SOURCES SOUGHT
23 -- Name Brand Sprinter 3500 Bus
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336211
— Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NPS, IMR - Northern Rockies MABOGlacier National ParkPO Box 128West GlacierMT59936US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- P14PS01420
- Response Due
- 6/26/2014
- Archive Date
- 7/26/2014
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Hannon
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Park Service (NPS), Glacier National Park shall be soliciting for Sprinter 3500 buses for use in the parks shuttle system. The requirement calls for specific brand name products that are peculiar to one manufacturer. The Sprinter style bus was chosen after an exhaustive study of available passenger vans to carry passengers up the west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Its unique size and style was able to navigate the sharp turns and narrow roads safely when the road is packed with traveling visitors. The original Sprinter bus chosen was manufactured by Daimler Chrysler. This company has since ceased to exist but because of the popularity of this particular style of van, Mercedes-Benz purchased the rights in 2010 and began to manufacture this van. Only the Mercedes-Benz Freightliner Sprinter is compatible with the Parks existing shuttle system. Because of the unique mountainous terrain these passenger vans operate on there was only one bus that could safely navigate the curves, grade and within the congested traffic. The Going-to-the-Sun Road has legal length and width restrictions for vehicles traveling between West Glacier and Logan Pass. The Sprinter bus is the only one that could meet these restrictions. This notice is intended to announce our intent to issue a name brand solicitation and seek interested sources that can provide the name brand Sprinter van and provide warrant service within 175 miles of West Glacier, MT 59936. Vendors having capabilities necessary to meet the requirement are invited to provide company information in to Andrea Hannon, Contract Specialist at: andrea_hannon@nps.gov. Responses should include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, socio-economic status (Small Business, Service Disabled, 8(a), etc), provide DUNS number, state if/if not registered in SAM. All relevant input is encouraged. This posting is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business, 8(a) or any other set aside arrangement as deemed appropriate based on the response for this notice.
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