Commercial Bus Rental Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

Little Rock Air Force Base, under the Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command, is seeking to establish a Commercial Bus Rental Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide safe, operational commercial passenger buses supporting the 19th Airlift Wing's mass movement of personnel for deployments, exercises, and contingency operations. The contractor must provide buses with a minimum capacity of 44 passengers, model year 2010 or newer with automatic transmission, in solid black, blue, gray, or white colors, along with optional driver services on a daily rate basis. Key requirements include the contractor maintaining all vehicles, insurance, repairs, and fuel; providing replacement vehicles within 24 hours in case of breakdown at no additional cost; and ensuring 24/7 availability including federal holidays. The Government will evaluate all responsive offers using a two-factor approach weighting price and technical evaluation/capability equally, beginning with price ranking and conducting technical evaluations in ascending price order until at least one but no more than three offerors receive an "Acceptable" rating based on conformance to specifications and the Performance Work Statement. Questions were due April 15, 2026 by 2:30 PM CST, with final proposal submissions due April 22, 2026 by 4:00 PM CT, and two sets of Questions and Answers posted on April 16 and April 17, 2026.

This procurement is set aside as a Total Small Business opportunity under a multiple-award structure, with the Government intending to award between one and three BPAs to responsible offerors. No current incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials. The BPA carries a total ceiling of $2,499,999.99 with individual call orders limited to $25,000.00 each, and pricing must be submitted as a daily rate for bus rental services with optional daily rates for driver services. The contract provides a five-year ordering period with a flexible framework requiring a minimum of one bus and maximum of five buses available at any given time, with delivery orders not exceeding 30 days at a time. Performance will take place at Little Rock Air Force Base (LR AFB), AR 72099, with buses delivered to Ground Transportation, Building 554, Third Street, and all services subject to Little Rock AFB driving standards per AFI 31-218 and applicable Service Contract Act wage determinations for Arkansas counties including Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, and Saline.