S -- LIBBY ASBESTOS PROJECT -- UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES

Notice Date

March 28, 2001

Contracting Office

55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142

ZIP Code

02142

Solicitation Number

DTRS57-01-Q-80017

Response Due

April 11, 2001

Point of Contact

Point of Contact -- Diane E. McKenzie, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-6318

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist (McKenzie@volpe.dot.gov)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 12, 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. This is a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification Systems Code is 561612 and the small business standard is $9 million. The Volpe Center requires unarmed security guard services in Libby Montana. As part of the project the Volpe Center will maintain a field office (i.e., 3 trailers and associated equipment), a staging area, and other construction specific areas on a work day basis (i.e., 6 days/ week, 10 hours/day and Sunday, 24 hours). The site areas are up to 12 miles apart and a vehicle will be required for the conduct of rounds. The requirement is for un-armed security guard services for field office, staging area, and construction areas during all non-working hours for a period of four and a half months with Option 1 to add an additional 200 hours and Option 2 for an additional one month of service. Three holidays are also anticipated to fall within this time frame for which the vendor shall provide a price for un-armed security guard coverage for 24 hours on 5/28/01, 7/4/01 and 9/3/01. The vendor shall provide all the necessary equipment, material and labor to perform the following tasks: a) conduct daily in-brief with Government and contractor representatives and prepa re daily in-brief logs; b) conduct daily out-brief with Government and contractor representatives and prepare daily out-brief log; c) file daily in brief and out-brief logs in the Government trailer file cabinet; d) conduct rounds of Government field office trailers and equipment, Government staging area, and construction area(s) which also include activities across the river (approximately 12 miles) from 5000 Highway 37 North and document in log. Rounds shall be conducted every two hours of the un-armed security guards shift; e) notify Government and or contractor personnel, as determined in the daily in-brief, of emergency situations; and f) notify appropriate emergency personnel of emergency situations. Prior to contract award the vendor must also present a license as required in the State of Montana to do business as a Private Security Patrol Officer per the Montana Department of Professional & Occupational Licensing, Board of Private Security Patrol Officers & Investigators. Proposals shall include the following information in a written quotation: 1) provide price for base amount for unarmed security guard service to be paid in 1-month increments for a period of five and a half months from April 16, 2001 to September 30, 2001; 2) Option 1, provide price for 200 additional hours of unarmed security guard service; 3) Option 2, provide price for additional month of unarmed security guard service. All unarmed security guard rates shall be based upon United States Service Contract Act rates for the Libby, Lincoln County, Montana area, No. 2317, Protective Service Occupations, Guard I, minimum hourly rate of $8.41. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial, is hereby incorporated by reference. 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: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 24. 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations. (OCT 2000) and 52.219-1 Small business Program Representations. (OCT 2000) Alternate I (OCT 2000) are incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.222-41, (1) through (6), Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.), incorporated by reference. NO HARD COPIES of the solicitation will be mailed. Telephone requests will not be honored. The following notice is notice for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short Terms Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the forms of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000. In addition, a short-term loan program is available to provide working capital at the prime interest rate. For further informat ion regarding these programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged business Utilization at (800) 532-1169; http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official cited above.

Web Link

Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page (http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010330/SSOL002.HTM (D-087 SN50H5L9)