B01_SPCA_PRESOLICITATION_NOTICE_1_1.docx

SAM ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE SOLICITATION# 140D0426R0078

The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisitions Service Directorate (AQD) in support of the Aviation Operations and Management (AOM) intends to solicit for On-Call helicopter flight services in Alaska as follows:

DESCRIPTION

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice Only. Proposals are not being requested at this time. The DOI AOM has a requirement to obtain fully Contractor operated and maintained on-call (OC) helicopter flight services to transport personnel and/or cargo in support of Government natural resource missions in Alaska. Contractor services include provisions of a helicopter, personnel, and all other associated equipment, as prescribed in this contract. Missions will include, but are not limited to, interagency fire management program support such as fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, rehabilitation seeding, search and rescue (SAR), aerial capture, eradication and tagging of animals (ACETA), overwater, platform and vessel landings, and law enforcement limited to nonthreatening surveillance, and other administrative and related natural resource activities. The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives. During the availability period and any subsequent extension, aircraft furnished shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the Government.

The Contractor must obtain and keep current all of the following required certificates and must ensure that contract aircraft are operated and maintained in compliance with those certificates at all times. The Contractor must hold a current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Carrier and/or as appropriate an Operating Certificate. The Contractor’s Operations Specifications must authorize operation of the category and class of aircraft and conditions of flight required to complete missions for the Government. Aircraft used on this contract must be operated and maintained under provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 or 14 CFR Part 135. Aircraft operated under 14 CFR Part 135 must be carried on the list required by 14 CFR 135.63 unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer (CO). Fractional- ownership aircraft must be operated under 14 CFR Part 135. The aircraft must have a Standard Airworthiness Certificate issued under 14 CFR 21.183 and if required a restricted airworthiness certificate issued under 14 CFR 21.25 and 21.185 to include the special purpose of forest and wildlife conservation work. Multiple Airworthiness Certifications may be required under 14 CFR 21.187. The installation of any equipment must be Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved. The contractor must also notify AOM and the Contracting Officer of any changes in the Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, and Director of Maintenance positions, plus any additional positions approved under 14 CFR 119.69(b).

This acquisition will be accomplished in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation and Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Request for Proposals will be solicited as a 100% small business set-aside, under NAICS code 481211. The Government anticipates awarding multiple, Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contracts. The anticipated issuance date of the solicitation is on or about September 25, 2025 with a projected closing date of November 05, 2026. It is a requirement that vendors be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at time of proposal. The solicitation will be posted under Contract Opportunities at www.SAM.gov.

The anticipated contract period will be a five-year ordering period of 01 March 2027 – 29 February 2032.