RFI-05062024 – Sources Sought – RFI Driver Evaluations for NCCC

May 7, 2024 | Sources Sought

AmeriCorps Office of Procurement Services, on behalf of the National Civilian Community Corps is seeking small business vendors capable of providing the service of evaluating driving abilities of individuals authorized to operated government vehicles based on internal, standard criteria developed by AmeriCorps NCCC. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Government Vehicle Driver Evaluations. Provide government vehicle operator evaluations for individuals tasked with operation of 15 passenger vans, mini vans, sedans, half ton pickup and three-quarter ton pickup trucks to the requesting campus(es) in any of the 4 regional office locations (Aurora, CO; Sacramento, CA; Vicksburg, MS and Vinton, IA).

  1. Provide the evaluations in writing to campus staff using standard evaluation forms provided by AmeriCorps NCCC.
  2. Perform evaluations using a timeline and route prescribed by the requesting campus to promote effective and efficient evaluation of operators.
  3. Provide sufficient staffing to ensure timely and efficient delivery of evaluation services.
  4. Ensure each evaluation receives a minimum road time of 20 minutes.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor a promise to issue a solicitation in the future.

This is to help the Government in determining whether or not a set-aside is possible. To qualify as a small business the NAICS code for this Sources Sought Notice is 611692 (Automobile Driving School) with a size standard of $10 million. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this Notice. However, if a vendor feels that another NAICS code is more appropriate, please discuss that in your response.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE RESPONDENTS

Interested firms are asked to provide the following in their response to this Sources Sought Notice:

1. The Name, location, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and point-of-contractor information for the respondent’s firm.

2. A brief capabilities statement, including a description of the respondent’s firm’s standard line of business and relative experience as well as an example of one previous government project performed by the respondent’s firm of similar or comparable size and complexity.

3. The respondent’s firm business size under 611692 (Automobile Driving School) with a size standard of $10 million.

4. If your firm holds any Government Wide Acquisition Vehicle (GWAC) or GSA Schedule Contracts, that information shall be included in the submission of your capability statement.

Any questions about this Sources Sought Notice will not be entertained, as a vendor pool is all that is being sought at this time. Questions and Answers will be fielded during the solicitation period in the future.

Respondents shall provide their capability statement fully illustrating their ability to meet the aforementioned requirements to: [email protected] with the subject line stating, RFI-05062024, Driving Evaluations, no later than 10:00 am (ET), on Monday, May 20, 2024. Submissions after this date will not be considered.

Terms and Conditions regarding this Notice:

This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party’s expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in the Government Point of Entry or other similar source (GSA e-Buy). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The Government will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Notice, unless otherwise appropriately marked by the Respondent. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received in response to this Notice in any resultant solicitation(s).

Do Not Submit any Proposals/Offers in response to this Notice.

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