Market_Research_Questions-Capabilities.pdf

Market Research Questionnaire

Flight Planning & Ground Handling Services

The Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System (JPATS) is conducting market research pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 10. The Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed price type contract. It is anticipated a single solicitation will be issued for the provision of flight planning and ground handling services to support JPATS’ primary mission to transport federal detainees, prisoners, and deportable aliens, in a cost-effective manner without sacrificing the safety of the public, federal employees, or those in custody. The services will be provided for the USMS/JPATS facilities located in Oklahoma City, OK. and Las Vegas, NV. The requirement is for an estimated 12 months (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018) plus four (4) twelve month option periods for renewal.

Please answer the following questions:

1. What is your business size, small or large? The North American Industrial

Classification System (NAICS) code is based on

NAICS 611210, $7.0 million? _______ Small _______Large

2. Can your firm provide the service as either a prime contractor or as a subcontractor?

________ Prime _________ Subcontractor

3. If you are a small business, what level of subcontracting, if any, would be available for the service(s) you are interested in providing?________ %

4. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program.

_____ “8(a)” program _____ Women-owned small business concern _____ Veteran-owned small business concern _____ Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern _____ Use of a price evaluation adjustment for a small disadvantaged business concern

5. Can your firm provide firm fixed unit prices for future contract periods (for example: a contract with a base year and four option years, equaling a total of five years)?

Please indicate the maximum number of years you can provide firm-fixed unit prices.

___ 5 years ___4 years ___3 years ___ 2 years ___only 1 year

6. What is the average rate of pay for these services? $_______

7. Does your firm have access to the internet to download solicitation materials?

____Yes ____ No

8. How many calendar days does your firm need to prepare a proposal resulting from a solicitation of this type?

___ 15 days ___30 days ___ 45 days ___ 60 days

9. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?

____Yes ____ No

10. All potential quoters are advised if a solicitation is issued it will include the clause at FAR 52.212-4 for Commercial Items, paragraph (t) System for Award

Management (SAM). This clause requires all contractors doing business with the Federal Government after September 30, 2003, to be registered in the SAM database. If your company is not registered in SAM, registration can be made at http://www.sam.gov/

11. If awarded a contract, how many calendar days following the award would be required for your firm to begin providing services to JPATS?

Number of calendar days required? _____

12. Please indicate any General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule

(FSS) contract number(s) your firm has been awarded in association with the aforementioned services and their respective expiration date(s).

FSS number(s):_____________________________________

Expiration date(s):__________________________________

13. Please furnish the following information in reference to your firm:

Name: _____________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

Point of Contact: __________________________________

Telephone Number: _______________________________

E-mail Address: __________________________________

Capabilities/Qualifications – Only small businesses are to submit capability packages. Interested small business organizations that are certified and qualified as a small business concern are encouraged to submit statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified in the attached Statement of Work

(SOW).

Interested vendors are requested to submit statements of their knowledge and capabilities that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice, in the following key areas or tasks:

1.) Ability to provide PC based interface to flight planning and weather reporting system; technical support for flight planning assistance and operational assistance; IT support for system technical issues; worldwide administrative and operational support services, and ground handling support. These services must be available daily on a 24 hour basis.

2.) Ability to support short notice International flights.

3.) Ability to provide unlimited access to worldwide current and forecasted weather, temperature, and winds for all altitudes in both graphic and text formats.

4.) Ability to provide at start-up and throughout the contract term, on-site user training which may be required and requested by the government. The contractor may be requested to provide instructors, course materials (syllabus, supplies, books, etc.), and training timelines for this purpose. The contractor shall provide User Training as an O&A on an as needed basis for educational purposes. The contractor shall have the capability to provide the User Training within two weeks of the funding being placed on the contract.

5.) Ability to store and access an unlimited number of flight plans and routes.

6.) Ability to directly purchase fuel of behalf of JPATS aircraft.

7.) Ability to provide immediate accessibility to services electronically or by phone.

8.) Ability to provide performance models customized for each aircraft type listed with the capability to bias for those aircraft’s performance variances.

9.) Ability to provide flight planning support, operational support and technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with an immediate response time.

10.) Ability to provide a monthly summary of services utilized through the Internet, Support services, or Call orders for worldwide support. The summary shall identify the services as related to the registration number of the aircraft and or trip number.

11.) Ability to provide an internet-based flight planning system protected by a

Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer (HTTPS) with password encryption and some form of authentication at minimum. The contractor shall have the ability, if requested, to restrict access and / or modification by JPATS personnel to specific areas of the flight planning system, which include, but are not limited to aircraft specific data bases, stored routes and aircraft performance parameters.

12.) The contractor shall provide and / or arrange for Ground Handling Support

Services which include, but are not limited to facilitating fuel purchase by the

Government, directly purchasing aircraft fuel on behalf of the Government, securing aircraft parking and hanger accommodations, aircraft support arrangements for lavatory service, ground electrical power units, pneumatic start units, conditioned air units, interior cleaning, baggage handling, overnight crew transportation and accommodations, aircraft security, and any required local or country permits and clearances at worldwide locations.

All capability statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Victor Stamps, Contracting Officer, at Victor.J.Stamps@usdoj.gov, by July 13, 2017, 11:00 AM, CST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.

mailto:Victor.J.Stamps@usdoj.gov