Provide Vehicle Rentals in Alaska to the NOAA Ship

Amendment 0001 to solicitation 1333MK25Q0001 is for the following
Provide question and answers and additional information.
Question and answers and additional information:

Q1. 4-Door Sedan - Is there a specific make and model vehicle your group will prefer for that extended period?

A1. (Non-specific, just a midsize sedan)

Q2. Mini Van - Is there a specific make and model vehicle your group will prefer for that extended period? How many seats will be ideal for your team 7 or 8-Seater?

A2. (Non-specific Brand, nonspecific seater)

Additional Information:
Vehicles: Rental vehicles will be properly licensed, clean, and maintained and meet federal, state, and local safety standards, in a safe operating condition, be no more than four years old, and have no more than 60,000 miles on the odometer. The vehicles shall contain a full tank of gas.
All of the Other terms and conditions remain the same.

End of Amendment 0001.


THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK25Q0001 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2024-07.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), NOAA SHIP FAIRWEATHER REQUIRES VEHICLE RENTALS AT KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

0001 PROVIDE RENTAL VEHICLES TO THE NOAA SHIP FAIRWEATHER WHILE THE SHIP IS AT KETCHIKAN, ALASKA AS FOLLOWS:

ONE (1) FOUR-DOOR SEDAN
ONE (1) MINI-VAN

**EACH VEHICLE SHALL INCLUDE LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER (LDW)**

RENTAL PERIOD: (APPROXIMATELY 62 DAYS)

PICK UP: 10/29/2024
DROP-OFF: 12/29/2024

EACH CLIN IS INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER, THEREFORE THE VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM THE REQUESTED RENTAL VEHICLES PER CLIN AND DATES.

**VENDOR SHALL NOT CHARGE THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY STANDBY SERVICES.**
**PRICES WILL BE PAID AT ACTUAL COST NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE ORDER. **
**ANY UNUSED FUNDS REMAINING WILL BE DE-OBLIGATED AT A LATER TIME. *


INCLUSION OF FAR CLAUSE 52.217-8, OPTION TO EXTEND
SERVICES, IN THE SOLICITATION AND RESULTANT CONTRACT IS FOR USE BY THE GOVERNMENT AS OUTLINED AT FAR 37.111, EXTENSION OF SERVICES. THE OPTION WILL BE EXERCISED AS NEEDED AT ANY TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT USING THE RATES APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF EXERCISE.

0002 OPTIONAL SERVICES
FUNDS MAY BE ALLOCATED AS PLACE HOLDER AT THE AWARD LEVEL OR DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL VEHICLE RENTALS OR WEEKLY EXTENSION OF ONE OR MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

PROVIDE OPTIONAL WEEKLY EXTENSION PER VEHICLE OR THE PROCUREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SAME OR LIKE VEHICLE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
EACH CLIN IS INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER, THEREFORE THE VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM SERVICES REQUESTED PER EACH CLIN AND DATES OF ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE.
VENDOR SHALL NOT CHARGE THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY STANDBY SERVICES.
**PRICES WILL BE PAID AT ACTUAL COST NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE ORDER. ** **ANY UNUSED FUNDS REMAINING WILL BE DE-OBLIGATED AT A LATER TIME. **

THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: 1. AVAILABILITY (VEHICLES, AND DATES), 2. PRICE. OPTION CLIN WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE OVERALL AVAILABILITY AND BEST PRICE***

THIS ACQUISITION IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER NAICS CODE 532111, PASSENGER CAR RENTAL THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS W023.

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ 1333MK25Q0001, VENDOR SHALL ENSURE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OTHERWISE FAILURE TO PROVIDE OR MISSING DOCUMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED AS A NON-RESPONSIVE, AND COULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM SOLICITATION.

1. RFQ NUMBER, INCLUDING NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, CAGE CODE AND SAM UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI).

2. PROVIDE THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR SAM REGISTRATION.

3. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED AND ITEMIZED COST TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER REQUIREMENTS PER LINE ITEMS IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET EXPLAINED HOW IS BEING QUOTED) INCLUDING AVAILABILITY OF VEHICLES.

4. VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM **EACH VEHICLE SHALL INCLUDES LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER (LDW).**

5. INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECT THE GOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS (EMAIL) NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 22, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET). TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONRECEIPT OF EMAIL. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST A CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL RECEIPT.

***ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV BY OCTOBER 18, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. (ET). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED. ***

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE SAM.GOV VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN FEDBIZOPPS WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION IS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTP:// WWW.SAM.GOV/.

FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISION PLEASE SEE ATTACHED STANDARD FORM1449 1333MK25Q0001.

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK25Q0001 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2024-07.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), NOAA SHIP FAIRWEATHER REQUIRES VEHICLE RENTALS AT KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

0001 PROVIDE RENTAL VEHICLES TO THE NOAA SHIP FAIRWEATHER WHILE THE SHIP IS AT KETCHIKAN, ALASKA AS FOLLOWS:

ONE (1) FOUR-DOOR SEDAN
ONE (1) MINI-VAN

**EACH VEHICLE SHALL INCLUDE LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER (LDW)**

RENTAL PERIOD: (APPROXIMATELY 62 DAYS)

PICK UP: 10/29/2024
DROP-OFF: 12/29/2024

EACH CLIN IS INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER, THEREFORE THE VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM THE REQUESTED RENTAL VEHICLES PER CLIN AND DATES.

**VENDOR SHALL NOT CHARGE THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY STANDBY SERVICES.**
**PRICES WILL BE PAID AT ACTUAL COST NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE ORDER. **
**ANY UNUSED FUNDS REMAINING WILL BE DE-OBLIGATED AT A LATER TIME. *


INCLUSION OF FAR CLAUSE 52.217-8, OPTION TO EXTEND
SERVICES, IN THE SOLICITATION AND RESULTANT CONTRACT IS FOR USE BY THE GOVERNMENT AS OUTLINED AT FAR 37.111, EXTENSION OF SERVICES. THE OPTION WILL BE EXERCISED AS NEEDED AT ANY TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT USING THE RATES APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF EXERCISE.

0002 OPTIONAL SERVICES
FUNDS MAY BE ALLOCATED AS PLACE HOLDER AT THE AWARD LEVEL OR DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL VEHICLE RENTALS OR WEEKLY EXTENSION OF ONE OR MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

PROVIDE OPTIONAL WEEKLY EXTENSION PER VEHICLE OR THE PROCUREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SAME OR LIKE VEHICLE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
EACH CLIN IS INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER, THEREFORE THE VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM SERVICES REQUESTED PER EACH CLIN AND DATES OF ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE.
VENDOR SHALL NOT CHARGE THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY STANDBY SERVICES.
**PRICES WILL BE PAID AT ACTUAL COST NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE ORDER. ** **ANY UNUSED FUNDS REMAINING WILL BE DE-OBLIGATED AT A LATER TIME. **

THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: 1. AVAILABILITY (VEHICLES, AND DATES), 2. PRICE. OPTION CLIN WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE OVERALL AVAILABILITY AND BEST PRICE***

THIS ACQUISITION IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER NAICS CODE 532111, PASSENGER CAR RENTAL THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS W023.

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ 1333MK25Q0001, VENDOR SHALL ENSURE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OTHERWISE FAILURE TO PROVIDE OR MISSING DOCUMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED AS A NON-RESPONSIVE, AND COULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM SOLICITATION.

1. RFQ NUMBER, INCLUDING NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, CAGE CODE AND SAM UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI).

2. PROVIDE THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR SAM REGISTRATION.

3. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED AND ITEMIZED COST TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER REQUIREMENTS PER LINE ITEMS IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET EXPLAINED HOW IS BEING QUOTED) INCLUDING AVAILABILITY OF VEHICLES.

4. VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM **EACH VEHICLE SHALL INCLUDES LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER (LDW).**

5. INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECT THE GOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS (EMAIL) NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 22, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET). TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONRECEIPT OF EMAIL. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST A CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL RECEIPT.

***ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV BY OCTOBER 18, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. (ET). TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED. ***

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE SAM.GOV VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN FEDBIZOPPS WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION IS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTP:// WWW.SAM.GOV/.

FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISION PLEASE SEE ATTACHED STANDARD FORM1449 1333MK25Q0001.