B01_SPCA_Source_Sought_Notice_1.pdf

Sources Sought Solicitation 140D8022R0005 Everglades NP- Contracted Pilot

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes, and it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this contemplated effort. Furthermore, those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate any feedback with regards to this submission; other than acknowledgement of receipt if a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter.

Responders are advised that the Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be via the Government Wide Point of Entry (GPE) at (http://www.sam.gov). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this RFI. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned. The information provided may be utilized by the U.S. Department of the Interior and NPS in developing its acquisition strategy.

The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) in support of the National Park Service is issuing a source sought notice for one on-call contract pilots. Aircraft to be piloted include a Bell 206 BIII Jet Ranger on skids. Helicopters missions include but are not limited to interagency fire, external loads (short and longline), aerial ignition, non-threatening law enforcement surveillance, and other natural resource missions as required. The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives.

The Contractor must ensure that the contract pilot is trained, current, and maintained in compliance with the following certificates at all times:

• A Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Air Carrier Certificate or Operating Certificate which authorizes the Contractor to operate in the category and class of aircraft and under flight conditions required by this contract (e.g., rotorcraft-helicopter (VFR), day and night, passengers, and cargo) and;

• A 14 CFR Part 133 "Rotorcraft External Load Operating" certificate which authorizes Class B loads, as a minimum.

The Government anticipates using the helicopter 30 days a year. Usage will be on a year-round, on-call basis, and projects may be single day to multiple weeks. The base of operations and geographical center of expected flight activity will be the Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.

The contractor is required to have contract personnel available to perform flights within twenty-four (24) hours of notification.

Any request with less than 24 hours’ notice must be by mutual agreement.

The services of the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be acquired under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5, Permanent Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This requirement will be solicited as a small business set aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 488190- Other Support Activities for Air Transportation.

AQD intends to issue the solicitation on or after February 14, 2022. Offers are anticipated to be due on February 28, 2022 with awards being issued in March/April 2022.

AQD will consider all responsible sources that submit a timely offer that conforms to the solicitation. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be awarded a contract. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website at www.SAM.gov.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide, a pilot and perform these contract services as stated above, please provide the following information:

1) Company name, mailing address, and point of contact information.

2) Email and web site address.

3) Telephone Number.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies http://www.sam.gov/ regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested responders are asked to provide a brief response to this Request for Information. with the information detailed above no later than February 4, 2022 1400, ES. All responses under this Request for Information must be emailed to janice_haener@ibc.doi.gov.

mailto:janice_haener@ibc.doi.gov.