Sources Source Questions and Answers

Q1. Is the Government considering per-location lots or multiple BPAs, rather than a single award for all four areas? That would allow more small businesses to compete. A1. The intent of the Government is award one single award BPA to support all lodging and feeding support in all four areas. A single-award contractor can then have multiple lodging and feeding vendors “on call” or in “their portfolio” in order to support the Government’s needs.

Q2. Can you share the approximate number of room-nights per year at each location, and how they are distributed across drill weekends? A2. The drill weekend schedule and needed rooms and meals have been added to Paragraph 1.4 of the Statement of Work.

Q3. How should feeding be structured? Does the contractor purchase lunches up to the GSA per diem rate, or coordinate them?

A3. Please review the below for feeding guidelines.

Lunch meals will contain the following at a minimum:
a. 2 meat options
b. 2 starch options
c. 2 vegetable options
d. Salad bar items (garden salad, dressings, fruits, toppings for meal as needed) e. Beverages
f. Assorted desserts

Contractor must provide the following condiments:
a. Mayonnaise
b. Mustard
c. Ketchup
d. Hot sauce
e. Other applicable condiments dependent on menu items (example: tartar sauce when serving fish) f. Dressings for salads with low calorie options.
g. Bread appropriate to meal (ie.: garlic bread, corn bread, dinner rolls, Biscuits)

Lunch meals may be needed as a bagged/boxed lunch option. If needed, contractor will be notified by the COR at least 3 days prior to the date required. These lunches will include: a. Sandwich or wrap assorted meat choices with vegetarian option b. Condiments on the side
c. Beverage
d. Fruit or vegetable snack
e. Potato chip or pretzel snack bag
f. Cookie or dessert

The following will be served for breakfast unless a la carte menu is being utilized: a. Scrambled Eggs
b. Bacon
c. Sausage links
d. Home fries or hash browns
e. Biscuit
f. Pancake or French toast
g. Assorted fresh fruit
h. Yogurt
i. Cereal
j. Beverages a mix of the following at a minimum to include:

1. Soda

2. Fruit Juice

3. Milk – Fat Free, 2%,
4. Coffee and tea with sugar, creamer, sugar substitute.

5. Water

Dinner will be a la carte when offered not to exceed $18.00 per meal per day. Service members may pay any additional meal costs out-of-pocket should they wish to order a higher priced meal.

Contractor shall inform the COR, at a minimum of three days before the meal of the menu for the meal periods.