Hurricane Evacuation Charter Buses
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- M0026325Q0007
- Agency
- Marine Corps Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 485510 Charter Bus Industry
- Place of performance
- Parris Island, South Carolina 29905, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Andrea Learn andrea.n.learn.civ@usmc.mil (843) 228-3813
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps is seeking charter bus services for hurricane evacuation operations at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRDPI). The solicitation requires a contractor to provide up to 180 environmentally-controlled buses capable of transporting 8,600 recruits from Parris Island, SC to Marine Corps Base Albany, GA within 24 hours of evacuation notification. Additionally, the contractor must supply 5 buses and qualified drivers for annual hurricane evacuation training exercises. The government will evaluate quotes based on price, past performance, and technical factors, with a comparative assessment that eliminates unacceptable quotations and ranks remaining quotes from lowest to highest price. Vendor questions are due by February 24, 2025, with final quotes required by March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. The contract will be awarded using commercial procedures under FAR Part 12, with the goal of selecting the most advantageous offer at a fair and reasonable price.
The solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 485510, with a size standard of $19 million. The contract will cover a base year and two one-year option periods, running from March 2025 through March 2028, specifically covering the hurricane season from March 1st to November 30th annually. Contractors must maintain Defense Travel Management Office certification, state operating certificates for South Carolina and Georgia, and specified insurance coverage. Performance requirements are stringent, demanding 100% on-time personnel delivery and fewer than two defects per month for vehicle and operator standards. The place of performance is Beaufort, SC 29905, with transportation routes between Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Marine Corps Base Albany, Georgia. Vendors must submit a comprehensive technical quote including a Quality Control Plan, Personnel Plan, and Equipment Plan, along with past performance information from three relevant contracts within the previous five years.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number M0026325Q0007 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) using the commercial procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Source Selection procedures are in accordance with FAR subpart 13.5. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-04 dated 20240521 and DFARS Publication 20240425.
The Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Recruit Depot- Parris Island, SC intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price contract for Hurricane Evacuation Buses (HURREX). This solicitation is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 485510 with a size standard of 19,000,000.
All applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses are contained in SF1449 M0026325Q0007 attached to this synopsis.
The Government will accept vendor questions no later than 24 February 2025. Questions received after this date may not be answered.
Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their proposals in accordance with FAR Part 12 and additional instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors provided in the SF1449. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and its addendum provision. In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), the government will conduct a comparative evaluation of quotations based on price and other non-price factors. The Government will first eliminate unacceptable quotations; the remaining quotations will be arranged from lowest price to the highest price. If there are more than two (2) quotes, the Government will conduct a comparative assessment of at least the two (2) lowest price quotes. The award will be made to the offeror’s whose quote is determined to have both a fair and reasonable price and to be the most advantageous to the Government. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. All other additional contract requirement for this acquisition can be found in the attached SF 1449.
The closing date and time for this solicitation is 5 March 2025 2:00PM (EST).
The primary point of contact for this solicitation:
Andrea Learn
andrea.n.learn.civ@usmc.mil
843.228.3813
Secondary point of contact:
Randy Wentworth
randy.wentworth@usmc.mil
843.228.2151
Update #1 ·
Provide up to 180 Charter Buses within 24 hours of Hurricane Evacuation notice. Transport recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC to Albany, Ga. Once notice is given to safely return, recruits will be transported from Albany, Ga back to MCRDPI.
Vendor will provide 5 buses and qualified drivers for an Annual Staged Emergency Hurricane Evacuation training aboard MCRDPI.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 25Q0007 HURREX.pdf | ||
| Combo Synopsis 25Q0007 HURREX BUS.pdf | ||
| PWS - MCRDPI Hurricane Evacuation.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Evacuation Charter Buses | Solicitation | |
| Hurricane Evacuation Charter Buses | Pre-Solicitation |
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