V -- School Bus Services for USCG Training Center Cape May, NJ

This acquisition is to provide all labor, material, equipment, supervision necessary to provide school bus transportation services in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Education, Title 6A, Chapter 27 Student Transportation, for military dependent school children from Family Housing Area at Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, NJ.The period of performance is one base year, beginning 1 July 2003 through 30 June 2004, plus four one-year options. The government will award a contract from this request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and past performance considered. This solicitation is open to 100% small business set-aside participation. The NAICS Code is 485510. The small business size standard is $6 million. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency. The quotation package shall be available electronically by accessing http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/fdiv/fdiv.html on or about 5 March 2003. No paper copies of the solicitation will be distributed. Amendments to the quotation will also be provided on the Internet using the same protocol listed above. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs); the Department of Transportation (DOT offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For Further information call (800) 532-1169 or Internet address: http://osduweb.dot.gov.