Freight Shipping RFI.pdf

United States Secret Service Request for Information

Non USSS / Personal

Requirement: Freight Shipping Product Service Code: V - TRANSPORT, TRAVEL, RELOCATION NAICS Code: 484122 - General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload Place of Performance: CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Canada

NAICS Code: 484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload

“This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing long-distance, general freight, less than truckload (LTL) trucking. LTL carriage is characterized as multiple shipments combined onto a single truck for multiple deliveries within a network. These establishments are generally characterized by the following network activities: local pick-up, local sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and terminal operations, and local delivery.”

Establishments primarily engaged Including:

General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL)

Description THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): This RFI is to identify small or large business capabilities to perform the following requirement. The United States Secret Service (USSS) Office of Training has identified a critical requirement for Freight Carrier Services, for the transportation of palletized shipments of small caliber ammunition. The USSS routinely ships 1-10 palletized shipments weekly that are non-expedited ground shipments, with pallets weighing 100 to 5,000 pounds. The contractor will be required to provide personnel, equipment and other items and services necessary to provide pickup, transportation, and delivery service to all commercial and military ZIP Codes (as defined by the U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code Directory) within the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam. These services shall include lift gate, inside delivery and Notification Before Delivery (Call Ahead). The requirement will include delivery to Army Post Offices (APO), Fleet Post Offices (FPO), and other U.S. Military installations. The contractor must provide scheduled pickup service, from the USSS James J Rowley Training Center (JJRTC) and delivery service to all points in the CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S.

Military Posts for approximately 150 shipments annually. In-Transit Visibility (ITV) is mandatory for all shipments. THIS AGENCY HAS NOT MADE A FINAL COMMITMENT TO PROCURE THE

STATED REQUIREMENT AND THIS RFI SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT OR

AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR COSTS IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH PROCUREMENT. This agency is interested in obtaining responses to this RFI from prospective contractors, but no contractor shall be reimbursed for providing this information; therefore, USSS will accept the requested information in whatever format it is provided. All information provided shall become the property of USTRANSCOM and will not be returned.

RFI questions and request:

Does your business have published shipment transit times? If yes, please provide the URL.

What is your standard liability for small packages?

United States Secret Service Request for Information

Non USSS / Personal

Please provide your capability statement and briefly explain if your business has current contracts associated with freight shipping.

Any information submitted in response to this RFI is voluntary. This RFI does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bids (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government's ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this RFI.

Requirements:

• Maintain appropriate licensing, operating authority, and insurance

• Drivers must possess a clean background, no criminal history

• Register an account with IPP.gov, for digital invoicing. (Invoicing)

• The requirement will include delivery to Army Post Offices (APO), Fleet Post Offices (FPO), and other U.S. Military installations

• Transport pallets weighing 100 to 5,000 pounds.

• Services shall include lift gate, inside delivery and Notification Before Delivery (Call Ahead) with a minimum of 24hrs before

• Delivery service to all commercial and military ZIP Codes (as defined by the U.S. Postal

Service ZIP Code Directory)

• Scheduled pickup service between 0700-1400hrs (7am-2pm)

• In-Transit Visibility (ITV)

• Online or company provided software for creation of Bill of Ladings (BOL’s) to include provided hardware.

• Company drivers must be equipped to load and offload palletized shipments.

• Shipment of palletized small arms ammunition (1.4 Hazmat Material)

• Shipment of Lithium batteries

Please submit capability statements to the Office of Procurement via email to Mr. Willie Bethune at Willie.Bethune@usss.dhs.gov; and Ms. Shauntynee Penix at Shauntynee.Penix@usss.dhs.gov. Email subject should reference RFI – freight shipping.

mailto:Willie.Bethune@usss.dhs.gov mailto:Shauntynee.Penix@usss.dhs.gov