DoDEA-Europe Student Transportation Security Attendant Services

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Procurement Office, in support of the DoDEA-Europe Student Transportation Security Services Program (STSSP), is conducting market research to identify potential responsible sources capable of providing bus security attendant services on daily commute school buses in Bahrain and Turkey. 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 STSSP's requirement includes furnishing all personnel, supplies, materials, equipment, direction and supervision of day-to-day operations; active quality control supervision; preparing and submitting required reports; and conducting route vulnerability assessments in Bahrain and Turkey. The period of performance of these services will be 1 July 2018- 30 June 2023, base and four 12-month options. As a note, due to an established economic agreement between the United States Government and the Government of Turkey, DoDEA intends to solicit Turkish vendors for any requirements within the country of Turkey as required by the Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement, Supplementary Agreement 3, Article VI. If DoDEA is not able to solicit and make any pursuant award to vendors within the country of Turkey, DoDEA reserves the right to solicit and make an award to a business concern outside of Turkey. 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 with the company's name, business mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, Duns & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), and Commercial And Government Entity/NATO Code (CAGE/NCAGE). Submissions and inquiries must be sent electronically to [email protected] not later than 16:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 1 March 2018. Vendor's e-mail message shall state "HE1254-18-R-STSSP 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 $16.5M. Please note, only businesses with an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database will be eligible to receive contracts with the Department of Defense Education Activity.