AMENDMENT 1. Combined Synopsis and Solicitation-JETI-3.pdf

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg. 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement for non-personal services contract to purchase orientation flights, in high performance turboprop aircraft, for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) stakeholders/mission partners and AFROTC cadets. This is a streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03 (effective 23 Feb 2024) and DPN change notice 20240326 effective 26 March 2024.

A Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) Contract will be awarded in accordance with the following:

NAICS Code: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 611512, Flight Training with a size standard of $34,000,000.

This requirement will be set aside for 100% small businesses. Responsible offers will only be received and evaluated from small businesses.

Formal proposals must be sent and received by 23 May 24, 12:00 p.m., CST. Please respond to this RFQ by emailing response to 1LT Nathan Kercher at e-Mail: nathan.kercher.1@us.af.mil and Mr. Mark Restad at e-Mail: mark.restad.1@us.af.mil. Late price lists/quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) “Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.”

LOCATION: Maxwell AFB, AL

II. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: All services are to be performed in accordance with (IAW) the attached Performance Work Statement(PWS).

Additional Information/Notes:

This contract provides for incentive orientation flights for cadets at Air Force ROTC Field Training. The contractor shall make their best effort to complete 500 orientation flights.

It is understood that there are significant fixed costs for the contractor associated with this program.

Recognizing the fact that the contractor is a small business and the importance of cash flow, the CLIN structure below allows the contractor to bill for interim payments. However, upon successful completion of the program, the contractor may bill for the remaining contract balance, subject to the requirements below.

If the contractor is unable to make scheduled flights due to conditions outside their control (e.g., weather, unavailability of cadets), the contractor shall make their best effort to accommodate and reschedule any such missed flights but shall not otherwise be penalized.

If the contractor is unable to make scheduled flights due to conditions within their control (e.g., mechanical breakdown, pilot unavailability), the contractor shall make their best effort to rectify the problem and mailto:nathan.kercher.1@us.af.mil mailto:mark.restad.1@us.af.mil reschedule the affected flight(s). However, if such flights cannot not be rescheduled, contractor shall not bill the government for those missed flights.

The contractor shall provide the services listed below:

Base Year Period of Performance (PoP): 06 Jun 2024 – 02 Aug 2024.

Item Number* Description of Requirement Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

0001 Incentive Orientation Flight 500 Each

0002 Transit In – Transit Out 2 Each

Base Year Total:

Total: $

III. QUOTE PREPARATION

INSTRUCTIONS52.212-1

ADDENDUM

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This will be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract utilizing FAR part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This Request for Quote (RFQ) is being issued on a competitive basis to all small business vendors under the applicable NAICS (611512). To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Failure to do so may result in an offeror being determined nonresponsive. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. Offeror shall submit an acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments, if issued.

Specific Instructions:

A. Period of acceptance of proposal. The contractor agrees to hold the prices in its proposal firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposal. Request for Quotations or modification of quotes received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will be considered late and handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

B. Representations and Certifications. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions in accordance with 52.212-3, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision, including the additions to (c) (11) at 52.212-3, Alternate I.

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C. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be REGISTERED AND ACTIVE in the DoD Systems for Award Management (SAM) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or call 1-866-606-8220.

D. All proposal information shall be submitted electronically to: 1LT Nathan Kercher, at nathan.kercher.1@us.af.mil, and Mr. Mark Restad, mark.restad.1@us.af.mil. All responses shall be received NLT 12:00 p.m. CST on 23 May 2024. Upon receipt of your quote, the Government will confirm receipt within 24 hours. If a confirmation has not been received within 24 hours, please contact the Contract Specialist or the Contracting Officer identified in this notice.

Quotation Contents:

PART I - Technical: The written technical part shall be clear, concise, and include all the information required by this provision in sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The quotation should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities, work processes, facilities, and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's technical quote.

