Performance Work Statement - JSCG-P Food Service (Official)

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Version 1
October 2023
[JSCG-P – JOTC & RTU To-Go Meal Service]
[01 October 2026]
Part 1
General Information
1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. The United States (U.S.) Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor’s employees performing the tasks herein. Such contract employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn shall be responsible to the U.S. Government.
1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform JSCG-P – JOTC & RTU To-Go Meal Service as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property (GFP) and government furnished services (GFS). The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. 1.2 Background: The Joint Security Cooperation Group–Panama (JSCG-P) requires contractor-provided, individually packaged meal preparation and delivery services to support recurring training and operational requirements at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama. The requirement supports Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) students through recurring four-day RSOI meal service during a 12-month base period, with anticipated attendance of 120 to 150 students per course. Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSOI) meal service breakfast, lunch and dinner. The requirement also supports Rotational Training Unit (RTU) personnel during rotating training and operational periods under a 12-month base period. Meal quantities and rotation durations may vary according to mission requirements. The Contractor shall prepare, package, transport, and deliver meals as individual to-go meals to support sanitary distribution under austere field conditions; buffet service and serving lines are not required. The Contractor shall remain flexible to accommodate changes to schedules, meal quantities, serving times, delivery locations, and personnel requirements while complying with applicable food safety, sanitation, hygiene, and inspection requirements.