Synopsis_of_Draft_Solicitation.pdf

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify interested parties the USTRANSCOM Acquisition

Directorate anticipates issuance of a solicitation to provide all personnel, supervision, training, and equipment necessary to perform all tasks as identified in the PWS for shipments and storage of POVs globally. The contractor shall assume all responsibility, liability, and costs for receipt/delivery, processing, and transportation of the POV from point of receipt to final delivery. The contractor's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: (1) operating multiple vehicle processing centers (VPCs), preparing POVs for shipment, and ensuring all necessary agriculture and customs clearances are accomplished; (2) arranging for and/or providing inland and ocean transportation of the POVs; (3) providing Intransit Visibility (ITV) of POV shipments;

(4) storage of POVs; and (5) resolving POV loss and/or damage claims.

This will be a competitive best value source selection. The Government will conduct a Past

Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection in which competing offerors' past performance history will be evaluated on a basis approximately equal to cost or price considerations. Award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible IAW FAR Part 9, who submits an acceptable business proposal, technical proposal, and small business subcontracting plan, and is judged, based on their past performance and total evaluated price, to represent the best value to the Government. The draft Request for Proposal is being posted concurrent with this synopsis.

The NAICS code is 488999. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on FBO.gov on or about 24 Apr 13. No hardcopies of this solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by USTRANSCOM/TCAQ. The solicitation may be downloaded from the FedBizOpps website at http://www.FBO.gov. All comments should be addressed to Marie Pendergast, Contracting Officer (618) 220-7141, email:

Marie.Pendergast@ustranscom.mil, Krissy Schneider (618) 220-7063, email

Krissy.Schneider@ustranscom.mil or Michael Muskopf, Contract Specialist (618) 220-7114, email: Michael.Muskopf@ustranscom.mil.

http://www.fbo.gov/