V212--Employee parking and shuttle services (during parking garage construction) - Wilmington | EDA: 2/28/20 rja | Current Milestone: Solicitation | Status: Preparing pre-solicitation notice (1/23/2020 cjg); 2268 approved as

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, anticipates soliciting proposals for Temporary Parking and Shuttle Bus Services for the Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805. These services are needed while a parking garage is being constructed at the Wilmington VAMC. This solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This solicitation will be a small business set-aside.

The contractor shall provide 300 temporary parking spaces. Spaces are to be located within a

3-mile radius of the medical center. All 300 spaces do not need to be co-located. Satellite parking facility to be equipped with site lighting meeting the standards set by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNSA). Outdoor parking locations and walkways must be kept free of snow and debris. The parking lot owner must exercise reasonable care in safeguarding all vehicles.

In addition, the contractor shall provide continuous shuttle bus transportation service during parking hours of operation. This service shall include all resources necessary to successfully staff, operate, maintain, and support the routes required. This service shall be for all authorized Government personnel (Federal employees and PIV badge holding contractors) and their accompanied guests. The contractor must provide shuttle buses that can accommodate a minimum for the designated stops.

Temporary parking is required, and shuttle buses must operate Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Shuttle bus service shall begin the first pick-up promptly at 6:00 am, and have pick-up and departure occur from each designated stop every 15 minutes. It is the contractor s responsibility to provide a schedule for each stop throughout the day. Highest demand is anticipated between 6:30 am 8:00 am and 3:30 pm 5:00 pm.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit, and the small business size standard is $15 Million for this type of effort. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM https://www.sam.gov) and have a current licensure to provide shuttle bus services in the state of Delaware. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB s) must be registered in the Veteran Vendor Information Pages database (VIP) and maintain a current certification. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov and www.vip.vetbiz.gov.

The solicitation will be issued on or about February 14, 2020. The date is not firm and is subject to change. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.