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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 11, 2004 FBO #1111
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- COURIER SERVICE TO BE USED FOR OFF SITE MOBILE BLOOD DRIVES TO SHIP COLLECTED BLOOD BACK TO FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA FROM NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. ESTIMATED 11000 MILES PER YEAR.

Notice Date

12/9/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

492110 — Couriers
 

Contracting Office

Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic, ATTN: MCAA NA Bldg T20, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5000
 

ZIP Code

20307-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W91YTZ-05-T-0035
 

Response Due

12/15/2004
 

Archive Date

2/13/2005
 

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 is solicitation n umber W91YTZ-05-T-0035. This is a 100% small business set-aside procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 4215 and the small business size standard is 1500 employees. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 492110. W omack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 28310, has a requirement for Blood Courier Services for 9 January 2005 through 8 January 2006 with one additional one-year option period through 8 January 2007. The estimated usage is 11,000 miles per year. Please quote on the Base and Option Periods separately. STATEMENT OF WORK : The contractor shall provide transportation of whole blood units and testing samples from various mobile sites (pick-up locations) to the Ft Bragg Donor Center. The bloo d and samples will be packed by Blood Donor Center staff, according to standards, prior to pick-up by the contractor. The contractor will deliver the blood units directly to the Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center as soon as possible after pick-up. The units s hould be delivered the same day as pick-up. If that is not possible delivery will be made no later than 1000 the next morning. The contractor will be met by Blood Donor Center staff at the FT Bragg Blood Donor Center on the evening of pick-up or the foll owing morning to accept delivery of the blood units. Locations of pick-up site will vary based on the location of the blood drive. Coverage by the contractor will be limited to the pick-up locations in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Ca rolina. Pick-up locations (mobile sites) currently include Fort Jackson, SC; Charleston Naval Weapons Station, SC; Charleston Air Force Base, SC; Fort Lee, VA; and Fort Eustis, VA. The contractor will maintain insurance such that, in the event the blood is not safely transported to the FT Bragg Donor Center, this insurance will cover the cost of the lost blood supply. This will not include blood lost due to improper packing by donor center staff prior to pick-up. The contractor will provide a vehicle c apable of transporting up to 12 Collins boxes full of blood and samples. In some instances, it may be required that the contractor transport supplies to the mobile site. However, this would only occur if the contractor was already contracted to travel to that site for a pick-up of blood and samples. All offers received in response to this solicitation will be considered Responses are to be faxed to Anita Adcock at 910-907-9307 or emailed to anita.adcock@na.amedd.army.mil no later than 12:00 hours on 15 December 2004. It is now a requirement that all contractors doing business with the Department of Defense be registered with CCR (the website may be accessed on the internet at: www.ccr.gov to register). Offerors responding to this announcement shall pr ovide all information contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror-Commercial Items. As stated in this provision, the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offerors initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a cost or price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later and determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary . 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications  Commercial Items; an authorized representative of the offeror must sign these representations and certifications and must be included with the offer. The resulting firm fixed price award will incorporate the requirements of the following clauses: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions  Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders  Commercial Items; with applicable FAR Clauses: 52.222-36 and 52.222-37. DF AR Clauses: 252.225-7000 Buy American Act  Balance of Payments Program Certificate; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program. Evaluation factors: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the respons ible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. GENERAL INFORMATION: Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to approve changes to this contract that would re sult in an increase or decrease in the awarded price. Monthly payment under the terms of the contract will be made in arrears. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial; 52.222-2 1 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Employment; 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; and 52.225-3 Buy American Act  North American Free Trade Agreeme nt; 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation; 252.204-7004 Required CCR; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; 252.212-7001 Contract Terms, 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration; 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. (Contractor to include a completed copy of the following provisions with quote) 52.212-3 Offeror Reps and Certs; Referenced provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far; http://farsite.hil.af.mil; http://www.dtic.mil/dfar.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic ATTN: MCAA NA Bldg T20, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW Washington DC

Zip Code: 20307-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00719348-W 20041211/041209212041 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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