USP&FO FOR ARKANSAS, ATTN: DSS-PC, BLDG 7100, CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72199-9600

89 -- PROVIDE SUBSISTENCE (FOOD) ITEMS TO ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD UNITS. SOL W41V81-5342-0101 POC Contract Specialist RANDALL C. WESTENHAVER (501) 212-4402 (Site Code DAHA03) DAHA03-96-R-0001 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 one (81) part time (two days a month) National Guard dining facilities located throughout the state, two (2) full time (seven days a week) National Guard dining facilities located on Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, several annual training dining facilities located on Camp Robinson and annual training dining facilities located on Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas. 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 $9,000,000.00. 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 there order of importance, are (1) Ordering system, (2) Contractors 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). The pricing evaluation criteria in order of importance: (1) Pricing of 150 sample food items, (2) Markup percentage on meat items, and (3) Markup percentage on fresh produce. Proposals not providing all information requested in the solicitation package may 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 December 8, 1995. Completed proposals will be due in this office o/a 29 January 1996. The projected contract award date is o/a 27 February 1996. A Preproposal Conference may be held o/a 17 January 1996. Interested offerors may submit a written request to: USP&FO for Arkansas ATTN: Purchasing & Contracting - MAJ Randy Westenhaver, Camp J.T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72199-9600 or by FAX to (501) 212-4419. (0346)

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