Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Procurement Office is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of and qualified to provide Special Education (SPED) Student Transportation Services in support of the Hohenfels Military Community, DoDEA-Europe East District, Germany.
Prospective contractor(s) shall provide all necessary personnel (management, drivers, safety aides) supervision, services, vehicles, adaptive seat devices, and equipment necessary to transport students and other authorized individuals safety to and from their designated schools and alternate sites for classes and authorized school activities, to include after-school activity runs, career practicum, or other curricular shuttle runs. Contracted services shall comply with all of the DoDEA and Host Nation requirements for student transportation.
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for conducting market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotation, and does not obligate the Government to any current or future commitments. The Government will not pay or reimburse any costs or charges resulting from contractors’ responses to this RFI.
If your firm is interested, capable, and qualified to provide these services in one or more of these areas, please submit written information supporting this capability and identify which area your firm would be interested in. Capability statements shall consist of no more than five pages and include a cover page with the company’s name, business mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, Unique Entity ID (UIE), Commercial and Government Entity/NATO Code (CAGE/NCAGE) and company’s website address/Uniform Resource Location (URL).
Submissions and inquiries must be sent electronically to john.o.myers@dodea.edu and zlata.dale@dodea.edu no later than 12:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 16 January 2025. The vendor’s email message shall state “HE1254-25-R-Hohenfels SPED” in the subject line. Telephone calls regarding this Sources Sought will not be accepted.
For the purpose of this acquisition, the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 485410, School and Employee Bus Transportation, Size Standard, $30.0M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is V222, Transportation/Travel/Relocation Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Passenger Motor Charter.
The period of performance for these services will include a base period and four (4) Option Periods, with an anticipated start date of 1 August 2025.
Please note that vendors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time an offer/quotation/proposal is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Therefore, only businesses with an active SAM registration will be eligible to receive any resultant contract(s) with the Department of Defense Education Activity.
