School Bus Transportation Services - Solicitation
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19JM3725R0002
- Agency
-
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 485410 School and Employee Bus Transportation
- Place of performance
- Saint Andrew Jamaica
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State is soliciting proposals for school bus transportation services to provide daily routine transportation for American diplomats' children attending the American International School of Kingston (AISK) and Hillel Academy in Jamaica. The contractor must provide supervision, labor, materials, fuel, and equipment for school bus transportation services operating five days per week on school days, excluding holidays and other days designated by the schools. Key requirements include registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, appropriate vehicle documentation, and qualified drivers to operate various vehicle types including 28-seat buses, 15-seat buses, minibuses, and sedan/seven-seaters with monitors. The government will evaluate proposals using lowest-priced, acceptable, responsible quoter criteria and may award based on initial offers without discussion. Proposals are due electronically to kingstoninvoices@state.gov by July 7, 2025, with email submissions limited to 30 KB or requiring multiple emails if larger.
This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all responsible sources. The contract structure includes a base year with two optional one-year extensions, covering approximately 199 school days per year under a firm-fixed price arrangement billed per round trip. The transportation services will include multiple bus routes with various vehicle configurations and additional provisions for emergency and supplemental transportation services as needed. Performance will take place in St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica, serving the diplomatic community's educational transportation needs. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent contractors or provide specific budget ranges, focusing instead on the operational requirements for daily student transportation services.
Notice text
The requirement is to provide daily routine transportation services for American diplomats' children who attend the American International School of Kingston (AISK) and Hillel Academy. The contractor will be required to provide supervision, labor, materials, fuel and equipment for the provision of the school bus transportation services on school days, five (5) days of the week, except holidays and other days specifically designated by the schools.
The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with two one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered.
The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract.
All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR 4.1102(a). Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of proposals. Offerors that are not in compliance with the solicitation instructions and requirements shall be deemed non-responsive to the solicitation instructions and requirements and no further consideration shall be given.
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)
Electronic Submission/Responses:
This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed (30 KB), if it does then you might have to send more than one email.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 19JM3725R0002_School Bus Transportation Services.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| School Bus Transportation Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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