PWS_Transportation_Adv_Courses_Mar_2014_2_weeks.docx

CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

ADVANCED COURSES MARCH 2014

1.0 Relevant Background.

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) delineates the tasks required for transportation services to the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. The period of performance will be from 16 – 29 March 2014.

The CHDS mission is to provide education and to conduct outreach, research, and knowledge-sharing activities on defense and international security policy-making with military and civilian leaders of the Western Hemisphere. CHDS seeks to advance international security policy and defense decision-making processes, foster partnerships and promote effective civil-military relations in democratic societies. CHDS seeks to contribute to a cooperative international security environment and mutual understanding of priority U.S. and regional defense and international security policy issues.

The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) is responsible for developing civilian and military specialists from the region by providing professional seminars designed to meet the needs of mid-to-upper level military and civilian officials in the national security policy and strategic planning divisions of regional governments. CHDS will be holding four concurrent two-week Advanced Courses from 16 – 29 March 2014.

1.1 Objective

To assist CHDS in fulfilling its responsibilities, contractor will provide transportation services to support a three-week professional course for approximately 54 participants to be transported in Washington, DC from 16 – 29 March 2014. The contractor shall provide bus, van, and limousine transportation services in and around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area as specified in task orders issued from time to time under an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity in support of various events (conferences, seminars, courses, field trips, etc.). Individual task orders will specify details of required services such as dates, types of vehicles needed, locations and times of passenger pickup and drop off.

Contractors must adhere to the terms of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) DoD Military Bus Agreement (MBA) and addendum standards, terms, and conditions.

1.2 SCOPE: The contract requires expert transportation support and services on a requirements basis.

2.0 Contractor provided transportation services:

The Contractor shall provide safe, reliable, and comfortable passenger bus transportation services to transport approximately 54 CHDS participants to and from regional center events in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area (including surrounding areas of Virginia and Maryland). In addition, the Contractor shall provide safe, reliable, and comfortable transportation services to transport a total of approximately 54 CHDS participants to and from the Ronald Reagan National Airport and the Hotel TBD, in groups of up to 8 passengers per trip. A large vehicle is not desired for transportation to/from the airport. See attached schedule.

Performance Standard:

Performance of bus transportation services must be safe, reliable, and delivered on time by courteous personnel using clean, comfortable, mechanically sound equipment in compliance with MBA standards.

Performance Measure:

Performance will be measured through periodic inspection by the CHDS COR or authorized CHDS personnel for timeliness, cleanliness, and personnel courtesy using quality assurance questionnaires. Compliance with equipment standards, safety standards, and insurance standards shall be measured by inspection as provided in the MBA.

3.0 Problem areas

The Government and Contractor shall bring any potential problems or issues affecting contractor performance to the attention of the Contracting Officer immediately. The Contracting Officer enters all performance issues and problems into the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

4.0 Description and Use of Government Furnished Information (GFI), Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

The COR or duly authorized CHDS personnel will provide the transportation company all required lists of participants and necessary arrival/departure schedules.

(Attached please find a tentative bus schedule.)

No Government Furnished Equipment will be made available to contractors for performance of this contract. The Government will provide any necessary instructions or information in conjunction with individual task orders.

5.0 Contract Type

Contract will be firm fixed price.

6.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance will be from 16 – 29 March 2014.

7.0 Government Responsibilities

The Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) is the only authorized Government Official that can make changes to any task order or order additional services under any task order issued by DSCA.

8.0 Security: The security classification of work to be performed under the contract is unclassified.