Corporation for National Service, Office of Procurement, 1201 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20525

X -- LEASE OR RENTAL OF FACILITIES DUE 103099 POC Tom Statz, Resource Manager, Tel: 629-524-0770, Fax 619-524-0401 The AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps, Western Region is a component of the Corporation for National Service intends to award a contract to qualified vendors to provide box lunches for trainees send directly to communities that request their assistance.The people who will be eating the prepared box lunches are between 18 and 24 years old, from diverse ethic and cultural backgrounds from all over the United States. Box lunches are to be prepared in accordance with a 11 day cylce menu which is to be developed and agreed upon by both the contractor and A*NCCC. The cycle menu will consist of two separate menus: one for regular meat/poultry entrees and another for vegetarian entrees. The cycle menu will be reviewed by A*NCCC once every two months, or more often as the situation dictates. Lunches are to consist of an entree (usually a full-sized sandwich consisting of meat or equivalent situated between two regular loaf-size slices of bread, or 6" submarine style roll or equilvalent), a side salad, a snack, a fruit, a desert entree, and a canned/bottled beverage. The regular sandwich or meal selections woll consist of roast beef, ham, Canadian bacon, salami, chicken breast, turkey breast, tuna, and any other deli -prepared meat or poultry. The vegetarian sandwich or meal will consist of appropriate fresh vegetables, fruits, vegetable/garden burgers, pasta, rice, etc. A vaariety of freshly baked and healthy bread selections will be used for the sandwich. Examples of acceptable of side salads, snacks, and desserts are potato salad, pasta salad, fresh gruit salad, cole slaw, grandola bar, fruit bar, pastries, ships, pretzels, trail mix, cookies, pie and other healthy choice food items. Acceptable examples of fresh fruit include but are not limited to a banana, orange, apple, pear and grapes. The sandwich entree is to be prepared ready to eat and individually wrapped, except when vegetable relish and other condiments will make the sandwich soggy in which case the vegetables should be in a separate container. Condiments (e.g., individual packets of mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, etc>) will also be provided along with disposable eating utensils and large luncheaon paper napkins. the beverage drink will be delivered "chilled" and consist of assorted sodas (min 12oz),fruit juices (min 12 oz), and commericial bottled drinking water in 16 oz. or larger disposable containers. all items included in a full meal discussed above (except the drink) will be contained in a disposable brown paper bag. Brown bag lunches will be delivered to the campus in groups of approximately 15 lunches placed in an insulated container ("cooler") or similiar container (to be provided by the vendor) to keep the food and drink fresh and chilled. Deliveries will be taken at the loading dock in the back of building 175, situated at the corner of Dewey Road and Truxtum Road within the Naval Training Center site in the Point Loma section of San Diego, Ca. A*NCCC will provide instructions in advance concerning the number of and the manner how the box lunches and drinks will be delivered. A week's worth of orders are faxed to the selected vendor usually on the Thursday prior to the week deliveries are required. (an estimated average of 300 box lunches a week is required to be delivered in 5 to 6 separate coolers.) Box lunches shall be delivered at or or befor 7:00 AM Monday through Friday at A*NCCC Western Region campus, 2650 Truxtum Road, Bldg, 175, San Diego, Ca 92106. There may be some infrequent requirements on weekends. The contract will be for one year. Historicall, vendors have provided this ervice to NCCC at a cost of $4.25 per lunch or less. Posted 10/08/99 (W-SN390378). (0281)

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