SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 492210
— Local Messengers and Local Delivery
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division Room G-314 FB#3, Washington, DC, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- 05-41560
- Response Due
- 8/29/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2005
- Description
- This synopsis for commercial services is prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; a Request for Quotation is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 1. Background and Purpose The Administrative and Customer Services Division (ACSD), Publications Services Branch (PSB), provides comprehensive in-house publications support to the U.S. Census Bureau. One of the services provided is print procurement through the Government Printing Office (GPO), which requires daily courier service for pickup and delivery of files and publications. 2. Place of Performance U.S. Census Bureau, Suitland, MD; U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 North Capital Street, Washington, D.C.; and U.S. Government Printing Office, 27G Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 3. Period of Performance Date of Award through one year, plus 2 option years. 4. Scope of Work The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to provide the daily messenger/courier services described herein. These services are in support of the Census Bureau on a timely basis, and include the following requirements: Activity 1: Pickup from the following address at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm Monday-Friday: U.S. Census Bureau 4401 Suitland Road Modular Building 4 Suitland, MD 20746-1925 Delivery to the following Address: U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) 732 North Capitol Street Room C838 Washington, D.C. 20401 Activity 2: Pickup from two GPO addresses on or about 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday ? Friday: U.S. GPO 732 North Capitol Street Room C838 Washington, D.C. 20401 U.S. GPO 27G Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20401 Delivery to the following Address: U.S. Census Bureau 4401 Suitland Road Modular Building 4 Suitland, MD 20746-1925 Activity 3: Special pick-up and delivery services may be required from time to time during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m. The Contracting Officer (CO), Task Manager, and Alternate Task Manager (ATM) are the only Government personnel authorized to request these services. The CO, Task Manager, or ATM will contact the contractor and provide specific instructions. Activity 4: The Contractor shall be available by phone at all times during the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm and shall be at the pickup site within one (1) hour after notification. 5. Relevant Requirements Drivers: Driver shall be bonded and possess a valid state vehicle operator?s license. The contractor shall provide the Task Manager a list of updated drivers under this contract. This list shall be provided at least 10 days prior to the start of the period of performance and shall include, as a minimum, the following: Name/Address/Social Security Number of each Employee Driver?s license information, including state where authorized, date of authorization, date of expiration and any restrictions indicated in the license authorization. Transportation: The Contractor shall provide all transportation required to perform the services required herein. The contractor shall be responsible for all maintenance, repairs and insurance of said vehicle(s). The contractor must provide backup transportation in the event the primary transportation is unavailable. In the case of a vehicle breakdown, the contractor must provide a backup vehicle and driver (if required) to continue the services. The contractor shall ensure drivers are equipped with a communication device, such as a cellular phone or a pager. The contractor is responsible for providing the Task Manager a listing of such contact numbers prior to the start of the contract; and is responsible for providing the Task Manager with an updated list when any information changes. Log Sheets: The Contractor is responsible for ensuring drivers properly maintain the government provided log sheets. The contractor is required to receive validation signatures from authorized Government personnel at the Census Bureau and the Government Printing Office at all stops identified in Activity 1; Activity 2; and Activity 3. Initial Training. Government personnel will accompany the contractor at all stops and provide basic information on stop location and introductions to appropriate government personnel for the first two (2) days of performance 6. Deliverables Contractor shall provide monthly invoices that document each routine pickups/deliveries, as well as date, time, and descriptions of all additional (special) pickups/deliveries. Copies of the log sheets shall be submitted with the invoices. 