Opportunity: Café and Employee Store Services at RTP Main Campu

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires a contractor to operate and maintain the employee store and a full service cafeteria that provides food service operations to a population of approximately 2,100 at the EPA's main campus in in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Services shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall perform all work in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and shall participate fully in the agency's environmental management system. This requirement is Full and Open. The NAICS code is 722310, Food Service Contractors, with a size standard of $38.5 million. For information purposes this contract is a follow-on contract to EP-D-17-022 with Perkins Management Services. The contract will consist of a base period of twelve (12) months, with four (4) additional twelve-month option periods. The solicitation and contract will also include FAR 52.217-8, which allows for the Government to extend services for up to 6 months. The resultant contract will be awarded in accordance with the solicitation procedures outlined in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. Offerors will be asked to submit a technical and cost proposal for the contract, as well as relevant past performance information. It is anticipated the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be posted on www.fedconnect.net/ on or about February 26, 2018. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP issuance date. The tentative date of performance will begin July 1, 2018. Performance start date is contingent upon facility security clearance of the Contractor. All responsible business sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered. No further synopsis will be issued. A pre-proposal conference, including an organized site visit, will be conducted at EPA-RTP facilities on or about 7 days after solicitation release (the RFP will include the actual date and details. See Section L-7). Attendees shall register in writing through the Contract Specialist identified below in order to attend the conference/site visit. Registration will be accepted until five work days prior to the conference date. Requests to attend the conference/site visit after this date and time may not be honored. The solicitation will be available for downloading at FedConnect located at the following internet address: www.fedconnect.net/. Questions relating to the solicitation are required to be submitted electronically through FedConnect. ONLY those questions posted through FedConnect will be accepted. All responses to questions will be released via RFP Amendment on FedConnect. At this Internet site you will be able to register with FedConnect, enabling you to download the solicitation once released, join the mailing list, and to submit questions. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other FedConnect function, call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. Once issued, solicitation documents will be available electronically for download at https://www.fedconnect.net. Hard copies of the solicitation package will not be distributed. Written and electronic copies of responses will be required. The electronic copy must be submitted via FedConnect (https://www.fedconnect.net). Contractor registration in the Government System for Award Management (SAM) is required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may be completed and information regarding the registration process may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov. Point of contact for this requirement is John Liertz, Contract Specialist, at (919) 541-5583 or email at liertz.john@epa.gov, and Joel Smith, Contracting Officer, at (919)541-0184, smith.joel@epa.gov.