AS27 Catering Services Questions and Answers Continued

Questions and Answers Continued
AS27 Catering Services
Which documents must be ready on the FWRA inspection day (licenses, PIC certificates, supplier list, SOPs, pest-control records)? At minimum (per the RFQ Addendum to 52.212-1 and PWS): Current food-service licenses and permits, Food-safety certifications for the proposed Person in Charge (PIC) and key personnel, Proposed sanitation and cleaning procedures / SOPs, Temperature-control procedures, Potable-water source information, Waste, grey-water, and grease-water disposal plan, Food transportation and food-protection procedures (if applicable), Supplier list / approved sources, Pest-control records (if already available, Additional documentation may be requested by the assessment team. Please review the Army TB MED 530. Typically any certificates and records required for a catering company. How and when will the FWRA findings be communicated, and what is the deadline to close corrective actions before award? Will there be a follow-up visit after correcting a critical finding? We will provide a company once FWRA has been completed and reviewed prior to award. Is the "dining facility" in PWS 1.1 the DFAC being rehabilitated under RFQ W91QVP-26-AS27-BLS? Please give its location within the PKO Training Center and its seating capacity. The phrase in PWS 1.1 refers to the Government-designated serving location at the PKO Training Center. It is not the DFAC being rehabilitated under the separate BLS RFQ (W91QVP-26-AS27-BLS). Exact location within the PKO and seating capacity will be identified by the COR after award / during site coordination. Seating capacity is sufficient to fit all personnel. No permanent Government cooking area is available at the serving location. The Government provides no equipment, water or labor (PWS Part 3). Will it provide any of the following: a dining area with structure, tables and chairs, power or generator hookups, a water point, or a waste and grey water disposal location? Dinning Hall is available to serve personnels. Contractor is required to provide everything it needs to function. Although there could be power and waterpoints are the PKO center, contractor shall not rely fully on it in the event it fails or becomes unavailable. Will an existing PKO location be made available to set up the kitchen? If yes, will it be an open outdoor facility or a covered place? Will there be a possibility for a site visit prior to quoting? An existing PKO location is available for emplacement of a mobile or temporary kitchen; approach would be decided by the vendor. Pre-quote site visits are not currently scheduled. Vendors may request one through the contracting office; approval is at Government discretion and subject to PKO base access.