ADDENDUM - Question and Answer.docx
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- Solicitation number
- RFP-751-200000001412-2
- Issued by
- Michigan
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This is an Addendum containing Questions and Answers for Request for Proposal No. 200000001412 issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The RFP seeks fire detection aircraft services on a call-when-needed basis, with a contract period from April 2020 to April 2023, including three one-year renewal options. The contract requires one fixed-wing aircraft for fire detection purposes, specifically chosen over rotary-wing aircraft due to flight duration requirements. The service will involve random flights throughout the fire season, with no guaranteed minimum days or hours of usage.
The payment terms specify that vendors are paid once they reach the fire detection route, with no compensation for ferry time from outside areas. The RFP allows for both aircraft and pilot-only bids, though pilot-only services require approval from the Aviation Manager based on equipment familiarity and accident history. The program is noted as an existing service, not a new initiative.
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| Schedule B - Pricing.docx | DOCX document | |
| Schedule A - Aerial Fire Detection - Upper Peninsula.docx | DOCX document | |
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| proposal-instructions-confidential-treatment-vendor-questions-worksheet.docx | DOCX document |
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ADDENDUM – Questions and Answers for Request for Proposal No. 200000001412
1. Just confirming, this is a Call When Needed Contract and not an Exclusive Use Agreement? If so, can a vendor expect random days throughout the fire season to be called or is there a minimum amount of days that the plane may be used? This question pertains to vendors that are located out of the UP area.
This is a call when needed contract. No guaranteed hours and no guaranteed minimum days that the airplane will be used. will include random flights throughout the fire season
2. What is the timeframe for this contract?
April 2020 to April 2023 with three 1-year options.
3. The solicitation states both rotrwing and fixed wing are accepted. Is one or the other preferred? Can we submit pricing for both?
For fire detection purposes we require a fixed-wing due to flight duration time.
4. How many aircraft are anticipated for the 2020 season?
One aircraft.
5. If the aircraft are coming from an area outside the Fire Detection Routes, is the vendor going to be paid for ferry time?
The vendor is paid once they reach the fire detection route.
6. Is this a new program or has it been used in previous years?
The program is not new.
7. Can a pilot bid their services without bidding an aircraft?
There is provision to bid only pilot services to fly Michigan Department of Natural Resources owned aircraft, however, this would be subject to approval by the Aviation Manager based on familiarity with the equipment and past pilot history as it relates to incidents and accidents.
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