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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 30, 2013 FBO #4297
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R -- Armor Car Service - Attachment

Notice Date

8/28/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561613 — Armored Car Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR);Central Arkansas Veterans HCS;2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200;North Little Rock AR 72114 1706
 

Solicitation Number

VA25613Q1389
 

Response Due

8/30/2013
 

Archive Date

9/29/2013
 

Point of Contact

Brad Martin
 

E-Mail Address

7-1168501-257-1168<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS The Department of Veterans Affairs, North Little Rock, Arkansas, is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small business concerns should be capable of furnishing all labor, supervision, and parts, to include all equipment necessary to perform all work required under the proposed contract. DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: 1.The contractor is to furnish all necessary personnel, equipment, vehicle, insurance/certifications required to provide armored car transportation service for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock and North Little Rock Divisions, Canteens and Agent Cashiers Offices. Service is for the pickup and/or delivery of cash and other negotiable items directly to Regions Bank (locally). It is agreed and understood that only one (1) charge per round-trip will be rendered. When the delivery and/or pick up fall on a Federal Holiday, the contractor will provide service the following workday. 2.FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: The ten (10) holidays observed by the Federal Government are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national/federal holiday. 3.QUALIFICATIONS: The contractor shall meet all requirements of federal, state, county and city codes applicable to firms providing the service required by this contract. The contractor must be regularly established in the business called for and financially responsible and have adequate equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required by this contract. Contractor must be bonded under Arkansas statutes and must provide the contracting Officer a notarized copy of coverage prior to contract award. a.PERSONNEL: The Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer or authorized designee, a list of personnel authorized to make pick-ups and deliveries under this contract. All personnel shall be provided with a proper identifiable uniform and individual identification by the Contractor. New and or additional personnel may be added to the list, in writing, anytime during the term of this contract. If during this contract, any personnel who no longer are authorized to make pick-ups is terminated by the Contractor, the Contracting Officer or Designee shall be informed immediately by telephone and follow-up in writing. b.BADGES: All contractor personnel authorized for pick-up and delivery of currency to and from CAVHS shall wear the Contractor's pictured identification badge with name, signature and badge number clearly visible, and which is consistent with the name, signature and badge number of the list of authorized agents provided by the contractor. c.SUBCONTRACTING: Due to the delicate nature of the services required herein, subcontracting will not be permitted. 4.LOSSES: The Contractor agrees to assume liability, as hereinafter limited, for any loss, plus damage or destruction of property (hereinafter called "loss") from the time it is received by him/her until such time as it is delivered to the individual/office designated by the VA to receive same, or, in the event of non-delivery, until its return to the VA; but the Contractor does not assume liability for the property while in safe(s) on the VA's premises. The sole liability of the Contractor in the event of loss for whatever cause except as hereinafter limited, shall be payment to the VA of the declared value as it appears on the shipment document, which shall not exceed $200,000 liability per shipment. a.If a shipment is lost or stolen, Contractor shall immediately notify the Agent Cashier, who will in turn notify the Chief, Fiscal Service, or his designee, who will in turn notify the Medical Center Director's Office. b.The VA, in the event of loss or destruction, will cooperate to the fullest extent to which it is capable in reconstructing checks constituting a part of said loss and as to said checks, the contractor's liability except as limited herein above shall be the payment to the VA of: i.Reasonable costs necessary to reconstruct the checks plus when the checks are reconstructed, any necessary costs incurred because of stop payment procedures, etc. ii.The face value of checks which cannot be reconstructed. It is understood and agreed by the parties of this contract that the words "reconstruct, reconstructs, and reconstructed" shall mean to identify the checks only to the extent to determine the face value of said checks and identify the maker or the endorser of each. It is further understood and agreed that the word "shipment" wherever used in this agreement, shall mean a single consignment of one or more items of property from one shipper at a time, at one address to one consignee at one destination address. The VA agrees to notify the contractor, in writing, via certified mail, or any claim for loss within twenty-four (24) hours after loss is discovered or should have been discovered in the exercise of due care, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after delivery to the Contractor of the property in connection with which the claim is asserted and unless such notice shall have been given, such claim shall be deemed waived. 5. SPECIFICATIONS: Agent Cashier (North Little Rock) a.The contractor shall provide delivery and/or pickup Monday through Friday of each week as needed from Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, 2200 Ft. Roots Drive, Bldg. 170, Room 1C-124, North Little Rock, AR. b.As requested, the contractor shall receive a check from the Agent Cashier and deliver to Regions Bank (main office) at Capitol and Broadway in return for cash to be delivered to the Agent Cashier on the next scheduled pickup/delivery day. c.Services shall be performed between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:30 pm. Agent Cashier (Little Rock) a. The contractor shall provide delivery and/or pickup Monday through Friday of each week as needed from John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, Room #1D119, Little Rock, AR. b.As requested, the contractor shall receive a check from the Agent Cashier and deliver to Regions Bank (main office) at Capitol and Broadway in return for cash to be delivered to the Agent Cashier on the next scheduled pickup/delivery day. c.Services shall be performed between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:30 pm. Canteen Service (North Little Rock) a.The contractor shall provide delivery and/or pickup Monday - Wednesday - Friday of each week as needed from Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, 2200 Ft. Roots Drive, Bldg. 170, 1st Floor, North Little Rock, AR. b.The contractor shall deliver deposits to US Bank (main office) at 1 Riverfront Plaza, North Little Rock, AR. c.Services shall be performed between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Canteen Service (Little Rock) a.The contractor shall provide delivery and/or pickup Monday - Wednesday - Friday of each week as needed from John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, 1st Floor, Room 1B-176, Little Rock, AR. b.The contractor shall deliver deposits to US Bank (main office) at 1 Riverfront Plaza, North Little Rock, AR. c.Services shall be performed between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS Number. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing this type of service. Please include the following: (a) staff expertise including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. 3) Submit Capability Statements by September 30, 2013 to: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Network Contracting Office 16 - 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706 ATTN: Brad Martin, North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706. Responses should be received no later than 2:00 PM CST. Submissions must be made via email to: Bradley.Martin@va.gov. NO CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AFTER September 30, 2012. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). A FUTURE NOTICE WILL BE POSTED WHEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE RELEASED. 4) Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. 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 Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. (5) No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VACAHCS598/VACAHCS598/VA25613Q1389/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-13-Q-1389 VA256-13-Q-1389_2.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=975214&FileName=VA256-13-Q-1389-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=975214&FileName=VA256-13-Q-1389-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03166289-W 20130830/130829000412-2dc96731d70124e8e4ac197049fc2172 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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