Twenty-six (26) Parking Spaces for DOT PHMSA Central Region Office.

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Title: Twenty-six (26) Parking Spaces for DOT PHMSA Central Region Office.

Background: The U.S. DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) located at 901 Locust St, Kansas City, MO 64106, has a need for 26 parking spaces for the staff at this location.  The need for parking spaces is so the staff can meet the mission and goals of the agency, respond to an emergency, and to maintain the personal safety of agency employees and their assets.

Contract Type: Firmed Fixed-Price.

Set Aside: 100% Small Business.

Period of Performance: One (1) year base period with options for four (4) additional 1-year options.  The base period is estimated to be December 01, 2012 - November 30, 2013.  If all options are exercised, the end date would be November 30, 2017.

Evaluation Criteria:
Proposals will be evaluated based on Best Value to the Government.  This includes price and other factors.  The other factors to be evaluated are:

1. Technical:
  a. Reserved parking spaces or area. 
  b. Parking spaces need to be secured.
  c. Key card access for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
  d. Twenty-four hour access and ability to leave vehicles in assigned parking area overnight.
  e. The garage needs to be located such that employees are able to walk along secure buildings that have security cameras with 24 hour monitoring for late evening, night and weekends for secure travel between office and garage. 

2. Past Performance: Past performance will be evaluated based on overall customer satisfaction, staffing, and contract management.

3. Pricing: Price will be evaluated for reasonableness.

Evaluation Order of Importance: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal presents the "best overall value" to the Government considering the criteria 1 through 3 above. Technical Approach is more important than Past Performance.  Pricing will be evaluated separately for reasonableness.

Solicitation Questions and Answers: Any questions on solicitation content, issues, or procedures must be received via email to Mr. Fazal Mirza (Contract Specialist) at fazal.mirza@dot.gov, with a copy to Mr. Warren Osterberg at warren.osterberg@dot.gov, on or before November 06, 2012, prior to 3:00 PM, Eastern Time. Emails must reference RFQ #DTPH56-13-Q-000002 and the company name in the subject line.

Submission Of Proposals:
Offeror's Tax Identification Number, DUNS, point of contact information, and proposal date should be clearly indicated on the cover page.  Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format to Fazal Mirza (Contracts Specialist) at fazal.mirza@dot.gov, with a copy to Mr. Warren Osterberg at warren.osterberg@dot.gov.  Emails must reference Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation number DTPH56-12-Q-000019 and the company name in the subject line.  Deadline for proposals is November 13, 2012, prior to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. 

Provisions and Clauses: See Attachment A for a list of provisions and clauses for this solicitation.