B01_SPCA_Synopsis_2.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice: 140D0424R0110

The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), in support of the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), has a requirement for fully Contractor operated and maintained exclusive use helicopter flight services to transport personnel and/or cargo in support of Government natural resource missions. Contractor services include provision of a helicopter, personnel, fuel servicing vehicle, fuel, and all other associated equipment, as will be prescribed in this solicitation/contract. Missions will include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance and reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities.

The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives. During the exclusive use period and any subsequent extension, aircraft furnished shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the Government 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Government has interagency and cooperative agreements with other Federal and State agencies and private landholders and may dispatch aircraft under this contract for such cooperative use. The contractor must possess Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 133, 135, and 137 certificates, and all aircraft proposed must meet the following minimum specifications:

Aircraft Required: One Light (Type 3) Helicopter per contract as specified in Section B.

Crew Compliment: Pilot-in-Command (PIC), Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s), Relief PIC, Relief Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s), (Per Solicitation Section B)

Fuel Servicing Vehicle: One fuel service vehicle per contract equipped as specified in Section B.

Designated Base (Contract 1): Double Eagle, NM; EU Period: 180 days (Estimated 01 March through 27 August each calendar year)

Designated Base (Contract 2): Bemidji, MN and Billings, MT; EU Period: 147 days (Estimated 10 April through 03 September each calendar year and includes two non-revenue days for remobilization to Billings, MT)

Designated Base (Contract 3): Ronan, MT; EU Period: 120 days (Estimated 26 May through 22 September each calendar year)

Minimum Aircraft Requirements:

Seating: Five (5) insured passenger seats not including pilot, but including copilot seat in an aircraft, normally single-pilot operated.

Payload: Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 1000 pounds at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.9 hours.

Powerplant: Turbine engine

Performance: Rotorcraft certified in accordance with 14 CFR 27.143 paragraph (c).

Airspeed: 130 knots VNE at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet

Target Aircraft Requirements

Performance: Crash Resistant Fuel Cell Enhancements: BLR FastFin® or equivalent system

Dual Hydraulics

The period of performance is a five-year ordering period from 01 March 2024 and 28 February 2029 (estimated, actual dates based upon date of award), with the possibility of up to a six-month extension.

The annual EU period is broken down below:

Double Eagle, NM: EU Period 180 Days Bemidji, MN and Billings, MT: EU Period 147 Days Ronan, MT: EU Period 120 Days

A Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice was posted on sam.gov 08 August 2024, in order to determine the number and types of Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) and small businesses, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Small Disadvantaged (SDB), Section 8(a), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned (EDWOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) capable of meeting the Government’s requirement. The RFI closed on 15 August 2024. Four

(4) responses was received from small businesses, and were determined to be capable of meeting the requirements of the procurement.

The services required of this Request for Proposals (RFP) are being acquired under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. This solicitation will be issued under a 100 percent small business set-aside under NAICS code 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, which has a small business size standard of 1,500 employees or less. The PSC Code will be V221, Transportation/Travel/Relocation. The Government will award a contract in accordance with the best-value determination as stated in the solicitation.

AQD intends to issue the solicitation on or after 23 December 2024. Offers are anticipated to be due on 28 January 2025 with an award being issued no later than April 2025.

AQD will consider all responsible sources that submit a timely offer that conforms to the solicitation. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be awarded a contract. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website at www.SAM.gov.

Point of Contact:

Marina Volynets Shay Roadruck Contract Specialist Contracting Officer Marina_volynets@ibc.doi.gov shay_roadruck@ibc.doi.gov mailto:Marina_volynets@ibc.doi.gov mailto:shay_roadruck@ibc.doi.gov