SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- FMCSA Cargo Securement Project - Agricultural Commodities
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-08-Q-80011
- Response Due
- 10/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact -Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, 617-494-2437
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Purchasing Agent
(marinok@volpe.dot.gov)
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), in supporting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), plans to issue a competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13, for technical support services to assist in the collection of data during upcoming full scale testing of current industry cargo securement methods for agricultural commodities. The FMCSA has requested the Volpe Center determine if current state regulations and industry best practices are capable of meeting the minimum performance criteria of FMCSA?s September 27, 2002 Final Rule (67 FR 61212). The full scale testing covered under this requirement will evaluate the performance of current practices vs. the new FMCSA regulations specific to fruit, nuts, vegetables, hay, straw, and alfalfa commodities. A detailed Statement of Work (SOW) will be set forth in the RFQ. The RFQ issuance date will be on or about October 23, 2007. The applicable NAICS Code is 541690. The size standard is no more than $6.5M. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet 15 calendar days from the date of this notice; these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server, which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will not pay for any information received. NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169 or visit their website at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.
- Web Link
-
Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page
(http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)
- Record
- SN01430811-W 20071011/071009223209 (fbodaily.com)
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