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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 18, 2004 FBO #0965
MODIFICATION

V -- Vehicle Towing, Storage, & Maintenance

Notice Date

7/16/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

488410 — Motor Vehicle Towing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service, Simplified Acquisition Team, Procurement Office, BSD U. S. Marshals Service Headquarters, Washington, DC, 20530-1000
 

ZIP Code

20530-1000
 

Solicitation Number

DJMS-04-Q-0024
 

Response Due

7/30/2004
 

Archive Date

8/14/2004
 

Point of Contact

Arnett Rogiers, Procurement Analyst, Phone 202/305-9427, Fax 202/307-9695,
 

E-Mail Address

arnett.rogiers@usdoj.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular-24, effective June 18, 2004. THIS IS A TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The United States Marshals Service (USMS), intends to procure towing, storage, and maintenance services for seized/forfeited vehicles, in the Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis area). The towing service area shall encompass the entire City of St. Louis, County of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and surrounding areas, within a 400-mile radius of the District Office located at 111 South 10th Street, St. Louis, Missouri. The responsible offeror shall be required to provide ?on call? towing and storage services 24-hours per day, 7-days per week. The indoor and outdoor storage facilities of the responsible offeror shall be located in either the County of St. Louis or the City of St. Louis to ensure adequate government control of vehicles and efficient contract administration. Storage facilities shall have appropriate security measures to control access 24-hours per day to prevent unauthorized entrance, vandalism, pilferage, larceny, sabotages, and fire, and to provide adequate internal safeguards for the security of all seized/forfeited property. The minimum security requirements are listed in the Statement of Work. It is the USMS intent to award a commercial item contract using simplified acquisition procedures. The contract will be single award with a base period consisting of 12-months from date of award, and one 1-year option period. The contract type will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) with firm-fixed prices for towing and storage services. A ceiling has been established for cost reimbursable maintenance repairs not-to-exceed $1,200.00 per year. Performance shall commence as specified upon issuance of individual task orders. The responsible offeror shall provide fully equipped tow vehicles and storage facilities and be ready to receive vehicles within thirty days after notice of award. All deliverables shall be delivered F.O.B. Destination by the fifteenth of each month, to the location and Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) as specified in the Statement of Work. The contract line item numbers (CLINs) are: BASE YEAR Contract Line Item Number 0001 TOWING (Loaded Miles) 0001AA Trip Type I 0-50 MILES 0001AB Trip Type II 51-100 MILES 0001AC Price per mile over 100 miles 0002 STORAGE OF VEHICLES 0002AA Outdoor Storage 365 DAYS 0002AB Indoor Storage 365 DAYS 0002AC Repairs Reimbursed AT COST (Not-To-Exceed $100.00 per repair)* (Not-To-Exceed $1,200 for the full 12-month period)* *The cost of these Repairs shall be reimbursed to the contractor as an actual expense after submission of itemized invoices to the COTR. The cost reimbursable line item will not be considered as part of the total estimated dollar amount for the purpose of computing the ten (10%) minimum guaranteed dollar amount. ESTIMATED OVERALL TOTAL PRICE FOR BASE YEAR $___________________________ NO CHANGE IN CLINS FOR OPTION YEAR-ONE The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The significant evaluation factors will be: A) Offer Acceptability; B) Risk, as determined by a Level of Confidence Assessment Rating ? LOCAR, used to evaluate an offeror?s technical capability (i.e., condition of tow vehicles and storage facilities), experience, and past performance of similar-type contracts; and C) Price Technical capability, experience, and past performance are equally important. Non-price factors are significantly more important than price. Quotations must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses of 52.212-5 (b) apply and shall be incorporated by reference: 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability (APR 1984) 52.216-25, Contract Definitization (OCT 1997) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUNE 2003) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUNE 1998) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Other than Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999) 52.239-1, Privacy or Safeguards (AUG 1996) The following FAR clauses of 52.212-5 (c) apply: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (MAY 1989) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act?Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts (MAY 1989) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act?Price Adjustment (FEB 2002) 52.222-47, SCA Minimum Wages and Fringe Benefits Applicable to Successor Contract Pursuant to Predecessor Contractor Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) (MAY 1989) The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.232-1, Payments (APR 1984) 52.232-8, Discounts for Prompt Payment (MAY 1997) 52.232-11, Extras (APR 1984) 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims (JAN 1986) 52.232-25, Prompt Payment (OCT 2003) 52.232-38, Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (MAY 1999) 52.233-1, Disputes (JUL 2002) 52.233-2, Service of Protest (AUG 1996) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) (APR 1984) 52.249-4, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (APR 1984) 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (APR 1984) 52.249-13, Failure to Perform (APR 1984) 52.249-14, Excusable Delays (APR 1984) Offers in response to this RFQ shall be due to the contracting officer via electronic mail or facsimile (i.e., e-mail or FAX) on or before 4:00 p.m. EST, Friday, July 30, 2004. Offers shall be transmitted as MS Word, Word Perfect, or Acrobat documents/files, which are ?attachments? to the e-mail. Offers submitted as HTML text imbedded in the e-mail shall be considered NON-RESPONSIVE. Documents must be free of any computer virus. Responses to this RFQ will be scanned for computer viruses prior to opening and acceptance. Should an e-mail or attached document(s) be identified as containing a computer virus, the e-mail and attached documents will be automatically destroyed. NO NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SENDER. Offerors are cautioned to thoroughly screen offers and attached documents prior to e-mail transmittal. Offers destroyed due to computer virus attachments will be considered NON-RESPONSIVE. Offerors are strongly encouraged to call the contracting officer prior to the Response Due Time to confirm receipt and acceptance of e-mail or FAX offers. Re-submittals will not be accepted after the Response Due Time/Date. OFFERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 10-PAGES IN LENGTH. Submit offers via electronic mail (E-MAIL) to: Arnett.rogiers@usdoj.gov or FAX to: (202) 307-9695, Attn: Mr. Arnett Rogiers, Contracting Officer ? US Marshals Service, Business Services Division ? Procurement Office - Simplified Acquisitions Team To reduce time and administrative effort required for making a source selection, this contact will be awarded using a streamlined evaluation of offers/Fast Track Evaluation Procedure. The provision of FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation?Commercial Items (JAN 1999) applies to this acquisition. The significant EVALAUTION FACTORS for award will be: A) Offer acceptability; B) Risk, as determined by a Level of Confidence Assessment Rating ? LOCAR, used to evaluate an offeror?s technical capability, experience, and past performance of similar-type contracts; and C) Price Technical capability, experience and past performance are equally important. Non-price factors are significantly more important than price. Offers will be considered acceptable only if they are received as stipulated below: 1. Quotations and required documentation are delivered by electronic mail or facsimile (i.e., e-mail or FAX) to the contracting officer no later than 4:00 p.m. (local time of the contracting office), on July 30, 2004. 2. All items listed in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items (JUNE 2003), shall be included with quotations. 3. Submission of a ?Technical Capability and Experience Abstract,? consisting of not-more-than five-type written pages on 8.5 x11-inch (Soft White-Standard Weight) paper; consisting of Arial 12-font type face; double spaced; with ?-inch margins throughout; describing the offeror?s capability and experience with similar type work. Included within the body and text of the document will be the following: a. A narrative which describes the offeror?s capability and experience to meet the tasks listed in the Statement of Work, based upon previous or current contracts, which are similar in nature/type. b. A Declaration Statement that the offeror will permit and facilitate an on-site inspection of all tow vehicles and storage facilities proposed to be used on this contract. c. A Declaration Statement as to whether tow vehicles are owned, leased, or subcontracted d. The quantity, year, make, and model of all tow vehicles in the offeror?s inventory/fleet e. The location/address of indoor and outdoor storage facilities f. A description of physical security measures currently in place at each storage facility 4. Submission of a ?Reference Information Sheet,? consisting of not-more-than one-type written page listing a ?MINIMUM? of three (3) past performance references of similar-type contracts within the past 5-years (1999-2004). The ?Reference Information Sheet? shall be formatted to list the following information for each reference: a. Name of Awarding Agency/Client/ Customer Representative responsible for acceptance of service(s) b. Agency/Client/Customer Representative?s (current) telephone number c. Contract Number(s) (if applicable); d. Contract Award and Completion Dates; e. Type of Service(s) provided 5. Submission of a completed SECTION: B - SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS. The evaluation of prices shall be inclusive of all option ordering periods. Prices for the Base Year and each Option Year shall be inserted into the spaces provided for each contract line item number (CLIN). DUE TO LIMITED SPACE IN THIS COMBINED NOTICE & SOLICITATION, OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF WORK AND SECTION B PRICE/COST SCHEDULE. For further assistance or inquires, contact: Mr. Arnett Rogiers, Contracting Officer ? (E-Mail) Arnett.rogiers@usdoj.gov (Office) 202-305-9427
 

Place of Performance

Address: Eastern District of Missouri to include: the City of St. Louis, County of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri and surrounding areas within a 400-mile radius of the District Office located at 111 South 10th Street, St. Louis, Missouri.

Zip Code: 63102

Country: US
 

Record

SN00625147-W 20040718/040716211811 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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