Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) - Europe Central Daily Commute Student Transportation Services Landstuhl, Germany Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought
Department of Defense (all) · DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HE125427RELANDSTUHL in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Oct 16, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
1. Purpose Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 10, the DoWEA Procurement Office is currently conducting market research to identify companies capable of and qualified to provide Daily Commute DC student bus transportation services in support of the Landstuhl Military Community in Germany. This Request for Information RFI is issued solely for conducting market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposals RFP, Invitation for Bids IFB, or Request for Quotations RFQ, and does not obligate the Government to any current or future commitments. 2. Scope of Work Draft DoWEA … (show all)
is seeking full student transportation services to the Landstuhl Military Community in Germany. The prospective contractor shall provide all personnel, including Drivers, Safety Attendants, Supervision, Services, Supplies, and Equipment necessary to perform student transportation services. Contracted services shall comply with DoWEA and Host Nation requirements for student transportation. Please see the attached draft PWS for additional information. Please note that the draft PWS is subject to change prior to issuance of the solicitation. The period of performance for these services will begin on 01 August 2027.For purposes of this acquisition, the North American Industry Classification System NAICS code is 485410, School and Employee Bus Transportation, Size Standard, $30.0M. The Product Service Code PSC is V222, Transportation/Travel/Relocation/Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Passenger Motor Charter.3. Requested Information If your company is interested, capable, and qualified to provide these services, please submit the following information listed under a, b and c.a. Statement of Interest Please indicate your interest in participating in this potential requirement. b. Capability Statement Maximum of 3 Pages Please provide a brief description of your company qualifications, relevant experience, and technical capabilities to meet the draft scope of work. Include company name, address, and point of contact; CAGE/NCAGE code and Unique Entity ID UEI; business size and socio-economic status such as small business, 8(a), HUBZone, if applicable; and relevant past performance examples. c. Rough Order of Magnitude ROM Please submit a non-binding ROM cost estimate based on the draft scope. This estimate is for planning purposes only and will not be considered a formal quote. Please use Attachment 1, ROM, to provide your non-binding ROM cost estimate.4. Submission Instructions Submissions and inquiries pertaining to this RFI must be sent electronically to Ronnie Swailes at Ronnie.Swailes@dodea.edu and Marcia Lee at Marcia.Lee@dodea.edu no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time EDT on 30 October 2026. Vendor email messages shall state HE125427RELANDSTUHL in the subject line. Telephone calls regarding this RFI will not be accepted.5. Disclaimer This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. In accordance with FAR 15.101(c)(3), the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested, and responses will be treated as information only and not as a proposal. Very Important Notes a. All potential Offerors must have the Proposal Manager role in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE Platform to submit an offer to a solicitation posted in the PIEE Solicitation Module. For step-by-step instructions for registering, please see the attachment labeled Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Vendor Registration Guide. b. Vendors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management SAM database at the time an offer, quotation, or proposal is due to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Therefore, only businesses with an active SAM registration will be eligible to receive any resultant contract with the DoWEA.
Who won similar work
14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 485410.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVALON CONTRACTING INC | 2 | $66.1M | Jul 16, 2026 |
| YELLOWFIN TRANSPORTATION INC | 2 | $42.0M | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Johann Bayer Rieden 92286 DEU | 2 | $33.7M | Jul 22, 2025 |
| GTOPSS Ruskin FL 33570 USA | 2 | $11.3M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Audax GmbH DEU | 1 | $82.3M | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Willax GmbH Vilseck 92249 DEU | 1 | $30.9M | Jul 1, 2026 |
| ROY GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1 | $29.7M | Mar 26, 2025 |
| FRITZ WELLHOEFER-OMNIBUSUNTERNEHMEN GMBH & CO. KG Sachsen 91623 DEU | 1 | $19.0M | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Taylor Motors, Inc. | 1 | $10.7M | Jun 15, 2026 |
| BEDFORD CHARTER SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $1.3M | Aug 28, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Jul 20, 2026Audax GmbH DEU$82.3MStudent Transportation Services for the Wiesbaden Military Community, Germany
- Jul 16, 2026AVALON CONTRACTING INC$20.0MStudent Transportation Services to the Fort Knox, Kentucky Military Community.
- Jul 14, 2026GTOPSS Ruskin FL 33570 USA$3.9MDoWEA Safety Aide and Attendant Services for Student Transportation in Okinawa, Japan (AMD2)
- Jul 14, 2026GTOPSS Ruskin FL 33570 USA$7.4MAMD2-DoWEA - Safety Aides and Attendant Services, Mainland, Japan
- Jul 14, 2026FRITZ WELLHOEFER-OMNIBUSUNTERNEHMEN GMBH & CO. KG Sachsen 91623 DEU$19.0MDaily Commute Student Transportation Services for the Ansbach Military Community, Germany
- Jul 1, 2026Willax GmbH Vilseck 92249 DEU$30.9MDaily Commute Student Transportation Services for the Hohenfels Military Community, Germany
- Jun 15, 2026Taylor Motors, Inc.$10.7MStudent Transportation Services to the Ft. Stewart Military Community in Georgia.
- May 18, 2026AVALON CONTRACTING INC$46.1MStudent Transportation Services to Ft. Campbell Military Community, KY
- Aug 28, 2025BEDFORD CHARTER SERVICE, INC.$1.3MStudent Transportation Services (STS) Daily Commute (DC) For Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
- Jul 28, 2025YELLOWFIN TRANSPORTATION INC$5.5MDoDEA Student Transportation Services (STS) for the Ft. Novosel Military Community, Alabama
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.