UAC Transportation Services

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children's Operations (DUCO) program provides unaccompanied alien children (UAC) with a safe and appropriate environment until they are released to appropriate sponsors while their immigration cases proceed. ORR is an office within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which is a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The ORR UAC program seeks transportation services at a national level to support UAC in HHS regional facilities. This notice is published to determine the interest and capabilities of potential offerors, as well as the socioeconomic status of interested parties and interest in teaming arrangements. It is the Government’s intention to award a single or multiple indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract(s) for these services. The Government contemplates the contract having a period of performance of a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. Release of a solicitation is tentatively planned in the second (2) or third (3) quarter of calendar year 2021. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals. This notice does not obligate the Government to solicit for this requirement or award a contract and does not obligate the Government to reimburse interested parties for any costs incurred to prepare or provide a response to this request for information. Procurement Information for this sources sought notice is as follows: Set-Aside: To be determined Anticipated Performance Dates(s): October 2021 through September 2026 Anticipated Place (s) of Performance: Performance will take place primarily at a Government-owned or leased facility to be determined. Description of Requirements are attached. Submission Instructions: Please address your response to Alana Hubbard at email [email protected] and Evelyn S. Tyndell at email address [email protected] on or before Tuesday, March 16, 2021 . Responses by phone will not be accepted. Capability statements are limited to 10 pages (one-sided no smaller than Times New Roman 11 font size) and shall be submitted no later than 4:30PM EST, March 16, 2021 in accordance with the instructions reflected in this notice. Please continue to monitor the Government's Point of Entry (GPE) for additional information related to this requirement.