Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bldg 467 W Street, Code 200 Bid Desk, Bremerton, WA 98314-0051

V -- CROSS-SOUND BUS SERVICE BETWEEN NAVAL STATION EVERETT AND PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD DUE 031198 POC Mr. Brad Powers, 360-476-0374 or Mr. David Stokes, 360-476-3132 This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) synopsis. The Navy is interested in potential solutions to a scenario involving the daily morning and evening "commute" transportation of an estimated 1000 personnel(+/- 200) between Naval Station Everett( NSE) and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) to support the April 1999 Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 73). This availability is expected to last for a six-month period. The Navy strongly prefers that all personnel arrive at PSNS by not later than 7:30 a.m. each day. After consideration of several alternatives, the Navy has determined that the most practical solution is to transport personnel on buses using the following routes; (1) NSE to/from PSNS via Edmonds/Kingston ferry, buses to be driven on/off the ferry, (2) NSE to/from PSNS via Seattle/Bremerton Ferry, personnel to walk on/off the ferry, (3) NSE to/from PSNS via Tacoma, nonstop bus service. The important factors in the Navy's decision making process include scheduling flexibility, travel time, cost, comfort of personnel and overall efficiency. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit concepts, existing capabilities in the marketplace, potential alternate approaches and general costing data. In responding to this RFI, interested parties should submit a short (10 pages maximum) executive summary of their concepts and capabilities. The Navy will review information submitted and may request additional information and/or oral presentations from potential sources whose initial submittals are of particular interest. Note that the Government WILL NOT pay for any information received in response to this RFI. Please direct your submittals to Mr. Brad Powers, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound, Code 205.BP, 467 "W" Street, Bremerton, WA 98314-5120; FAX: (360) 476-8701; E-mail: fiscps_c200rfis@puget.fisc.navy.mil with the subject line "Bus Service" (0048)

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