DoDEA-Americas Daily Commute and Special Education Transportation Services-SC

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) DoDEA-Americas Daily Commute and Special Education Transportation Services Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Procurement Office, in support of DoDEA-Americas, is conducting market research to identify potential responsible sources capable of providing daily commute and special education transportation services within Laurel Bay Schools and military communities in Beaufort, SC. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for conducting market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quotations (RFQ), and does not obligate the Government to any current or future commitments. The Government will not pay/reimburse any costs or charges resulting from contractors' responses to this RFI. The requirement includes furnishing all vehicles, buses, fuel, supplies, equipment and personnel, including Drivers, Safety Attendants, and Contract Managers necessary to perform scheduled and unscheduled student transportation services to Laurel Bay Schools, Beaufort, SC. Schools and alternate sites for eligible family members living on Laurel Bay and Parris Island, SC. The period of performance for these services will be a five year base period from 1 August 2018-31 July 2023, and one five year option period. If your firm is interested, capable, and qualified to provide these services, please submit written information supporting this capability. Capability statements shall consist of no more than 5 pages and include a cover page. The cover page shall include: • Company name • Business mailing address • Point of contact • Telephone number • Duns & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) • Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE); and • Small business status This notice is posted on both Federal Business Opportunities and GSA eBuy. If you have a GSA schedule, please include the contract number with your submission. Submissions and inquiries must be sent electronically to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] no later than 1600 (4 P.M.) Eastern Standard Time (EST) on May 4, 2018. Vendor's e-mail message shall state "HE1254-18-R-LAURELBAY" in the subject line. Telephone calls regarding this RFI will not be accepted. For the purpose of this acquisition, the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 485410, size standard $15M. Please note, only businesses with an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of award are eligible to receive contracts with the Department of Defense Education Activity.