BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

SYNOPSIS BPA for Bus Transportation Services This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for a Bus Transportation Service blanket purchase agreement prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; price lists are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the solicitation number is FA2823-10-A-3022. The AAC/PKO Contracting Division, Eglin AFB, Florida, request a price list for the current market rates for Bus Transportation Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: The following Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) clause applies and is incorporated in full texts: AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations: (a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation. (b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter is required regardless of the length of visit and will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the contract specialist for processing into the Security Forces data base. Contractors requiring base access for meetings or site visits must complete the Eglin CAB (Contractor Access Badge) Affidavit. Contractors requiring access to work on base will need to complete the Eglin CAB Affidavit and a Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification). These documents must be delivered to the Eglin AFB East Gate Pass and ID Office in a sealed envelope with a point of contact (POC) and phone number on the front of the envelope. You may also mail or FEDX the documents to: 96 Security Forces Squadron, Bldg 272 302 West D Ave Eglin AFB FL 32542 Attn Pass & Registration Anticipate a three-day lead time for Security Forces to process the documents and conduct the required background check. Once the background check is complete, a copy will be returned to the POC listed on the envelope. The prime contractor can provide paperwork for their subcontractor(s) and submit as many documents per envelope as necessary. (c) When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate and social security card to obtain a vehicle pass. All deliveries to contractor work sites on Eglin AFB main base must go through the North Gate, located off SR-85 South. Trucks trying to enter the East, West or the ACC gate will be turned around and told to use the North Gate. Contractors' work trucks carrying equipment and tools are also required to use the North Gate. (d) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site. (e) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with AFI 31-101, Volume 1, The Air Force Installation Security Program, and AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable. (f) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office. (g) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment. AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations: (a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall: (1) Comply with the specific health and safety requirements established by this contract; (2) Comply with the health and safety rules of the Government installation that concern related activities not directly addressed in this contract; (3) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and (4) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes. (b) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract. (c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract. DEADLINE: Offers are due on 16th August 2010 by 2:00 PM EST. Submit price list with current market rates for Bus Transportation Services to the attention of SrA Perez-Conde, AAC/PKO, via fax 850-882-1680, or preferably by email to shimon.perez-conde-gonzales@eglin.af.mil. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to ensure the government has received the offeror's price list within the mandated time and via an acceptable submittal venue.