2008 McGuire Air Expo Shuttle Service The Government is seeking sources capable of providing transportation services for the McGuire Air Expo scheduled for 31 May through 1 June 2008. The contractor shall provide properly licensed drivers, personnel, buses, fuel, and maintenance/service required to shuttle/transport spectators to and from 2 designated Fort Dix parking areas to the McGuire Air Expo located on the flighline at McGuire AFB. The contractor shall be permitted to park the buses on Fort Dix starting at 1000 hours on 30 May 2008 until 1200 hours on 2 June 2008. Contractor provided fuel truck(s) can be parked on McGuire AFB during the period of performance. The Fort Dix parking lots are no more than 10 miles from the air expo. Shuttle/Transportation Requirements: - Each bus shall have the minimum capacity for 44 passengers - Shuttle to run every 20 minutes to transport spectators to and from various parking lots throughout Fort Dix to McGuire Air Expo - The contractor shall be capable of transporting approximately 60,000 people beginning each day no later than 0830 hours to 1900 hours. The Government shall provide bus stops, signage, and attendants to queue the passengers for loading. The Government will also be responsible to load strollers in storage areas beneath the buses if necessary. Contractor compensation: The contractor shall be responsible to provide the manpower necessary to sell and collect payment for shuttle tickets from each passenger. The contractor shall set up ticket tents at each bus stop and at the air expo entrance for ticket transactions. The contractor's compensation shall be solely from ticket sales. This Request for Information (RFI) may be followed by a request for proposal to shuttle/transport spectators for the 2008 McGuire AFB Air Expo. All possible offerors are strongly encouraged to submit information supporting this request. NOTICE TO FOREIGN OFFERORS: Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures and restrictions that could preclude their participation in this announcement. SUBMISSIONS: Product information may be submitted until 16 May 2008. RFIs should not exceed five pages and should include cost estimates. Electronic responses shall be submitted in MS Word format or Adobe PDF file. Include the RFI identification number, company information (address, phone number, e-mail) as well as the company's primary point of contact for this project. THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT CONCERNING THIS RFI IS 1Lt LaToya Payne. You may contact Lt Payne with any questions at (609) 754-4726 or
[email protected] . Electronic submittals are strongly encouraged. GENERAL RFI INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information about market information or capabilities for planning purposes as defined in FAR 15.201(e). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Offerors are advised that only Air Force Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government to the obligation of funds. Offerors are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. For copyright purposes, offerors are also advised that submitting a proposal implies express permission for the Government to use the data, pictures, and other information contained in the submittals. Point of Contact Questions related to contracting or cost issues should be directed to 1Lt LaToya Payne at
[email protected] , Commercial (609)-754-4726 or Mrs. Lorraine Carruba at
[email protected] , Commercial (609) 754-3617.