V -- TAXICAB PASSENGER SERVICES

Notice Date

February 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 10 Center Drive, RM 1N262, MSC 1189, Bethesda, MD, 20892-1189

ZIP Code

20892-1189

Solicitation Number

RFP-CC-0107

Response Due

March 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Deborah Britton, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 594-5914, Fax (301) 594-5920, Email dbritton@cc.nih.gov

E-Mail Address

Deborah Britton (dbritton@cc.nih.gov)

Description

The National Institutes of Health has a full and open competitive requirement under Commercial Services to provide Taxicab Passenger Services for patients and their families. This requirement will be a multiple source contract award for multiple jurisdictions which include: Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Washington, DC, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Northern Virginia. The total estimated number of combined trips for all jurisdictions is 6,000. The performance period for this contract is anticipated to be for (1) one basic year, beginning August 1, 2001, with (4) four consecutive (12)-twelve month option periods. The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center is a research hospital, which is shared by the patients of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH admits patients to protocols with the purpose of conducting patient research programs. The contractor(s) shall provide passenger service twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, three hundred and sixty five (365) days a year for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, Building 10, Bethesda, Maryland and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Medicine Branch program at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), Rockville, Bethesda, Maryland for these patients. The contractor must provide transport services for inpatients/outpatients and their families to and from NIH including local and international airports. In addition, upon request, the contractor shall transport equipment, specimens, and medications. This requirement has been determined to fall within the definition of Commercial Services as defined in FAR 2.101. Consistent with the requirements of FAR 5.203(a) and (h) -- Publicizing and Response Time, this proposed contract action shall be published in the Commercie Business Daily 10 days before issuance of a solicitation. The solicitation for this requirement will be available on or about March 30, 2001 with a closing date approximately 30 days after issuance. Requests for solicitations must be submitted in writing via mail, fax or email. No telephone requests will be

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