Synopsis_D15PS00007.pdf

Synopsis D15PS00007

The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise, ID in support of the

Department of the Interior's (DO) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) is issuing a request for proposals for exclusive use, contractor-operated, contractor-maintained, fixed wing flight services operating out of Barrow and Deadhorse, Alaska. The requirement is for one multi-engine turbine powered aircraft per location. Offers may be submitted for one or both of the requirements.

The aircraft will be utilized by BOEM for operations in support of marine wildlife surveys along Alaskan coastal areas to include operations in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea. The surveys will be flown offshore along coastline in proximity to headlands with significant turbulence. This survey typically is flown between 1,200 and 1,500 feet above sea level and at 115 knots indicated airspeed.

The annual exclusive use period for Barrow, AK is 123 calendar days, July 01 2015 through October 31, 2015 and 86 days, July 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015 for Deadhorse, AK. The contract(s) includes government unilateral options of renewal for an additional four years after the base year for each location. Potential duration of the contract is five years.

The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is January 15, 2015 with a projected closing date of

February 15, 2015. It is a requirement that the successful awardee be registered in the System for

Award Management (SAM). This solicitation is set-aside 100 percent for participation by small business concerns under NAICS code 481211(Offshore Marine Air Transportation Services) and $30.5M respectively.