Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Training and Certification - FCI Loretto

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office in Grand Prairie, Texas intends to make a single award for the provision of training and testing services leading to a certification in Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Institution Loretto located in Loretto, PA.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 611519 (Size Standard: $15,000,000). This solicitation is being issued as unrestricted. Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

The Government contemplates awarding of an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contracts with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from this solicitation. The contract period shall consist of a 12 month base period with four 12 month option periods for renewal.

All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the industry and in compliance with the Statement of Work. The Government anticipates requiring an estimated maximum of 1300 sessions per year.

The solicitation will be made available on or about February 1, 2017 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. If you have questions about the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) may be able to help. The Procurement Technical Assistance Program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To locate a PTAC near you, go to http://www.aptac-us.org.