SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- MULTIPLE PASSENGER SCHOOL BUSES
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 485410
— School and Employee Bus Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), FLETC Artesia Facility (OAO), 1300 W. Richey, Artesia, NM, 88210
- ZIP Code
- 88210
- Solicitation Number
- 07ART0008
- Response Due
- 8/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This procurement is set-aside as a total small business set-aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 485410. This procurement requires the vendor to provide rental of four buses to provide seating for a minimum of 40 adult passengers per bus with all four buses being able to transport 172 adult passengers. The Government may negotiate up to two additional buses to the contract during the period of performance of the contract. The Government may cancel any bus above one rented bus with one days notice and may cancel the total contract with 30 days notice. The buses need at a minimum heat and if the bus breaks down or is in need of preventive maintenance, the vendor must furnish a loaner bus within one hour of notification. The price must include monthly off-center maintenance of the buses and a loaner must be furnished while a non-operational bus is being maintained. Regarding evaluation of proposal, interested parties are informed that even though price is an important selection criteria, a best value determination will be made based upon the offer that is technically acceptable and at the lowest price and will be made in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items. The offer must meet the following: (1) have the ability to provide four buses for simultaneous use with a minimum of 40 passengers per bus with all four buses being able to transport 172 adult passengers; (2) be able to provide loaner buses while buses are in maintenance or if a rented bus becomes non-operational; (3) provide a loaner bus within one hour of notification; and (4) price. Offeror?s are notified that the Government can cancel this rental at any time by providing 30 days written notice before the cancellation date. The solicitation has provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-12, effective on 4 August 2006. The Government intends to award on 1 October 2006. The period of performance for this service is from 1 October 2006 through 30 September 2007. The deliverable for Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 is the monthly rental price for each bus from 1 Oct 2006 ? 30 Sep 2007. The following clauses and provisions can be found at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Each offeror is required to enter into http//orca.bpn.gov its certifications and representations required by provision FAR 52.212-3 ? Offer Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items. The clause FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and the clause FAR 52.212-5 ? Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition and will be in the awarded document. In addition to these clauses the following referenced clauses apply to this procurement: FAR 52.219-4 Price Evaluation Preference for HubZone Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.225-3, Buy America Act / Free Trade Agreement; FAR 52.225-4, Buy American Act/Free Trade Agreements/Israeli Trade Act Certificate; FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; and FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). The following Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) clauses apply to this contract and can be found at website: http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0378.xml: HSAR 3052.209-70; HSAR 3052.209-72; HSAR 305.237-70; HSAR 3052.237-71. The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registry prior to award, and each offeror can register by going to website www.ccr.gov. Also representations and certifications must be completed on http//orca.bpn.gov. Contact Art Welton, Contracting Officer at 505-746-5782 for any information regarding this solicitation such as clauses and provisions. Offers are due at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Bldg 4, Attn; Art Welton, Artesia, NM 88210 by 4:00 pm MDT on 31 August 2006 and may be faxed to 505-748-8002 or mailed to and received at this date by 4:00pm MDT on 31 August 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 1300 W. Richey Blvd, Artesia, NM
- Zip Code: 88210
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 88210
- Record
- SN01121844-W 20060824/060822220528 (fbodaily.com)
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