DoDEA-Europe Daily Commute and Special Needs Student Transportation Service, Vicenza, Italy

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is seeking to procure daily commute and special needs student transportation services for its Vicenza, Italy location through a competitive Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under FAR Parts 12 and 15. The contract will support DoDEA-Europe South District and is intended to serve a potential 5-year period consisting of a 1-year base period followed by four 1-year option periods, with an additional 6-month extension available under FAR 52.217-8. All prospective contractors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database by the proposal submission deadline and should submit any written inquiries or clarification requests to Jiabao Peng (Jiabao.Peng@dodea.edu) and Marcia Lee (Marcia.Lee@dodea.edu) with the subject line "HE125426RE008 Pre-Solicitation Questions" by January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. The formal Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on SAM.gov in January 2026, with detailed evaluation criteria and contract specifications to be provided at that time. All future solicitation information, amendments, and updates will be distributed exclusively through SAM.gov and Contract Opportunities, making it essential for interested parties to monitor these sources regularly.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and carries no specified award value or budget range in the pre-solicitation notice. No incumbent contractor or current contractor name has been identified in this announcement. The NAICS classification for this requirement is 485410 (School and Employee Bus Transportation), and the PSC code is V222 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Passenger Motor Charter), indicating the specialized nature of student transportation services. Interested contractors are responsible for independently downloading all solicitation documents and amendments from the designated platforms, as hard copies will not be distributed except to selected local vendors in the host nation at DoDEA's discretion. The pre-solicitation notice emphasizes that no information regarding the solicitation will be provided via telephone communication, establishing a formal written-only inquiry process to ensure transparency and equal access to all prospective bidders.