RFI AIRCRAFT SERVICES_SAM.pdf

Federal Acquisition Service General Supplies and Services Personal Property Management

AIRCRAFT SERVICES

Request for Information (RFI)

RFI # 47QSCC24R0025

NAICS: 488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

1800 & F. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20405

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS PROVIDED ONLY TO GIVE VENDORS AN ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION’S

REQUIREMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED TO ANY

OUTSIDE PARTY.

1.0 Description

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Supplies and Services (GSS) Portfolio, Office of Personal Property Management (PPM) and Internal Acquisition Division (QSCBB) is seeking information related to how interested contractors could provide aircraft logistics and marketing services.

2.0 Aircraft Services

a) Background

The Federal Government purchases billions of supplies, materials and personal property annually and must efficiently dispose of unneeded personal property on a continuous basis. The Personal Property Program within GSA oversees the reuse, donation and sale of Federal personal property in an effective and efficient manner. Federal customers utilize the PPM to dispose of their excess/surplus property as well as exchange/sale, seized/forfeited and others.

The sale of government assets must be conducted competitively in a manner that ensures full and open competition. Additionally, only warranted Sales Contracting Officers may conduct sales and award sales contracts to buyers. GSA is seeking the capabilities of industry to support certain sales-related activities.

It is anticipated any potential solicitation would require contractor support to achieve aircraft marketing and fair market value valuation services. Additionally, logistical services including aircraft movement, storage, facilitation of inspection, and other may be required.

b) Aircraft Valuation and Marketing Tasks

The contractor shall perform the following services:

● Provide Aircraft Valuation

● Market aircraft to potential buyers, refer potential bidders the GSAAuctions listings

● Meet with general public to inspect and remove aircraft

c) Additional Tasks:

The contractor may be asked to perform the following services:

● Ability to fly the aircraft to selling location (up to 500 miles)

● Provide 60 day hangar storage for full sales disposal

● Inspect aircraft & provide condition report and photos

● Maintain and show log books to potential customers

● Schedule and conduct all onsite sales inspections

● Have insurance and maintain security of the aircraft while in contractor’s custody

● Maintenance of the aircraft and hangar facility

● Assist in aircraft removal

3.0 Requested Information: Industry

Questions for Industry:

● What is the evaluation process? How is the fair market value being determined?

● Do you do business with a fixed wing or rotary aircraft, or both?

● How do you approach the market trends that affect aircraft sales?

● How do you approach the trends that affect the aircraft value? How are these factors foreseen?

● Do you have qualified pilots?

● Do you have a secure hanger space?

● Do you have adequate staff to meet with the general public for inspection and removal?

● Do you have maintenance capability?

● Are you capable of obtaining insurance to cover Federal aircraft in your custody?

4.0 Responses

4.1 Responses to this RFI are due by 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 9, 2024, and can be emailed to Contracting Officer: Valeriya Orlova (valeriya.orlova@gsa.gov).

4.2 All responses to the RFI must be submitted electronically. Each response must be single-spaced and typewritten in 12-point Times New Roman font and in the English language. Each response must be in .doc or .docx format with every page of the response separately numbered. Also, each response must be no more than fifteen (15) 8½” by 11” pages in total (excluding applicable diagrams and charts) and all pages must be combined as one attachment.

4.3. Section 1 of the response shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following:

4.3.1. Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

4.3.2. Business type (large business, small business, etc.) based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) you identify. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional information on Small Business Size Standards.

5.0 Questions

Communications and comments concerning the contents of this RFI shall be accepted no later than 10:00 AM on November 26, 2024, in the following link only:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt596Z6rXdG8TI37vjDG7Jiubw7qVEaWoPd2LRhMoh ShCzug/viewform?usp=pp_url

Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions received and GSA’s responses will be posted to www.sam.gov at regular intervals during. Identities of prospective Offerors asking questions will not be disclosed and any proprietary information contained within questions will be redacted. Questions should cite the section, paragraph number and page number in question within the RFI. Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquiries or comments and will not receive a response from GSA. Furthermore, offerors are reminded that GSA will not address hypothetical or scenario-based questions or questions aimed toward receiving potential “evaluation decisions” from GSA.

6.0 Vendor Meetings

Upon receipt of responses, the government may or may not schedule informal informational sessions with vendors. Meetings may be held in-person or via teleconference.

7.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY related to providing AIRCRAFT SALES SUPPORT SERVICES. This announcement is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quote (RFQ). The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the government. GSA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and respondents are advised that the U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

All submissions become government property and will not be returned. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation for bids, proposals or quote and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a request for proposal/quote or award of a contract as a result of this request. Furthermore, the GSA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the solicitation website(s) such as SAM.gov where a potential solicitation of a future requirement may be published.

Any document submitted in response to this RFI that contains confidential information must be marked on the outside as containing confidential information. Each page upon which confidential information appears must be marked as containing confidential information. The confidential information must be clearly identifiable to the reader wherever it appears. All other information will not be treated as confidential.

All information marked confidential in RFI responses is only for the government’s planning use.

Confidential information may be reviewed by contractors; subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) including, but not limited to, commercial or financial data obtained by the respondent’s submitted documents. Otherwise, no information marked confidential included in this document or in conversations connected to it may be disclosed to any other party outside of the government.

8.0 Clauses

FAR Subpart 52-215(3)-Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition 8

Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.