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R -- UN-ARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES -- EPA LIBBY ASBESTOS PROJECT SOL DTRS57-00-Q-80054 DUE 072800 POC Point of Contact -- Carolyn Lovett, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2025 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, lovett@volpe.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. Solicitation No. DTRS57-00-Q-80054 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition 97-10. This solicitation is a small business set-aside in accordance with Section 15 of the Small Business Act. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 7381, and the small b usiness size standard is $9.0M. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has a requirement to assist Region VIII of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the Libby Asbestos Project. This project is located in the town of Libby, Lincoln County, Montana. The Contractor shall provide unarmed security guard services for the field office, staging area and construction areas during all non-working hours for the scheduled duration of the project. The hours of work shall be: Monday through Saturday, 6 pm 7 am, 13 hours, and Sunday 24 hours. The site located in Libby, Montana is forty miles south of Canada and approximately 50 miles south east of the Idaho border by highway. The site is accessed by State Highway 37 from the center of Libby. As part of this pro ject the Volpe Center will maintain a field office (i.e. 3 trailers and associated equipment), staging area, and construction areas during all non-working hours for the scheduled duration of the project. The unarmed security guard will have use of the Government trailer, a desk within the trailer, and the Government telephone during his or her shift. The Government telephone shall only be used for business and emergency purposes relative to this requirement. The vendor shall provide all the necessary equipment, material and labor to perform the following tasks: 1. Conducts daily in-brief with Government and contractor representative and prepare daily in-brief log. 2. Conduct daily out-brief with Government and contractor representatives and prepare daily out-brief log. 3. File daily in- brief and out-brief logs in the Government trailer file cabinet. 4. Conduct rounds of Government field office trailers and equipment, Government staging area, and construction areas(s) and document in log. Rounds shall be conducted every two hours of the un-armed security guards shift. 5. Notify Government and or contractor personnel, as determined in the daily in-brief, or emergency situations. 6. Notify appropriate emergency personnel of emergency situations. The offerers shall include the following information in their written quotation: Item 0001- A lump sum price for all of the services performed described above. The lump sum shall be based upon the period of performance of approximately 2 months commencing on August 1, 2000 and ending on September 30, 2000 (excluding holidays). It em 0002- Option Unit price for one additional month of coverage, October 1-31, 2000. Item 0003- Option Unit price for one additional month of coverage November 1-30, 2000 (excluding Thanksgiving Holiday). Item 0004-Option C Unit price ($/day) for 24 hours guard services for 3 holidays (Labor Day 9/4/00, Veteran s Day 11/11/00 and Thanksgiving Day 11/22/00. Item 0005- Option unit price ($/hour) for up to 240 additional hours. Items 0002, 0003, 0004 and 0005 are options. The Government will exercise the optional items if needed. The Government at its option will request additional hours in accordance with item 0005. All efforts will be made by the Government to provide the request 24 hours prior to the required services. All un-armed security guard rates shall be in accordance w ith United States Service Contract Act rates for the Libby, Lincoln County, Montana area (see attachment 1). The minimum wage rate for Guard 1 is $8.41/hr. The successful vendor shall be licensed by the Montana Board of Private Security Patrol Officers and Investigators. A copy of the license will be submitted to the Government prior to award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items: The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation that will be the best value to the Government, considering that all specifications are met and price. Offers will be received on an all or none basis. A single award will result from this solicitation. A Firm Fixed-Price purchase order is anticipated. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: paragraph B, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, paragraph C, 1, 2, 4. Offers will be received at U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATT N: Carolyn Lovett, DTS-852, 2:00 P.M. Local time July 28, 2000. Offers may be submitted via facsimile at 617/494-3649. For information on this solicitation you may contact Carolyn Lovett at 617/494-2025. Posted 07/18/00 (D-SN476057). (0200)

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