# Request For Proposals (RFP) - USDA South Building Foodservice Operator - Washington D.C.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12314425r0002

- Solicitation number: 12314425R0002
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Perkins Management Services Company of Maryland, Inc. for $0.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Usda, Departmental Administration
- Contracting office: Usda, Oppm/Pod Acq MGMT Branch WDC (123142)
- NAICS: 722310 Food Service Contractors
- Product or service code: S203 Food Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: October 1, 2024
- Last posted: January 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b0744f36e2f04cdea7337b946f03c984/view

## Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks a qualified Foodservice Contractor to operate a dining service program offering innovative and unique approaches to dining and sustainability. USDA will engage a Foodservice Contractor to operate the existing cafeteria in its South building. This Performance Work Statement includes the minimum operating requirements for the foodservices, including a recommended performance evaluation program.

The USDA will select a Foodservice Contractor who will deliver a variety of high quality, freshly prepared, sustainably produced and procured, foods daily and that creates strong customer satisfaction. USDA envisions dining services that offer a diversity freshly prepared food that integrate the practices as outlined in the Federal Food Service Guidelines, the incorporation of national brands, the utilization of American products and has a positive societal impact.

USDA expects these to include; Food and beverage items that are fresh and locally or organically grown, when feasible, but otherwise produced in the United States. A full-service dining program that economically supports sustainable food systems as a way of contributing to the vitality, environmental sustainability, and quality of life in America.

Back-of-House Operations that include a verifiable waste reduction program that includes composting program; verifiable recycling program, uses (to the maximum extent possible) environmentally preferable products including products that are BioPreferred, made from recycled materials that are recyclable and/or biodegradable; and uses environmentally preferable practices.

See attached Amendment 1 for Questions and Answers

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Perkins Management Services Company of Maryland, Inc. (UEI MQ84BN7DPHN5)
- Contract: 12314425C0010, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 4 offers received
- Link: award number 12314425C0010 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 1205 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12314425C0010_1205_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 1, 2024: Solicitation, due October 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice ce982fa46f044cd68b4f3d4938d1343a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ce982fa46f044cd68b4f3d4938d1343a/view
- October 16, 2024: Solicitation, due October 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 7f17ed76beaa416797092fa7ee0b1a6c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7f17ed76beaa416797092fa7ee0b1a6c/view
- January 16, 2025: Award notice. Notice b0744f36e2f04cdea7337b946f03c984. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b0744f36e2f04cdea7337b946f03c984/view

## Points of contact

- Elliot Dale, elliot.dale@usda.gov
- Carlton L. Bradshaw, carlton.bradshaw@usda.gov

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