JBAB School Bus Services   5

2/21/2024 UPDATE - Question and Answer Responses added to Attachments to provide clarification regarding this Solicitation.

Joint Base Anacosita-Bolling seeks to obtain School Bus Transportation Services. The Contractor shall provide non-personal commercial services of School Bus Transportation Services for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, D.C. This critical service provides pick-up and drop-off services to transport children living in Base Housing on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to their respective District of Columbia Public and/or Charter Schools, which is a privilege, not a right. Transportation is also available to dependents of Active Duty or Department of Defense (DoD) civilian personnel in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade residing in military housing in the D.C. area and registered at a school listed. Military housing in the D.C. area includes: JBAB, the Navy Yard, Ft. McNair, and the Marine Barracks. Students who reside on the Navy Yard, Ft. McNair, or the Marine Barracks at 8th and I Street must come to JBAB for School Bus Transportation, if desired.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, school buses, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary to provide school bus transportation services for approximately 500 school age children for JBAB to schools. The buses shall not be older than ten (10) years to fulfill the requirements of this contract; and shall be compliant with all Federal, State, County, and municipal laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations. The period of performance for this requirement is three (3) years comprised of a one (1) year base period and two (2) one (1) year Option periods.

Base Year 1 August 2024 through 31 July 2025

Option Year I 1 August 2025 through 31 July 2026

Option Year II 1 August 2026 through 31 July 2027

This requirement will be solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with the intent to award a Firm-Fixed Price Commercial Services Contract. Award is anticipated to be made, in accordance with the acquisition procedures established in FAR 15.101-1, 15.3 and FAR 12. Anyone wishing to participate in this proposed procurement must obtain their copy from the internet. Copies will not be mailed from the Contracting Office or Contracting Officer. All amendments will be posted to www.SAM.gov. Contractors will be solely responsible for obtaining amendments from this site to update files.

Interested offerors should carefully review all documents related to this solicitation:

Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Attachement 2 - Wage Determination

Attachment 3 - Pricing Worksheet

Attachment 4 - Addendum to 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 (provides complete instructions for Proposal Submission and Evaluation criteria)

Notice to Offerors:

NOTE 1: All offeror(s) must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://www.SAM.gov) and Dynamic Small Business Search website (https://dsbs.sba.gov/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm). The offeror(s) listed on the Solicitation Standard Form 1449, Block 17a. and resulting contract award must be a Small Business registered under NAICS 485410. Offeror(s) registration will be verified and reviewed at the time of proposal submission and contract award. Failure to have and maintain an active registration on both websites will cause offeror(s) to be ineligible for award or future awards. Further, the submitted proposal will be labeled as non-responsive and not considered for award.

NOTE 2: Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this Solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this Solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this Solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.