ADDENDUM - Question and Answer.docx
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- Solicitation number
- RFP 751 200000001412 2
- Issued by
- Michigan
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This addendum contains questions and answers for Request for Proposal No. 200000001412 issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for fire detection aircraft services. The contract is a call-when-needed arrangement with no guaranteed hours or minimum utilization days, with random flight assignments throughout the fire season. The contract term runs from April 2020 to April 2023 with three one-year renewal options. The agency requires fixed-wing aircraft for fire detection purposes due to flight duration requirements, though both rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft are accepted in the solicitation. One aircraft is anticipated for the 2020 season.
Vendors are compensated once their aircraft reaches the fire detection route, with no payment provided for ferry time from locations outside the designated routes. The program is an established initiative rather than a new offering. Bidders may submit pricing for both aircraft types if desired. Additionally, pilots may bid their services independently to fly Michigan Department of Natural Resources-owned aircraft, subject to approval by the Aviation Manager based on equipment familiarity and pilot history regarding incidents and accidents.
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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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