R -- Towing, Storage, Maintenance and Disposal of Seized Vehicles

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) CThis announcement is posted as a RFI only, for an upcoming solicitation that will be posted in FEDBIZOPPS at www.eps.gov. This request for information is issued to determine whether there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirement. The solicitation will be for management, towing, storage, maintenance, and disposal of seized and forfeited vehicles for the Eastern District of Arkansas. These services will be procured for a Based Year and (4) Four one year options. If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to the questions below and provide your response to Carolyn Hendrick, Contract Specialist via email at Carolyn.Hendrick@ usdoj.gov. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. The NAICS code is 488410 for this requirement, and the size standard is 6 million dollars. All responses are due by April 15, 2005. Indicate your firm=s size and status of your organization: ____Small Business, ____Large Business, ____ 8a,____Veteran-owned,____Service Disabled Veteran-owned, ____HUBZone Small Business,____Small Disadvantaged Small Business, ____Woman-owned Small Business, and ____Historically Black Colleges/Minority Institutions? What percentage of the work your firms’ employees would perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract. If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with ___small business, ___veteran-owned small business, ____service-disabled, ___women-owned small business concerns? Which of the following does your firm offer to the General Public on a Commercial Basis? ____Management, ____ Towing, _____Storage, _____Maintenance, and _______Disposal services? Indicate whether your firm can provide ____indoor and ____outdoor storage for vehicles? Is your outdoor storage facility fenced and secured? Is your facility capable of segregating the USMS=s property from other non-USMS=s properties? How much square footage does the indoor storage facility have? Can your firm provide auctioneer services to dispose of seized vehicles? Can your firm provide towing services for ____small, _____medium, _____large, _____ vehicles, and ____ Tractors Trailers? Can your firm provide storage services for ____small, _____medium, _____large, _____ vehicles, and ____ Tractors Trailers? Are you aware of any Laws and Regulations that are unique to the services being acquired? Does your firm possess the necessary licenses and permits to conduct business for these services in the proposed state? Is it customary to offer warranty, buyer financing, discounts, etc.., under which commercial services you provided to the General Public? Would your company be interested in participating in this requirement? End of Survey. Solicitation will be posted at the FEDBIZZOPPS, http. www.EPS.GOV.