FMCSA Organizational Assessment (Phase II)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 6913G623Q300069 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04, effective 06/02/2023. The NAICS Code is 541611. The small business size standard is $24.5M.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is working with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to provide consulting and support services for the review of their operations as part of the Agency’s commitment to continuous improvement. Within FMCSA, a new department was recently established when multiple offices were merged into one organization. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will require further modifications to the current organizational structure. The objective of this task is to support Volpe in conducting an organizational assessment of the new department. The secondary objective of this task is to support Volpe in conducting business process reviews of some of their safety-based programs.

LINE ITEMS
Quantity: 12
Unit of Measure: MO
Unit Price:
Total Price:
PSC: R799
Period of Performance: 08/31/2023 to 08/30/2023

REQUIREMENTS/Statement of Work (see attachment 2):
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Please provide a firm fixed price quote on the SOW attached.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 08/31/2023 to 08/30/2023

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: (see attachement 1)
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Please provide a firm fixed price quote on the specifications attached.

Questions shall be submitted by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time on August 15, 2023.

Quotes shall be submitted by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 18, 2023.

Questions and quotes shall be submitted to Christopher Dooley(christopher.dooley@dot.gov) and Rachel Anderson (rachel.anderson@dot.gov).

Comparative Evaluation: The Government may perform a comparative evaluation to select the contractor that is best suited and provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors in this solicitation.

All off erors must have completed the following representations via Sam.Gov.If the offeror has not completed these representations, they must be included as an attachment in the quote submission:

• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items
• FAR 52.204-26 OR FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

• SAP Commercial Terms and Conditions (see attachment 3)
• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items

The FAR provisions and clauses cited in this notice can be reviewed at www.acquisition.gov/far.

The Government will not pay for any information received.