THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supplies or services whatsoever. BBG is not, at this time, seeking proposals nor will it accept unsolicited proposals. All who respond are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the Interested Party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if one is released. The BBG is conducting market research in anticipation of a future requirement. BBG is seeking to ascertain if there are firms available who are capable of a providing sedan ground transportation services for pick up and drop off services only. Ground transportation services includes, a driver and the pick-up and drop off of (an individual and/or groups) to various locations in the surrounding District of Columbia (DC) metropolitan area, (inclusive of Maryland and Virginia). The primary destination will be to and from the BBG HQ building, located at 330 Independence Ave., SW Washington DC 20237. Vendors who are interested in responding to this RFI should provide a written statement describing their capability and approach in providing sedan transportation services to the BBG. This statement should include at a minimum the following: 1. Name of firm; 2. Business Location(s); 3. Business size (i.e. small, large etc.); 4. Business Type/Socio-Economic Category, if applicable (i.e. Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, and etc.); 5. NAICS; 6. Vehicle Description (i.e. passenger seat capacity, color, miles per gallon, etc.); 7. Specific examples of successful customer service agreements and/or types of clientele (i.e. Ambassador’s, congressional officials, federal employees/agencies, etc.); 8. Provide a list of current or former clients for whom you have provided sedan ground transportation services; 9. Estimated cost per mile/per hour; 10. List of miscellaneous/ancillary fees (fuel surcharge, gratuity, service/extended wait fees); 11. Specific driver qualifications, if applicable (background investigation requirements, age, clean driving record, etc.) and 12. Minimum and maximum service level (i.e. up to five round trips per day), minimum request time to schedule/cancel a ride (i.e. minimum 1 hour notice for all requests/24 hour advance notice in the event of a cancelation). All responses consisting of the "Capabilities Statement" in response to this RFI notice, must be received by 12:00 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 via email at
[email protected]. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE SENT IN “PDF FORMAT” AND THE TOTAL SIZE OF ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST NOT EXCEED 23MB. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST REFERENCE (SEDAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION) IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. NO telephone, mailed, faxed or oral responses will be accepted. Those who respond to this Notice will be notified whether their written "Capabilities Statement," as verified by the BBG, is responsive to this Notice. If it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government, interested and qualified sources responding to this Notice may be requested to provide follow-up information. A determination to compete or not to compete in a future procurement will be based on the responses to this RFI notice, and is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Notice is not a RFP, IFB, or RFQ.