of contact information

      g. Past Performance. List contracts numbers, dollar value of contract, agency name, agency points of contact  information for contracts performed delivering bulk rations to local, state and federal agencies within the last three years.

10 Payment. All requirements under $15,000 will be paid utilizing the Government Purchase Card. All requirements over $15,000 require a contract and payment must invoiced by the offeror utilizing Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) portal. A description of WAWF and link to get registered are at: https://www.dla.mil/Energy/Business/Wide-Area-Workflow/

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