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The virtual site visit presentation held on 28 September 2023 for the Army Corrections Complex, Ft. Leavenworth, KS has been posted to PIEE Solicitation and SAM.gov as of 28 September 2023. The presentation provided an additional overview of the Department of Labor (DOL) production cook training aspect of the overall Food Service requirement. All other items and conditions remain unchanged.

*****The purpose of solicitation amendment 0003 is to: 1) Provide information on the additional, virtual site visit scheduled for 28 September 2023; 2) provide answers to written questions submitted by vendors by the 28 Aug 2023 due date (Attachment P); 3) Provide an updated Performance Work Statement, updated Attachment O - USDB Work Process Schedule and Related Instruction and Attachment L - Past Performance Questionnaire - 20230628; 4) Provide an example 21-day menu (Attachment Q) and menu for September 2023 (Attachment R); 5) Proposal due date extended from 4 October 2023 to 19 October 2023 by 2:00 p.m. CDT. All other items and conditions remain unchanged.

The amended solicitation includes the following regarding the additional, virtual site visit scheduled for 28 September 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the Department of Labor (DOL) training performance portion of the food service requirement:

VIRTUAL SITE VISIT 28 SEP 2023

1. An additional, virtual site visit will be conducted on 28 September 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). The virtual site visit will discuss and will be limited to the Department of Labor (DOL) training performance portion of the food service requirement in response to several written questions by vendors on the topic. Additional topics will not be discussed.


2. The virtual site visit will be conducted on MS Teams at the following link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_9cee034954b848c3a21c95407200c41a%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d48a19e2-7bd1-4dd9-973e-c5c31a73a5cf%22%7d


3. The required suspense date/time for written questions regarding the DOL training portion of the requirement is 29 September by 5:00 p.m. CDT. All questions will be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Miranda Caban, at miranda.a.caban.civ@army.mil, and the Contract Specialist, Andrew Graham, at andrew.s.graham6.civ@army.mil. Only written questions regarding the DOL training performance portion of the food service requirement will be answered by the Government.

Plase see Solicitation Amendment 0003 for further details.

********The purpose of this posting is to extend the proposal due date from 20 September 2023 to 4 October 2023 by 2:00 P.M. CDT. Answers by the Government in response to the written questions provided by vendors will be posted in a future solicitation amendment. All other items and conditions remain unchanged.******************

Amendment 0002 for solicitation W5168W23R0017 was issued on 5 Sep 23 and posted on 6 Sep 23. The solicitation amendment reflects 1) Proposal due date has been extended from 13 Sep 23 to 20 Sep 23 by 2 p.m. CDT, and 2) Answers to questions will be posted in a future solicitation amendment. All other items and conditions remain unchanged.

The following attachments were added on 24 August 2023: 1) Site visit PowerPoint presentation; 2) Site visit vendor sign-in roster.

******************** Please see Solicitation Amendment W5168W-23-R-0017 0001 for the latest updates***************************

Solicitation Amendment 0001 to Solicitation W5168W-23-R-0017 has been posted as of 11 August 2023. The Amended Solicitiation includes the following:

1) An in-person site visit has been scheduled for 23 August 2023 at the Military Corrections Complex located at 1301 N Warehouse Rd, Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66048. Vendors are allowed up to two personnel per company to attend the site visit. All vendors shall enter Ft. Leavenworth through the Grant Gate (main entrance), located at Grant Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048 and make their way to the Military Corrections Complex. The site visit will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. with an initial briefing. The initial briefing will be followed by a walkthrough of the dining facilities where food service operations will take place. The site visit will conclude with a close out briefing before departing the facility.

Vendors are required to complete the following prior to attending the site visit:

a. Vendors are required to inform the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via e-mail that they will attend the site NLT 2:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on 16 August 2023. The e-mail will include the company name, and names of personnel attending the site visit.

b. Vendors will pre-register with the Fort Leavenworth Installation Access Control office between 14 August 2023 and 21 August 2023 at the following website in order to gain access to Ft. Leavenworth, KS: https://pass.aie.army.mil/?b=usa&i=fort_leavenworth&e=GZPCPW6M. Pre-registration will allow all vendors to access Fort Leavenworth by submitting their state issued dirvers license when entering Fort Leavenworth through the Grant Gate (main entrance).

