Global Charter Services Inc.

Global Charter Services Inc., doing business as The Busbank, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that specializes in providing comprehensive transportation solutions to federal agencies. The company has been registered in SAM.gov since November 1, 2002, and maintains an active federal contractor status with expertise in motor coach, charter bus, school bus, mini bus, and van services. The Busbank has established itself as a reliable transportation provider across multiple federal civilian and defense agencies, leveraging the GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle to deliver flexible and scalable passenger transportation solutions that support government training programs, events, logistical movements, and personnel transportation requirements.

The Busbank's federal contract award portfolio demonstrates extensive experience delivering diverse transportation services across numerous federal agencies. The company has received delivery orders and purchase orders from the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for training institute course support and construction site visits; the Department of Defense, including the Military Sealift Command, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Academy, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for civilian mariner transportation, personnel movement, and crew training services; the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation for emerging leaders programs and training seminars; the Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service for the Junior Professional Advancement Community program and agricultural trade event transportation; the U.S. Coast Guard for crew transportation to Navy training; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for coach bus transportation; the Federal Emergency Management Agency for crisis leadership program support; and the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs for media event transportation in Singapore. Contract values have ranged from approximately $2,000 to $152,010, with most awards utilizing the firm fixed-price delivery order or purchase order contract types under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule. The majority of contracts have not utilized set-aside designations, though several awards were designated as total small business set-asides, including contracts with the Air Mobility Command, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Coast Guard, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Air Force. Services provided have included half-day and full-day charter bus services, roundtrip transportation for training participants and staff, ground transportation for locally employed personnel, shuttle services, civilian mariner bus transportation, and specialized transportation for program participants and federal employees.

The Busbank currently holds four active Blanket Purchase Agreements that serve as primary contract vehicles for federal transportation procurement. The most substantial is a $1,042,205 single-award BPA with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Department of Defense's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, awarded on March 1, 2025, and running through February 28, 2030, which provides nationwide motor coach transportation services for OSHA training institute courses and DOD passenger transportation requirements both domestically and overseas. A second BPA valued at $76,386 was awarded by OSHA on June 28, 2024, and extends through June 27, 2026, specifically for roundtrip motor coach transportation supporting OSHA's Training Institute courses. An additional $136,977.60 BPA was awarded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management on May 16, 2022, designated as a total small business set-aside, running through May 15, 2027, for roundtrip motor coach transportation supporting OSHA Training Institute courses. Finally, a $600,000 multiple-award BPA was established with the Department of Defense's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on March 1, 2022, and continues through February 28, 2027, providing transportation services including passenger transportation via air, sea, and ground means for both domestic and overseas activities. All four BPAs operate under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle, enabling The Busbank to provide efficient and flexible transportation services in response to federal agency task order requests. These IDVs have generated numerous downstream call orders and delivery orders that support the company's core transportation mission across the federal government.

The BusBank is a comprehensive group and event transportation management company headquartered in Chicago. We are the industry pioneer and leader in providing a single-source for chartering a bus anywhere in North America. Our experience is broad and diverse and we arrange charters for thousands of customers each year. The scope of our service ranges from simple one-day outings to large events such as: trade-shows, conventions, sporting events and large scale entertainment events. Our network of independent bus operators is the largest of its kind in North America. BusBank works with charter bus operators everyday so we have an in-depth knowledge of how the industry works. We have established partnerships and relationships with our operator network that allows us to deliver a consistently superior customer experience.