NOTICE TO OFFERORS National Science Foundation Food Concessionaire The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for the establishment of a food concessionaire on-site at the National Science Foundation (NSF) as specified in the SOW and attachment A concessionaire contract. NAICS 722515 Snack and Non-alcoholic Beverage Bar is assigned to this acquisition. Proposals are due December 7, 2015 at 2:00 PM EST. Proposals shall be delivered to the Contract Specialist, Keith L. Rhodia via email, citing the RFQ Number in the subject, at the following address:
[email protected] with a cc to the Contracting Officer, Diane Harris at
[email protected]. Email is the only acceptable method of proposal submission. Offerors may submit written questions during the proposal preparation period. All questions must be received no later than 23 November, 2015 at 2:00 PM EST. Only written questions will receive a response. Site Visit The NSF, located at 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington Virginia. All attendees to the site visit must be pre-registered to participate on Friday, November 20, 2015. Please email attendees names, contact information and vendor information to
[email protected] by 11:00 AM EST am on Thursday, November 19, 2015 to attend the site visit. The site visit will be conducted on Friday, November 20, 2015 @10:00am EST. Vendors shall be expected to arrive at least 15 minutes prior. Vendors shall arrive at 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington Virginia 22230 also known as the Stafford I Building. A.1 STATEMENT OF WORK Key Information • There are approximately 2,200 people on-site comprised of professional, technician and administrative personnel. • Vendor shall provide breakfast and lunch between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, M - F. • There are currently no on-site food services at the NSF. • The available space is 1,355sf which consists of counter space, walls, sink. • The NSF is expected to relocate in mid to late 2017. The NSF is seeking a vendor to provide food and beverage for sale in its snack bar area for breakfast and lunch service between the hours of 7am and 4pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The successful vendor will be responsible for all operations of the space, delivery of food on a daily basis, set-up and display, all sales, labor and compliance with food safety requirements (e.g. storage and handling) related to the support. There is no equipment in the space and none will be provided by the government. The government will provide the space, as noted above, electrical, water, HVAC, repair and maintenance of the space and government furnished materials only. The successful vendor must provide all materials, food, labor and cleaning necessary to support their efforts as well as fulfill any pest control requirements within the space. If the successful vendor choses to cook on site, they must adhere to all regulations and procedures enforced by the Arlington County Fire Marshall including the cooking restrictions for this site. Raw foods cannot be prepared in this space, cooking can only consist of reheating pre-cooked foods. Offerors are free to propose alternative solutions as long as the minimum requirements of providing food options for the breakfast and lunch on a daily basis are met. While there is no rent or commission payment required for use of this space, the agency does require a high level of customer service and support under this agreement and retains the right to terminate the contract after a 30 day notice is given.