# FNS 2024 All Retailer Operations & Compliance Meeting

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12319824q0043

- Solicitation number: 12319824Q0043
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Tellini Inc. for $98,128.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
- Contracting office: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration (123198)
- NAICS: 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- Product or service code: X1AB Lease/Rental Of Conference Space And Facilities
- Place of performance: California
- County: San Diego County (FIPS 06073). https://abierto.us/counties/san-diego-county-ca-06073
- City: San Diego. https://abierto.us/cities/san-diego-ca-0666000
- First posted: July 12, 2024
- Last posted: August 5, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f9b11c528f5e4839bf269dd11d8a913b/view

## Description

This is a non-personal services contract to provide Meeting/event planning support services equipment, and a venue for The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 2024 All Retailer Operations & Compliance (ROC) Meeting. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, who, in turn is responsible to the Government as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Contractor shall perform to the standards as specified within the PWS. ROC is seeking hotel Meeting room(s), sleeping rooms, and audio & visual services for up to 170 ROC staff members during the week of August 12, 2024 (Primary Date), or August 19, 2024 (Alternate Date). The event is for a three-day mission critical staff meeting for ROC staff, with meeting space that includes break-out rooms, a large meeting space, and audio-visual equipment/technical support.

While the meeting will take place over the course of three (3) days (Tuesday - Thursday), lodging will be required as early as the Monday preceding the meeting, and as late as the Friday following the meeting (due to staff travel destinations). Therefore, the Contractor must account for these additional days in the meeting planning activities. ROC Management staff will also need meeting space the Monday afternoon preceding the meeting. The lodging and meeting space must be located at the same hotel.

Staff must not be required to travel from their lodging location to the meeting location. In addition, the Contractor shall provide audio and visual equipment during the three-day meeting. Quotations will only be accepted from hotels/venues/facilities within the following regions of San Diego, CA: Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Mission Hills, Old Town, Point Loma, and Mission Hills The resulting purchase order (PO) from RFQ 12319824Q0043 will be issued to one (1) vendor based on a Best Value evaluation. Vendors are encouraged to submit pricing for the primary and the alternate date. Quotes and questions must be submitted to following:

Brandon Lorthridge at brandon.lorthridge@usda.gov Ian Lipscomb at ian.lipscomb@usda.gov and Giovanna Grayson at Giovanna.grayson@usda.gov

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Tellini Inc. (UEI X221HQ3Z93F3)
- Contract: 12319824P0009, purchase order
- Obligated: $98,128.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 8 offers received
- Link: award number 12319824P0009 equals the contract number; same awarding office 123198 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12319824P0009_12F2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 12, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 77a7866a509c49ac9730c024ae923cc7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/77a7866a509c49ac9730c024ae923cc7/view
- July 12, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 9fdd0688a8bd4772a19e58cd9d48eaab. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9fdd0688a8bd4772a19e58cd9d48eaab/view
- August 5, 2024: Award notice. Notice f9b11c528f5e4839bf269dd11d8a913b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f9b11c528f5e4839bf269dd11d8a913b/view

## Points of contact

- Brandon O. Lorthridge, brandon.lorthridge@usda.gov
- Ian Lipscomb, ian.lipscomb@usda.gov

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