2022.10.04 OKBK Market Research Questionnaire.docx

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS), Kuwait

HTC711-23-R-C003

Company Name: ______________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________

Point of Contact: ______________________________________________________

Email Address: _______________________________________________________

Cage Code & DUNS Number_______________________________________________

Size/Status: (Check all that apply)

____Small Business ____Veteran-Owned Small Business ____Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business ____Small Disadvantaged Business ____Woman-Owned Small Business ____Large Business ____Foreign-Owned Corporation

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Contractor shall provide Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS) on behalf of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) in support of the Defense Transportation System (DTS) to include but not limited to all U.S. Government owned or operated aircraft, US sponsored foreign Government aircraft, Coalition Forces aircraft, Kuwait Air Force (KAF) aircraft, commercial contract aircraft, and commercial tendered aircraft at Cargo City Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait. The Contractor shall facilitate on-time aircraft departures and maintain the ability to provide the full range of ATGHS 24 hours a day seven days a week, which includes a sustained Working Maximum on Ground (WMOG), capability of two wide-body aircraft or any combination of narrow-body which equate to two wide body aircraft.

NAICS Code: 488119 – Other Airport Operations

Period of Performance: Three (3) month familiarization training (1 July 2023 through 30 September 2023 (training at Charleston AFB, SC)), base period (1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024), four (4) one-year options taking performance through 30 September 2028, and a six-month extension.

Hours of Operation: The contractor shall perform the services required under this single award contract to meet all mission requirements to include weekends and holidays, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The contractor shall provide the CO, COR, AOC, and Airlift Control Centers with the means/information needed to contact the Station Manager or Alternate Station Manager(s) twenty four hours a day.

Security: The contractor shall ensure contractor personnel employed to perform contract requirements meet the following criteria: (a) be a U.S. citizen who possesses a valid U.S. passport and appropriate Kuwait Visa, (b) have a successfully completed Tier 1 Investigation or a Secret Clearance on file.

General Information: All contractor personnel shall receive mandatory Government-Furnished Anthrax vaccinations. Initial vaccinations will be administered at a Continental US military treatment facility and the series completed at other DoD designated immunization location(s) in Kuwait. Contractor personnel may receive the initial Anthrax vaccinations at Joint Base Charleston Immunization Clinic, as coordinated with the Contracting Officer.

Government-provided training: Government personnel will provide initial familiarization training for up to 20 contractor personnel at any one time, at the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, SC, between 1 July 2023 through 30 September 2023.

Government-furnished materials/equipment: Please see attached draft Performance Work Statement (Appendix C-1 and C-2).

1. If you were awarded a contract for the above services on 1 June 2023, could you transition employees and required equipment and be fully operational by 1 October 2023? If not, what would preclude this from happening and how many days would you require to transition from contract award date?

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2. Do your foreign commercial contracts require you to comply with local laws, regulations, and labor union agreements governing work hours; and labor regulations including collective bargaining agreements, workers’ compensation, working conditions, fringe benefits, and labor standards or labor contract matters? Please identify any issues you anticipate in complying with local labor laws, regulations, and/or labor agreements.

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3. Do your foreign commercial contracts contain provisions to pay employees detention benefits if they are taken prisoner, hostage, or otherwise detained due to the action of the force of any power not allied with the United States?

4. Do your company’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending the term of the contract (e.g., yearly options)?

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5. Do your company’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending services at the end of the contract (e.g., option to extend services)?

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6. A draft copy of the Government's Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. Following your review of this document, please identify any commercial best practices, not already mentioned, that your company recommends the Government incorporate into the PWS and the associated benefit or rational for doing so. Along with each recommendation, please indicate the specific practice and the corresponding PWS paragraph.

7. Please provide any questions, comments or concerns you feel relevant concerning this proposed acquisition that would assist you in submitting a proposal.