Proposals for providing temporary transportation services, described in the attached statement of work and specifications, must be submitted at the address shown in item 8. Proposals must be submitted on PS form ****, transportation services proposal contract for temporary service. Offerors are required to complete PS form ****, highway transportation contract cost worksheet. The proposed offers must include all elements of cost the supplier expects to incur in performing this service. The contract will be awarded not less than 1 days prior to the term beginning date. The applicable department of labor wage determinations for this solicitation is outlined in section b of the statement of work. The supplier will be required to report in sufficient
time to case, load and depart on schedule. The supplier is responsible for the delivery of all mail in all situations, and should report for duty, if possible, regardless of weather conditions, unless instructed otherwise by the administrative official. The supplier will be required to load, transport, and unload all classes of mail at the headout, en route, and destinating offices. The supplier will be required to exchange mail through locked lobbies, vestibules, collection boxes, or lockers as directed by the contracting officer or authorized representative. The supplier may be assigned lobby/vestibule keys and/or a scanning device to be used in the delivery and collection of mail along the contract route. The supplier shall equip each vehicle or supply each driver with a cellular phone to enable the postal service or the driver to initiate two-way communications. The supplier shall protect the mail from loss, depredation, or damage. The mail shall be transported in an enclosed, waterproof compartment, equipped with secure locking devices, which shall be kept locked at all
times except when access thereto is required for performance of service under this contract. The supplier shall not transport hitchhikers in vehicles while the vehicles are being used in the performance of service on this contract. The supplier shall at all
times maintain its transportation equipment used under this contract so as to present a creditable appearance and comply with applicable postal service regulations. The supplier and his/her employees must not perform contract operations while under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or any other substance that tends to impair judgment. No person while on postal property, or while performing services under a postal contract, shall carry firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives, either openly or concealed. The supplier shall not carry letters outside of the mails. The supplier shall deny access to the mail to any employees or personnel when required to do so by the contracting officer. The supplier shall not employ any individual who is lacking sufficient ability to perform properly the required duties, not a reliable and trustworthy person of good moral character, barred by law or postal service regulations from performing such duties. The supplier must complete and submit form 2025, contract personnel questionnaire, one original form ****, authorization and release, background investigation, two original forms FD 258, fingerprint card, and two full face, 1 1/4 x 1 1/4, color photographs. If the contract employee has driving responsibilities, a current driving record must also be submitted. The supplier shall conduct its operations under this contract in full compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. The supplier shall establish and maintain continuously in effect a policy or policies of liability insurance as required by this contract for all motor vehicles to be used under this contract. The administrative official will provide route training to the successful supplier. The contract rate must include all elements of cost the supplier expects to incur in performing the service. The supplier, depending on actual route oper