V -- Pre-Solicitation Conference Notice

Pre-Solicitation Conference and Industry One-on-One Conferences V - Department of Defense Third Party Transportation Coordination and Related Services Pre-Solicitation Conference Notice Reference Number HTC711-06-0001 (DODAAC) Posted date: 28 Mar 2006 Original Response date: N/A Current Response date: 14 Apr 2006 Classification Code V - Transportation, travel, & relocation services NAICS Code: 488510 - Freight Transportation Arrangement Contracting Office Address United States Transportation Command, TCAQ (DTCI), 508 Scott Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5357 Title: Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative (DTCI) 1. DESCRIPTION. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify interested parties of the upcoming DTCI pre-solicitation conference and to provide instructions for requesting subsequent one-on-one industry sessions. The DTCI Pre-Solicitation conference will be held on Thursday, 04 May 2006 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM as a tack on session during the 2006 SDDC Training Symposium at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The DTCI Pre-Solicitation Conference is being conducted to provide interested parties the opportunity to improve their understanding of the government's requirements, to identify and resolve concerns regarding the acquisition strategy, to assess the suitability of the proposal instructions and evaluation criteria, including the approach for assessing past performance information, and to address any other industry concerns or questions. The following agenda for the DTCI Pre-Solicitation Conference is provided: - Overview - Requirements, Rollout, Transition - Solicitation - Schedule of Upcoming Events For further information, please reference www.sddcsymposium.org and www.dtci.transcom.mil. USTRANSCOM will host subsequent one-on-one sessions with potential offerors to provide them an opportunity to address any specific areas of concern in regards to the release of the final DTCI solicitation. The one-on-one sessions will not be a forum to market company specific capabilities or for vendors to obtain information that has not been shared with industry. Preclude inclusion of strictly advertising or marketing type information. Sessions will be strictly limited to 30 minutes and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. The one-on-one sessions will be held 08-10 May 2006 at the DTCI Program Management Office located at 1710 Corporate Crossing, Suite 1, O'Fallon IL 62269. To schedule a one-on-one session, please e-mail Ms. Carla Diamond at carla.diamond@ustranscom.mil no later than 14 April 2006. For any specific questions, please contact Ms. Diamond at 618-622-2212, Ext. 2251. Due to space limitations, a maximum of four company (4) representatives will be allowed to participate. Please note that your participation in the one-on-one sessions will be at your company's expense. USTRANSCOM will not provide any reimbursement for costs incurred in travel or other expenses. Further, the government may use any information provided during the one-on-one sessions to complete market research. We highly recommend you not discuss any information you deem as competitive sensitive or proprietary. If you choose to provide any written documentation to support your discussion, recommend you appropriately identify any sensitive information to ensure proper safeguarding such as Corporate Proprietary Information and state the appropriate restrictions in the evaluation and use of the information provided. USTRANSCOM appreciates your participation in this acquisition. The following is a brief synopsis of the DTCI requirement. Specific DTCI requirements will be identified in Performance Work Statement to be included in the upcoming draft solicitation release. DTCI is a CONUS transportation management initiative focused on increasing operational effectiveness while simultaneously obtaining efficiencies by reducing cycle times and using best practices, such as increased consolidations / load optimization and modal conversions. The premise is for DoD to competitively award a long-term contract with a world-class transportation coordinator that will employ best commercial practices to achieve the goals stated above. The coordinator's scope goes beyond traditional freight forwarding and brokerage transactions. The coordinator will leverage current commercial capabilities and proven best transportation practices of commercial shippers to manage, consolidate, and optimize specified CONUS freight movements using contractor-chosen modes among DoD shippers. A multiple phased implementation approach is envisioned based on location and possibly functionality. It is anticipated Phase I will begin with 18 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) CONUS Defense Distribution Centers. Phase II will include co-located service shippers within a specified radius to achieve maximum volume participation and corollary cost savings through consolidation and optimization of freight requirements. Phase III will include additional service shippers throughout CONUS. The DTCI coordinator must have visibility of targeted freight movement requirements across the CONUS and have immediate access to a nationwide network of transportation providers to schedule and fulfil those requirements.