Charter Bus Services

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is seeking charter bus services for transporting students and coaches from Haskell Indian Nations University to the 2025 Annual American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) conference in Rapid City, SD. The solicitation (140A2325Q0049) requires a contractor to provide transportation for 25-40 individuals, including a 10-hour one-way trip from Lawrence, KS to Rapid City, SD, with additional local transportation during the conference. The contract will be awarded using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria, with all quotes required to be submitted electronically to michelle.nahlee@bie.edu by 5:00 PM CST on January 28, 2025. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and provide an all-inclusive total price that covers all applicable taxes. The contract will be executed as a firm-fixed-price agreement with specific requirements for invoice submission through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system.

The solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 485510, with a size standard of $19 million. The period of performance is specifically from March 7, 2025 (with a 7am departure) through March 13, 2025, covering transportation between Haskell Indian Nations University (located at 155 E. Indian Ave in Lawrence, KS) and the Ramkota Best Western (2111 N. LaCrosse St. in Rapid City, SD). The contractor must provide transportation for conference events, including main travel and local transportation needs, while adhering to federal regulations. The specific services include a round trip between the university and conference location, plus five days of local transportation services during the AIHEC conference. Contractors must comply with limitations on subcontracting requirements typical of small business set-aside contracts and represent the institution professionally throughout the service period.