SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Taxicab Passenger Services for Patients
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 485310
— Taxi Service
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5480, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-CC-88400
- Response Due
- 4/5/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2007
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health has and a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under Simplified Acquisition Procedures Commercial Services under Part 13.5 and Part 12 under an interim Purchase Order to provide Taxicab Passenger Services for patients and their families. The NAICS Code is 485310. This requirement includes jurisdictions Montgomery County, Prince Georges?s County, Washington, DC, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Northern Virginia. The total estimated number of combined trips for all jurisdictions is for a minimum of 3,000. The performance period for this interim Purchase Order is anticipated to be for (4) four months beginning April 6, 2007. The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center is a research hospital, which is shared by the patients of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH admits patients to protocols with the purpose of conducting patient research programs. The contractor shall provide passenger service twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, for approximately the 4 month period for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Center, Building 10, Bethesda, Maryland and he National Cancer Institute Medicine Branch Program at the National Naval Medical Center, Rockville Maryland for these patients. The contractor must provide transport services for airports Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI. In addition upon request the contractor shall transport equipment, specimens, and medicals. The contractor shall provide taxi services as specified pickup and delivery of patients and family herein only when requested by the authorized ordering officials for NIH Clinical Center Transportation Desk/and or NCI Medicine Branch program personnel at the National Naval Medicine Center. In addition the contractor shall provide transportation of small apparatus equipment, specimens, medications, and other materials as requested by the designee, ie., Transportation Staff and or Admission Staff. Notification and special handling procedures will be given to the contractor prior to pickup. Increased charges shall be limited to those unforeseen circumstances requiring re-routing such as fire, accidents, road repairs, etc. The contractor shall notify the designated official of any mileage costs in excess of the allowed costs specified for unforeseen circumstances. The contractor shall document on each trip ticket the name, cab no., date of incident, time, and mileage recorded, cost and indicate the pertinent facts justifying the request for excess mileage. All services provided under this Purchase Order shall comply with the requirements applicable to Taxi Cab Regulation for their jurisdictions in the Metropolitan/ Washington, D.C. areas. The contractor shall provide a point of contact and phone number for the Government to contact for troubleshooting and complaints regarding taxi services. Within (24) hours of award, the Contractor shall supply a list of all drivers who are insured in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-10 to transport patients for pickup and delivery. In the case in which a driver is no longer with the contractor, notification must be given that a substitute has been added to the list according to contract terms. The contractor shall meet inspection certification requirements based on the specified jurisdictions for all vehicles for reliability and safety prior to award. The contractor shall delineate the number, age, and type of vehicles which will be utilized for this contract. Submission of the certificate shall be provided within three days after award. The contractor shall be responsible for driver drug testing. Drivers failing to satisfactorily pass drug testing shall not be permitted to drive under this Purchase Order. The contractor shall notify the Government when a driver has been removed from driving on this award in writing. Upon arrival at the Clinical Center, the drivers will sign a voucher, copies of which will be retained by them. During normal working hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm) the vouchers will be available at the Transportation Desk located in the main entrance at the Clinical Research Center in Bldg. 10. After hours, weekends and holidays, the vouchers will be available at the Admissions Desk located in the Clinical Center. The drivers will then submit the vouchers to the contractor, and the contractor will send a monthly invoice, itemized by trip, to the Clinical Center for payment. For transportation services required by the National Naval Medical Center for pickups and delivery will be paid for by cash once a voucher is submitted by the driver. This requirement has been determined to fall within the definition of Commercial Services as defined in FAR 2.101. All clauses and provisions under Commercial Items herein 52.212-5 Contract Terms-Commercial Items, 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212- Evaluation ? Commercial Items, 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. Evaluation Criteria ? The Government will award a Purchase Order to the responsible offeror with the most advantageous price and other factors considered. The proposal information will be based on the following Understanding the Requirement and Approach, Qualifications Availability, and Training of Proposed Personnel, Past Performance, Evaluation of Price. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions to the best value offered under these proposed services. The submission of proposals shall be due by 2:00pm local time on April 5, 2007. The proposal can either be mailed or emailed to Deborah Britton at dbritton@cc.nih.gov or mailed to National Institutes of Health, Office of Purchasing and Contracts 6707 Democracy Blvd. Suite 106, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5480. All questions shall be emailed if further clarification is required.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda Maryland
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01260844-W 20070330/070328220410 (fbodaily.com)
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