BACKGROUND The United States Marshals Service (USMS) has a responsibility to Relocate, Store, Maintain and Dispose of seized and/or forfeited Vehicles throughout the United States. This requirement is for the Western District of North Carolina (Charlotte) specifically. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) The USMS is posting this announcement as an RFI only, for the upcoming solicitation that will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. This RFI is issued for the purpose of identifying the availability of potential qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirement. The solicitation will be for the Towing, Storage, Maintenance and Disposal of Vehicles to the General Public as a customary business practice in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area. The Vehicle services contract will be for a Base Year and Four (4) one-year options. If you are interested in the upcoming solicitation, provide a capability statement addressing your company's ability to provide the related services. It is important interested sources provide a capability statement along with responses to all of the following questions to: Shannon Dinkelman, Contract Specialist via email at
[email protected] or you may fax your response to 703-308-0374, ATTN: Shannon Dinkelman. You are advised that providing your capability statement and responses to all questions that no entitlement to payment or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. In addition, you are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. All responses are due by April 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm EST. Name of Firm: Address: Point of Contact: E-Mail Address: Telephone #: DUN & BRADSTREET #: QUESTIONS (all questions must be answered - NO BLANKS): Indicate your firm's size and status of your organization: ________ Small Business, ________ Large Business, ________ 8(a), ________ Veteran-Owned, ________ Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, ________ Women-Owned Small Business, ________ Small Disadvantaged Small Business, ________ HUBZone Small Business, and _________ Historically Black Colleges/Minority Institutions? What percentage of the work would your firm perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract? If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with _____ Small Business, _____ Veteran-Owned Small Business, _____ Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, ______ Women-Owned Small Business, and _____ HUBZone Small Business concerns? Which of the following does your firm offer to the General Public on a Commercial Basis? ______ Towing, ______ Storage, ______ Maintenance, and _______ Disposal Services? Is it customary and offered to the General Public that your firm provides maintenance on Vehicles stored at your facility to ensure that a Vehicle is kept in the same condition as when towed to your storage facility? Is it customary and offered to the General Public that records are maintained showing maintenance performed on Vehicles stored at your facility? Is your facility able to segregate and properly identify USMS Vehicles from Non-USMS Vehicles? Can your firm provide auctioneer services to dispose of seized vehicles? Is it customary that when your firm auctions a Vehicle that the auction price is governed by the pricing guidelines established by NADA? Is it customary for your firm to clean a Vehicle prior to the auctioning of the Vehicle? Indicate whether your firm can provide _____ indoor and ______ outdoor storage for vehicles? Is your outdoor storage facility fenced and secured? How much square footage does your indoor storage facility have? Can your firm provide towing services for _____ small, ______ medium, ______ large vehicles, and _______ Tractor Trailers? Can your firm provide storage for _____ small, ______ medium, ______ large vehicles, and _______ Tractor Trailers? Are you aware of any Laws and Regulations that are unique to the services being acquired? Does your firm possess the necessary licenses and permits to conduct business for these services in the proposed state? Does your firm belong to any trade organizations? If so, please list the organization(s). Is it customary to offer warranty, buyer financing, discounts, etc., under which commercial services you provided to the General Public? Would your company be interested in participating in this requirement? End of Survey NOTE: The solicitation will be posed at FEDBIZOPPS, https://www.fbo.gov.