V -- RAIL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN RUSSIA

Notice Date

August 30, 2000

Contracting Office

Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AM, 45045 Aviation Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-7517

ZIP Code

20166-7517

Solicitation Number

N/A

Point of Contact

Brian Wilt, Contract Specialist, 703-326-8716; Mack Catella, Contracting Officer, 703-810-4797

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract negotiator via (brian.wilt@dtra.mil)

Description

Note that this is a Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this notice is identify capable performers. No solicitation has been released. Plans to release a solicitation will be forthcoming. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking competent performers in meeting the requirement to provide assistance to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the movement of sensitive assets by train to support dismantlement and consolidation efforts under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. The use of "Facilitating Agents" will be required to review MOD transportation plans, verify transportation costs and documentation, monitor the actual movement, and submit movement confirmation reports for a level of effort of about four train shipments per month. The use of a "Forwarding Agent" will be necessary to reimburse the costs and expenses for the movement following the confirmation of the completed movement. The Forwarding Agent designated by MOD coordinates and pre-pays the Russian Federation Railway Ministry (MPS) for the rail movements. The Contractor must have demonstrated logistics business relations and experience, within the past two years, with the following Russian Federation ministries: MPS and MOD. This will require that the contractor have or be capable of establishing the following two services within 30 days after contract award: (1) a business office located in Moscow capable of conducting business with the Russian MOD, the MPS, the Facilitating Agents and the Forwarding Agent; (2) a funds transfer mechanism to that office with the ability to transfer funds in rubles and U.S. dollars to Russian business entities in the course of business. The procurement for this effort will be structured and executed as a five-year contract, consisting of one base year and four one-year options. Exercising option years will be contingent upon program compliance and annual identification and validation of MOD's need for continued assistance for controlled materials transportation. A capabilities statement must be provided, which provides evidence of your capability for meeting the requirements stated above. Responses to this notice are due no later than 1600 hours Washington DC time on 13 September 2000. Offerors must provide an e-mail address, physical address, and capabilities statement to the contract negotiator, Brian Wilt, in order to be included on the mailing list for any possible future solicitation. Reference Project Number CTN000000547. This information is to be sent via e-mail to the attention of Brian Wilt at brian.wilt@dtra.mil. If you do not have e-mail, please fax using the number (703) 810-4691.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000901/VSOL003.HTM (W-243 SN491944)