V -- Daily Commute School Bus Transportation - Germany

The Department of Defense Dependents Schools Europe is planning to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Daily Commute School Bus Transportation Services to support overseas military and Department of Defense civilian dependent children in the Hanau and Giessen communities in Germany. The procurement will be conducted through a single solicitation covering both locations, with the possibility of multiple contracts awarded. The Hanau contract includes a base year plus four one-year option periods, while the Giessen contract includes a base year plus two one-year option periods, with the base year running from August 30, 2004, through June 30, 2005. This acquisition will be solicited under negotiated procedures on a fully unrestricted basis and evaluated using a Performance Price Trade-Off source selection method. The solicitation was expected to be electronically available around March 30, 2004, with a pre-proposal conference scheduled approximately two weeks later. Offers from all responsible sources will be considered, and in cases of difficulty downloading the solicitation, a hardcopy may be provided at the Contracting Officer’s discretion. The contracting office managing this opportunity is the DoDEA Europe Region Office of the Department of Defense.