2) The required suspense date/time for questions regarding the Solicitation has changed from 11 August 2023 by 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to 28 August 2023 by 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. All questions shall be submitted in writing and sent to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via e-mail.

3) The required proposal suspense date/time has changed from 05-Sep-2023 02:00 PM to 13-Sep-2023 by 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

The Solicitation was posted to SAM.gov on 4 August 23. Further explanation and instructions regarding the submission of proposals has been provieded under the SAM.gov Description Section of this Soliciation posting updated on 5 August 23. All other items remain unchanged.

The Mission Installation Contracting Command – Installation Readiness Center (MICC-IRC) has a requirement to procure Food Services (FS) under the Army Food Program to provide quality services in support of the installation food service program that supports the Leavenworth Corrections Command inmates with flexible, efficient and cost-effective service. The service outlined in this requirement encompasses dining facility management functions, food preparation, Department of Labor (DOL) food service training, and facility sanitation (in designated areas). Performance criteria for overall dining facility duties fall under Contractor responsibilities. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the services defined in this PWS except for those items specified as Government Furnished Property (GFP) and services at the Fort Leavenworth military prison facility.

The use of NAICS code 722310, Food Service Contractors, was determined the most appropriate because it comprises of establishments primarily engaged in providing food services at institutional, governmental, commercial locations on a contractual arrangement for a specified period of time. The product service code is M1FD, Operation of Dining Facilities.

Site Visit:

An in-person site visit has been scheduled for 23 August 2023 at the Military Corrections Complex located at 1301 N Warehouse Rd, Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66048. Vendors are allowed up to two personnel per company to attend the site visit. All vendors shall enter Ft. Leavenworth through the Grant Gate (main entrance), located at Grant Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048 and make their way to the Military Corrections Complex. The site visit will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. with an initial briefing. The initial briefing will be followed by a walkthrough of the dining facilities where food service operations will take place. The site visit will conclude with a close out briefing before departing the facility.

Vendors are required to complete the following prior to attending the site visit:

a. Vendors are required to inform the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via e-mail that they will attend the site NLT 2:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on 16 August 2023. The e-mail will include the company name, and names of personnel attending the site visit.

b. Vendors will pre-register with the Fort Leavenworth Installation Access Control office between 14 August 2023 and 21 August 2023 at the following website in order to gain access to Ft. Leavenworth, KS: https://pass.aie.army.mil/?b=usa&i=fort_leavenworth&e=GZPCPW6M. Pre-registration will allow all vendors to access Fort Leavenworth by submitting their state issued dirvers license when entering Fort Leavenworth through the Grant Gate (main entrance).

Offerors shall submit their respective proposal via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module to Mike Vicory (Contracting Officer) and Miranda Caban (Contract Specialist) by the 13 September 2023 by 2:00 p.m. CDT suspense date. The link to access PIEE is https://piee.eb.mil/. The Offerors will be required to have WAWF Vendor access in PIEE, therefore should ensure that access is granted prior to the closing date and time of the solicitation. Attachment K- PIEE Solicitation Vendor Posting Offer Training, contains training information on creating a message and attaching documents in PIEE Solicitation. The Offerors submission through PIEE Solicitation must be made no later than (NLT) the closing date and time specified in the solicitation. You will need the following information:

Contracting Officer: Mike Vicory, Email:michael.j.vicory.civ@army.mil

Contract Specialist: Miranda Caban, Email: miranda.a.caban.civ@army.mil

Contracting Office Location Code: W5168W

Contract or Solicitation Number Type: Solicitation – DoD Contract or Solicitation Number: W5168W23R0017

The point of contact responsible for providing additional information and answering all inquiries is the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist. All questions or concerns regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist at the following email addresses: michael.j.vicory.civ@army.mil and miranda.a.caban.civ@army.mil.

All Technical Questions or clarifications are due no later than (NLT) 28 August 2023, 2:00 p.m. CDT. Offerors shall submit questions in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via email: michael.j.vicory.civ@army.mil and miranda.a.caban.civ@army.mil . The Government will answer questions received by the 28 August 2023 due date by a Solicitation Amendment. Questions received after this date may not be answered.

The Government will answer questions received by the 28 August 2023 suspense date by the issuance of a Solicitation Amendment.

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