DELIVERY OF FOOD PRODUCTS   3

The MDARNG has requirement to provide a method and means for order and delivery of food products to the units and activities with the requirement to prepare meals for the soldiers.

MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 10:00AM ET at USPFO for Maryland, 301 Old Bay Lane, Havre de Grace, MD 21078-4003.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT:
Effective May 29, 2012 Government systems such as CCR and ORCA (on-line representations and certifications) were migrated into the System for Award Management (SAM). Interested offerors must be registered in SAM. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page. The solicitation and associated information and the plans and specifications will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at https://www.fbo.gov/ . FedBizOpps is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with FedBizOpps before accessing the system. FedBizOpps registration requires the following information: 1) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), 2) DUNS Number and CAGE Code, 3) Telephone Number, 4) Email address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf . (Please note the registration for access to the secure site takes approximately 15 business days. PLAN ACCORDINGLY) Reference paragraph 4.7 of the Vendor Guide for instructions to obtain a MPIN to retrieve the specification and drawing documents. Contractors who do not already have a MPIN are advised that the normal processing is 7 to 15 business days to obtain a MPIN password that will give them access to the plans and specifications, which are located in the controlled access location on FBO. See video in vendor guide at 3.3 on advanced functions for other information. Bidders/offerors who have registered with FedBizOpps must access the data for this solicitation with their MPIN. Bidders/Offerors cannot log into the FedBizOpps home page and search for data. DISCLAIMER: The official document package is located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FBO page for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web.
Requests for information must be submitted via email not later than 11:59PM 24 August 2015. Answers and clarifications will be provided as an amendment to the solicitation. Answers and clarifications are considered to be addendums to the Statement of Work and will be included in the contract.

See attached document W912K6-15-T-0005.

Quotes must be submitted not later than 3:00PM on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Proposal submission via USPS, Commercial Carriers or hand delivered to:

USPFO for Maryland, Purchasing and Contracting Division
301 Old Bay Lane
Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078-4003
MARKED FOR: P&C, Delivery of Food Products, W912K-15-T-0005

The intent of the Government is to award one IDIQ contract, but it is the discretion of the contracting officer to determine if multiple awards will be allowed.

Vendors doing business with the Maryland Army National Guard must be registered or be willing to register with System for Award Management at www.sam.gov.