7. Performance Measures Contractor shall fully comply with the requirements set forth in the scope of work. 8. Security Clearance Requirements All contract personnel who will have access to U.S. Census Bureau (CB) data or have access to a Census Bureau site shall have a CB-approved background investigation prior to gaining access to the CB. CB-approved background investigations may include the Applicant Name Check, the National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI), Special Agreement Check (OFI-86C), and/or other CB-approved previous investigation(s). Two (2) weeks prior to having access to any CB site, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer two completed FD-258, "Fingerprint Cards," and the required CB suitability investigation applications below:/P> SF-171, Application for Federal Employment, OF-612, Optional Application for Federal Employment, or Resume; OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment; OFI-86C, Special Agreement Check; and SF-85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions These requirements also pertain to contractor project supervisors, contractor management officials, and other contract personnel who plan to visit a Census Bureau site or access CB data. Once the Contracting Officer or his/her designee receives a favorable pre-employment report from the OSY, upon issuance of a CB Contractor badge, and prior to access of a Census Bureau facility, the contract employee shall be required to complete the CB form BC-1759, Application for Special Sworn Status, shall take the CB Oath of Non-disclosure of the data, and shall be subject to penalties prescribed in Title 13, United States Code, Section 214. This requirement also pertains to contract project supervisors, contract management officials, and other contract personnel who may come into contact with T13 data. Should the Contracting Officer or designee receive an unsuitable report on any contract employee as a result of processing the required forms, or should an existing employee under this contract become unsuitable or unfit for assigned duties in this regard, the Contractor shall be advised by the Government that such employee cannot be assigned to work or continue to work under the contract. The Contractor shall immediately remove any such employee and begin the process to replace him/her with a suitable substitute. Potential contract employees who have previously had their suitability determined may not need to submit forms, pending verification to the CB by the prior Government agency or unless one (1) calendar year or more has elapsed since they last started work under a CB or General Services Administration contract. These potential contract employees shall, however, submit, in lieu of CB required paperwork and prior to CB employment, a statement on the prior agency's letterhead that they have a current suitability determination. In addition to being submitted on the respective agency's letterhead, the statement shall also list the following: Full Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, and a Point-of-Contact, including an up-to-date telephone number, contract number(s), and performance dates for contracts on which they have or are currently participating, which required such a determination. Legal Authorities Governing the Use of Census Bureau Data Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), authorizes the Census Bureau to collect and maintain data on a broad range of subjects. Most of these data are confidential under Title 13, U.S.C., Section 9. Section 214 of that law provides strict penalties for unauthorized disclosure of Title 13 information. These penalties include a fine of up to $250,000 or a jail term of up to 5 years, or both. Title 13, U.S.C., Section 23(c) permits the Census Bureau to use non-Census Bureau employees to assist the agency in performing the work authorized under this title, but only if such temporary staff is sworn to observe the limitations imposed by Section 9 of this title. In other words, contractors and other temporary personnel shall take the Oath of Nondisclosure to be given Special Sworn Status. In taking the Oath of Nondisclosure, the contractor agrees not to disclose any information contained in the schedules, lists, or statements obtained for or prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau to any person or persons either during or after appointment and acknowledges the penalties for unlawful disclosure discussed in the previous paragraph. In addition to Title 13 protections, some programs make use of administrative records information that the Census Bureau obtains from other agencies, under the authority of Title 13, U.S.C., Section 6. In addition to Title 13 protections to these data, they may also be covered by specific protections specified in the law of the source agency. If a contractor is given access to such information, he or she shall observe any additional agency confidentiality protections that must be implemented to protect these data. As with Title 13 data, the contractor shall be subject to additional penalties for violation of administrative record protection requirements. Contractors shall observe security procedures documented in the Handbook for IT Security at http://cww.census.gov/itso/secaware.html. 9. Evaluation Factors for Award Contractor will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1. Past Performance to include: Company Name Point of Contact Phone number of Contact 2. Cost Past performance and cost are of equal value. Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer and Central Contractor Registration (ccr.gov) are applicable to this acquisition. Offers and responses to this RFQ must be received via fax or e-mail to Pamela Miller, Purchasing Agent, (fax:301-457-8465/email:pamela.a.miller@census.gov) not later than 29 August 2005 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Vendors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to award will be ineligible for award.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4401 Suitland Road, Modular Building 4, Suitland, MD 20746-1925
- Zip Code: 20746
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20746
- Record
- SN00869168-W 20050814/050812211855 (fbodaily.com)
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