BLM NTC Charter Vehicle Services

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603(a), the Contracting Officer is issuing a synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of Charter Vehicle Services for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Training Center (NTC).
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only synopsis/solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Synopsis/Solicitation Number 140L0124Q0010 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This synopsis/solicitation will utilize the policies for synopsis/solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as appropriate for this acquisition.

(iii) The synopsis/solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effected through FAR Acquisition Circular 2024-03 effective February 23, 2024.

(iv) This synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) associated with this synopsis/solicitation is 485510, Charter Bus Industry, with a size standard of $19,000,000.00.

(v) See the Statement of Work, Section #1, for detailed requirements.

(vi) Provide pricing in accordance with Section #2, Pricing Table. All pricing must be fully burdened, to include all wages, workers¿ compensation, and other taxes. Prices also must be in accordance with the Wage Determination included with this RFQ, see Section #6. Also included in the submitted price quote shall be a completed Section #8, Attachment 3 Mock BPA Call. Do not provide additional discounts for the Mock BPA Call outside of any already incorporated in the submitted Section #2, Pricing Table.

(vii) The services to be acquired through this synopsis/solicitation is Charter Vehicle Services for the BLM National Training Center (NTC) in Phoenix, Arizona.

(viii) Performance locations and periods of performance are detailed in the Statement of Work included in the synopsis/solicitation.

(ix) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Potential quoters shall read and comply with all of the requirements. See Section #4 for Additional Instructions (addendum).

(x) This acquisition is being solicited using FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The basis of award will be a best-value determination see FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation ¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services and Section #5 for Evaluation Criteria.

To be eligible for award, the quoter must be a small business deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104, provide all documentation/information required in this synopsis/solicitation; meet all requirements of the synopsis/solicitation and conform to all required terms and conditions. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the synopsis/solicitation may result in the quoter being ineligible for award.

(xi) Quoters shall ensure that their Offeror Representations and Certifications ¿ Commercial Product and Commercial Services (FAR Provision 52.212-3) are updated in the System for Award Management (SAM). If a quoter does not have an active SAM registration they shall complete FAR clause 52.212-3 and include it with the submission.

(xii) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition, see Section #3 for all clauses and provisions.

(xiii) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. See FAR Clause 52.212-5 in Section #3 for additional information.

(xiv) Provide past performance references in accordance with the format included in Attachment 2 Past Performance References, Section #7 of this RFQ.

(xv) Additional clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in the synopsis/solicitation document, Section #3. These clauses will be incorporated into the successful quoter¿s contract award. Additional provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in the same section. These provisions are incorporated into this synopsis/solicitation but will not be incorporated into the successful quoter¿s BPA award.

(xvi) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.

(xvii) Quotes are due no later than Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. MST. Quotes shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the synopsis/solicitation document via email to the Contract Specialist, Andrew Alger at aalger@blm.gov.
Interested parties may submit questions relating to this synopsis/solicitation via electronic mail to Contracting Specialist, Andrew Alger at aalger@blm.gov. Questions are due no later than Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. MST.
(xviii) The following individual is the only point of contact for this synopsis/solicitation.
Andrew Alger
Contract Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
Headquarters Acquisition Branch
Email: aalger@blm.gov

Sections:
1. Statement of Work
2. Pricing Table
3. Clauses and Provisions
4. Additional Instructions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1)
5. Evaluation Criteria (Addendum to FAR 52.212-2)
6. Attachment 1: Wage Determination
7. Attachment 2: Past Performance References
8. Attachment 3: Mock BPA Call