TAN Transportation Capability

This Sources Sought has been amended to respond to questions from industry, as follows: 1) Further to amendment, where the interested party have to provide a rough order of magnitude price per truckload to all destinations for the 90-day concept, it will help if you can provide an indicative number of trips per sector in order to ascertain the positioning and re positioning costs of assets to give a realistic figure. RESPONSE: From Bahrain to Kuwait: Initially we anticipate one truck per week but the requirement will grow to three trucks per week. From Bahrain to Qatar: 1 truck per week. From Bahrain to UAE: 1 truck per week. From Bahrain to Oman: 1 truck per week. From Bahrain to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 1 truck per month. From Bahrain to Jordan: 1 truck per month. 2) For Iraq shipments, are the shipments still passing through Kuwait? RESPONSE: There is no longer a requirement to move material to Iraq. The location has been removed from this notice. 3) Are shipments into Iraq with military security, private security or will they be allowed to proceed into Iraq unescorted? RESPONSE: There is no longer a requirement to move material to Iraq. The location has been removed from this notice. 4) Who is the recipient of the interested party response to TAN? RESPONSE: Please provide capability statements either by mail or email (brian.rose@dla.mil). The mailing address is: DLA Distribution Brian Rose Acquisitions Operations (DLA Distribution-AB) J Avenue, Building 404 New Cumberland, PA 17070 5) Are you located in the middle east or in the US? RESPONSE: We are located in New Cumberland, PA, USA 6) Will there be a chance to visit the DDNB sometime in the future? RESPONSE: Potentially, but there is no visit scheduled prior to the response date for this notice. 7) Is there a # of trucks requirement per week/month to each location? RESPONSE: See response to # 1 above. 8) Can you provide example of what type of Dangerous Goods that may be offer for transport? RESPONSE: There may be requirements to move compressed gases, liquefied gases, dissolved gases, refrigerated liquefied gases, mixtures of one or more gases with one or more vapors of substances of other classes; flammable liquids such as paints; and corrosives such as batteries or battery fluid. 9) Is there any specific heavy lanes identify in the locations required (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Jordan)? RESPONSE: Currently there are none. This Sources Sought was previously amended to add Item #2 under Section D - Proof of Concept and Item #3 under Section G - Interested Party Information. Please ensure Item #2, Section D is provided in your submittal. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution is issuing this Sources Sought Announcement for planning purposes only. DLA Distribution is planning to establish a Transportation support capability in the Arabian Peninsula to serve as the primary conduit for cargo in support of the Trans Arabian Network (TAN) initiative. The purpose of this Source Sought (SS) is to determine if there are commercial sources capable of providing, maintaining and operating a Contractor-Managed Transportation capability to include clearing boarder and customs requirements while meeting established delivery timeframes across the TAN. General scope of this requirement is to provide information on: (A) Transportation capability (multiple trucks per week) from the DLA Distribution facility in Bahrain (DDNB) to customers in Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, KSA, Oman, and UAE; (B) Ability to meet a timeline of no more than 18 days from notification to delivery inclusive of customs clearance on behalf of the US government with duty free movement; and (C) Ability to demonstrate a 90-day proof of concept whereby sustained capabilities of requirements are achieved. Instructions to Interested Parties: Interested parties are requested to provide a Capabilities Statement that presents an overview of the parties' capability to perform each of the lettered and numbered requirements detailed in Sections A through F, as well as providing the requested information in Section G (Interested Party Information). The Capabilities Statement shall address each of the lettered and numbered requirements in the same order they are listed in this Sources Sought Notice so that the Government can establish that the interested party is capable of meeting all of the requirements. A.Transportation: 1.Briefly describe the capability to provide transportation services to deliver Class II (Individual Equipment), Class III (P) (Packaged Petroleum Oils and Lubricants), Class IV (Construction), and Class IX (Repair Parts) material from DLA Distribution Center Bahrain to customers in Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, KSA, Oman, and UAE. This service will include multiple trucks per week. B.Timelines: 1.Briefly describe the capability to meet the timeline of 18 days from notification to delivery, which includes customs clearance on behalf of the US government with duty free movement. C.Regulatory 1.Briefly address process to adhere to all host nations laws, regulations, and sponsorships, as well as applicable federal, DoD, DLA and host nation standards, regulations, and policies, including environmental guidelines if applicable for Hazardous and Non-hazardous cargo movement in and between countries. D.Proof of Concept: 1.Briefly describe the capability to demonstrate a 90-day proof of concept whereby sustained capabilities of requirements are achieved and maintained. 2. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price per truckload to each delivery point for the 90-day proof of concept. E.Security of Government Cargo Interested parties' capability statement shall address the ability to comply with all DoD mandated security requirements as well as the Defense Travel Regulation Part II, Chapter 205 F.Operations: 1.Interested parties shall discuss the capability to: a.Provide licensed/certified Equipment Operators and a labor force (whether Third Country Nationals (TCNs) or Local Nationals (LNs)) capable of transporting material. b.Ensure compliance with all country labor laws and obtain necessary clearances. c.Provide an experienced English speaking management team. d.Provide the minimum timeline to begin operations after authority to proceed to include a workforce hiring plan, transportation of material, board and customs clearances; loading and unloading operations (at customer locations), and proof of concept plan. G.INTERESTED PARTY INFORMATION 1.Interested parties responding to this notice should provide the following: a.The primary Point of Contact to discuss the Capabilities Statement, inclusive of the POC's name, phone number and e- mail address b.Whether the Party is, or is not, a small business concern, a service-disabled veteran owned small business, or a HUB Zone business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 for NAICS Code 493110, or is a foreign entity. c.Whether the Party is, or is not, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). (Formally known as the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)). d.Whether the Party does, or does not, currently have an Accounting System approved by their cognizant Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). 2.This is a Sources Sought Announcement to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST. The Government will not reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. 3. Upon evaluation of the responses, companies that have an executable proof of concept may be invited to DLA Distribution to present their solution. It is anticipated that the capabilities presentations will begin within 2 weeks of the response date for this announcement. Please provide capability statements either by mail or email no later than 12 P.M. EST, November 7, 2016. For questions, e-mail the contract specialist Brian Rose at brian.rose@dla.mil. Mail to: DLA Distribution Brian Rose, Acquisitions Operations (DLA Distribution-AB) J Avenue, Building 404 New Cumberland, PA 17070 Email to: brian.rose@dla.mil Phone:(717)770-4673