SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- Hotel and/or Lodging Facilities
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 721110
— Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093, United States
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT5716SS00001
- Archive Date
- 12/9/2015
- Point of Contact
- Cathryn C. Oliva-Simmons, Phone: 6174942145
- E-Mail Address
-
cathryn.oliva.simmons@dot.gov
(cathryn.oliva.simmons@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Volpe Center is located at 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, in the heart of Kendall Square Cambridge and is seeking hotels and/or lodging facilities interested in and capable of hosting 20 foreign visitors for 5 weeks, arriving on approximately Sunday, July 10, 2016, and departing on approximately Saturday, August 13, 2016. These visitors have unique cultural requirements and as a result, interested sources must provide the following minimum services and amenities: • In-room kitchen including refrigerator, freezer, stovetop, oven, microwave, sink and washing area, cooking and eating utensils to enable guests to cook and eat their own food. • Be within short walking distance of 55 Broadway,Cambridge, MA, OR provide group access to transportationsuch as free scheduled shuttle service to/from VolpeCenter (Monday - Friday). o Depart the hotel at a time to arrive at the Volpe Center by 8:15am daily. o Pick up at the Volpe Center at 11:30am for a return to the hotel (for lunch). o Depart the hotel at a time to arrive back at the Volpe Center by 12:50pm. o Pick-up at the Volpe Center at 4:45pm for the return to the hotel. • Easy access to public transportation • Single accommodation with double-size or larger bed • Private bathroom with shower and tub • Television, free internet, in-room phone, alarm clock, closet, hot iron, hair dryer • Writing desk with chair • Daily room cleaning and fresh linens and towels, toiletries • Concierge services including access to personal laundry services or laundry machines on-site. Interested sources should provide the following information, in the form of typed document, brochures, handouts, price sheets, etc.: • Hotel address and distance to the Volpe Center • Discussion of how the transportation requirements between the hotel and Volpe Center would be met • Individual and group rates that include all amenities listed above for the specified time period. • Additional free amenities. • Additional available amenities. • Other services available that can enhance theexperience of guests with unique cultural requirements such as proximity to specialized grocery stores (i.e. Halal); transportation services such as group trips to grocery stores, religious (including mosque) and other areas of interest, etc. • Other services, amenities and/or features that might be of value to such a group. Information provided should be detailed in the areas) above so the Government can assess the ability of the company to provide the described services in each of the work areas described. Information should be limited to not more than eight (8) typed pages, plus any brochures, maps and/or other pre-printed media. Page size is set at 8 X 11 and text should be no smaller than 12 pitch font. Each response must reference the Sources Sought title. Interested parties must respond to this announcement in writing within 15 days of publication. Telephonic requests will not be honored. All responses must be sent via e-mail to cathryn.oliva.simmons@.dot.gov,. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This notice is for informational and planning purposes only, and is a market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and possible issuance of a Request for Proposal including the use of any non-profit organization or small business programs. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of response to this Special Notice. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for bids and proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. Unless otherwise stated herein, no solicitation regarding this announcement is available. Requests for the same will be disregarded. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the FedBizOpps. Please be aware that all information submitted in response to this request, whether written, oral, electronic, graphic, or any other medium, is considered public information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender. For information about the Volpe Center refer to the Volpe Center website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov Web Link: www.volpe.dot.gov Email: cathryn.oliva.simmons@.dot.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 55 Broadway, Cambrdige, Massachusetts, 02142, United States
- Zip Code: 02142
- Zip Code: 02142
- Record
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