B01_SPCA_Pre-Solictation_Notice_T3_HELO_EU_ADO_(FINAL)_1.pdf

SAM ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE SOLICITATION# 140D0425Q0213

The Department of the Interior – Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisitions Service Directorate (AQD) in support of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arctic District Office (ADO), intends to solicit for exclusive use of helicopter services in Fairbanks, Alaska as follows:

DESCRIPTION

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice Only. Quotations are not being requested at this time. The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, has a requirement for, one light helicopter that is contractor operated and maintained that seats five passengers, which meets the solicitation minimum aircraft requirements for pre-determined exclusive use periods of performance. The intent of this contract is to obtain a fully Contractor operated and maintained exclusive use helicopter flight services to support Government natural resource missions. Contractor service include provision of a helicopter, personnel, and all other associated equipment as prescribed in this solicitation. Missions will include but are not limited to, transport of personnel and cargo for remote radio site maintenance, support of geological, archaeological, paleontological, hydrological, fisheries, wildlife, recreation, reality compliance and other administrative and related resource activities. Work will include high and low level aerial reconnaissance.

Law enforcement limited to nonthreatening surveillance and reconnaissance.

The contractor must maintain the appropriate Airworthiness Certificate IAW 14 CFR, Air Carrier Certificate or Operating Certificate and have engineering support for continued airworthiness from the current to the supplemental certificate holder and all equipment must be FAA approved. The contractor is responsible for and must comply with all laws and regulations, and otherwise have or obtain all needed licenses, permits, and certifications, including, but not limited to, those necessary for the carriage of persons or property within the United States.

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 600 pounds at 20 degrees C at 3,000 feet pressure altitude (PA) using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 35-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.9 hours

Powerplant: Turbine engine

Landing Gear: Skid Type must be extended height.

Airspeed: 120 knots VNE at 20 degrees C at 3,000 feet pressure altitude (PA)

Certification Basis: 14 CFR 27

Target Helicopter Requirements

Payload: Non-Jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 750 pounds at 20 degrees C at 3,000 feet pressure altitude (PA) using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 35-pound survival kit and fuel for 2.3 hours total.

Seating: Five 5 insured passenger seats not including pilot but including copilot seat in aircraft normally single pilot operated with utility folding aft cabin seating for easy access to a flat cabin floor equipped with tie downs for carriage of bulky cargo.

The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives. During the exclusive use period, aircraft furnished shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the Government 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. There will be one solicitation and one awarded Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will have an estimated five-year ordering period from April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2030. The exclusive use period each year is estimated to be on or around May 20 – September 6 (110 calendar days).

The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is Mid-February 2025, with a projected closing date of early March 2025.

Services were currently provided by Lohman Helicopters, a small business, under contract 140D0424D0051. The existing contract had a five-year ordering period, expiring March 31, 2029, and awarded with a Ceiling amount of $5,600,000.00. Funding was at the Task Order Level. Current contract was terminated for cause after the first year.

Contractor services include provision of a helicopter, personnel and all other associated equipment, to support missions as prescribed in the solicitation. The Contractor shall possess a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate issued under 14 CFR Part 135, 133, and/or 137, as applicable. The contract aircraft must have a Standard Airworthiness Certificate and have engineering support for continued airworthiness from the current type certificate holder or supplemental type certificate holder.

Installation of any equipment required by this contract must be FAA approved.

This acquisition will be accomplished in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Request for Quote will be solicited full and open, Total Small Business Set-Aside, under NAICS code 481211 which has a size standard of 1500 employees or less. It will be a requirement that the successful awardee be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The solicitation will be posted here on SAM.gov. Questions must be submitted in writing and emailed to Susan Wright, Contract Specialist, at susan_wright@ibc.doi.gov and Heather Sizick, Contracting Officer, at Heather_Sizick@ibc.doi.gov.