Bus Emergency Security System (BESS) Program

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe Region Office is planning to award a fixed-price, performance-based contract for a Bus Emergency Security System (BESS) Program. This contract will have a one-year base period with four additional one-year option periods. The acquisition will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures for commercial items, offering a turnkey emergency notification and locator system for buses operating in the European and Asian theaters. The system is designed to send an alarm signal along with the vehicle’s location to monitoring stations upon demand, enhancing the security and response capabilities for bus operations. The solicitation for this contract, identified as HE1280-09-R-0004, will be released on or after February 18, 2009, and will be open to all responsible sources in an unrestricted competitive process. Proposals are expected to be submitted within two to four weeks of the solicitation release. This presolicitation is posted by the DoDEA Europe Region Office, a Department of Defense entity, with the primary place of performance in Wiesbaden. Interested parties can access the solicitation electronically through the Federal Business Opportunities website and contact the designated procurement officials, including the Contract Specialist and the Chief of the Procurement Division, for more information.