Offerors shall provide a detailed approach to accomplish/satisfy the subfactors listed below, and to allow the Government to evaluate the offeror's technical capability to perform the requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Subfactor 1 - Offerors must provide, at a minimum, the following documents/information:

S1.1. FAA approved flightworthiness certificate for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

S1.2. Aircraft registration number (“Tail Number”) for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

S1.3. Number of sorties flown within the past ninety (90) days for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services. Each aircraft must have a minimum of 5 sorties.

S1.4. Written statement verifying that all ejection seats for the aircraft to be used in completion of the required services are active and operable.

S1.5. Documentation certifying currency of installed ejection seats such as but not limited to:

S1.5.1. Proof of non-expired life-limited ejection pyrotechnics.

S1.5.2. Documented overhaul paperwork from a certified provider.

S1.5.3. Documented FAA AIP program for ejection seats.

S1.6. Syllabus or lesson plan of Ejection Seat training Program (ESTP) specific to the make and model of the aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

PART II – Past Performance: The offeror shall submit at least two (2) contract of project references (whether federal, state, local government or private industry for the prime contractor and significant subcontractors) that provide recent (within the past five (5) years from the date of issuance of this RFQ) and relevant (similar or greater in size/scope/complexity of this requirement) past performance information. Past performance information shall include:

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• Company or Agency

• Total contract value

• Period of Performance

• Contracting point of contact with either phone number or email.

• Description of Service Provided

PART III - Pricing: Offerors shall insert unit and extended prices for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The extended amount must equal the unit price multiplied by the number of units. It is imperative that mathematical calculations are correct and do not exceed two (2) decimal spaces when entering pricing.

IV. BASIS FOR AWARD

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This is a competitive best value acquisition utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items authorized by FAR Part 13.5, " Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services" For proposals determined technically acceptable, a best value selection based on past performance and price will be made. The evaluation will proceed as follows:

Part I - Technical: Technical Acceptability. The Government will evaluate technical response on a pass/fail basis and assign an Acceptable or Unacceptable rating as described in Table A-1 below. A rating of unacceptable in one or more technical area will constitute an overall rating of Unacceptable for the technical evaluation. The offeror’s quote shall, at a minimum, address each of the areas outlined below as they apply to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1).

Table A-1

TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATINGS

Rating Definition

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Subfactor 1 - Offerors will be evaluated based on the following:

S1.1. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided an FAA approved flight worthiness certificate for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

S1.2. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided aircraft registration number (“Tail Number”) for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

S1.3. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided number of sorties flown within the past ninety (90) days for each aircraft to be used in completion of the required services. Each aircraft must have a minimum of 5 sorties.

S1.4. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided a written statement verifying that all ejection seats for the aircraft to be used in completion of the required services are active and operable.

S1.5. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided documentation certifying currency of installed ejection seats such as but not limited to:

S1.5.1. Proof of non-expired life-limited ejection pyrotechnics.

S1.5.2. Documented overhaul paperwork from a certified provider.

S1.5.3. Documented FAA AIP program for ejection seats.

S1.6. The government will evaluate that the offeror has provided a syllabus or lesson plan of Ejection Seat training Program (ESTP) specific to the make and model of the aircraft to be used in completion of the required services.

Quotes will be assigned ratings of Acceptable (clearly meets minimum requirements) and Unacceptable (does not meet minimum requirements).

Part II – Past Performance:

The Government will evaluate recent and relevant performance information based on the past performance information provided by the offeror, and any past performance information obtained from any data independently obtained by the Government (e.g., the Government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS)).

Contractors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (for example, the relevance of past performance information) or respond to adverse past performance information to which the contractor has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports an “unacceptable” rating on any past performance questionnaire evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system.

Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the contracting officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

Part III - Pricing: The Government will evaluate the prices submitted by each technically acceptable offeror.

The offeror must submit proposed unit and extended prices in schedule of supplies/services chart listed above for CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002. The price factor will be evaluated for reasonableness.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A single award will be made in the resultant contract.

BEST VALUE SELECTION: For all offerors found technically acceptable, the Government will make a best value determination based on price and past performance.

List of Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement

2. Attachment 2 – Clauses and Provisions