Amended Combo Synopsis.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, following FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

1. The solicitation number is FA486125R0034. This solicitation is issued as a Request for

Proposal (RFP). A Firm Fixed Price type contract will be awarded.

2. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition

Circular 2025-04, effective 11 June 2025.

3. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business set-aside, and the associated NAICS code is 611699- All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction, Small Business Size Standard $16.5M.

4. Offeror’s shall provide a filled out Price List (see “Attachment 2 – Price List”).

Below is the contract line-item number (CLIN) breakdown:

REQUIRED CLINS

CLIN 0001 – Wind Tunnel Usage CLIN 0002 – Wind Tunnel Coach CLIN 0003 – Military MFF TAC Aircraft CLIN 0004 – Main Repack (NTRAPS) CLIN 0005 – Reserve Repack CLIN 0006 – Parts / Equipment CLIN 0007 – SL / MFF Ramp Capable Aircraft CLIN 0008 – Main Repack Military / Tandem CLIN 0009 – Lift Tickets for Civilian Aircraft CLIN 0010 – Military Training / Storage Facilities

OPTIONAL CLIN

CLIN 0011 – Canopy Control Course

5. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Contractor shall provide a certified Drop Zone (DZ) and Aircraft per AFI 13-217, AFI 11-410 and AFI 10-3503 and related facilities for up to 15 parachutists. This requirement will be established as a Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement.

PLEASE SEE “Attachment 3 – PWS – 414 CTS Jump Services” FOR MORE

INFORMATION.

6. Period of Performance: 14 August 2025 – 13 August 2030

7. Place of Performance: Within 400 Miles of Nellis AFB, NV

8. Inspection and Acceptance: FOB Destination

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

REQUIREMENTS. All quotes shall include the following minimum information: Product Specifications, CAGE Code, SAM Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer I.D. No., Payment Terms, Discount Terms, Offerors Reps and Certs, Point of Contact, Phone, Fax, Email and Proposed Delivery Schedule. IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.207-7004 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award.

Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for contract award. Prospective vendors should visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov.com to register. To ensure your quote along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt of the quote prior to the offer due date and time.

(1) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(8), is changed to read:

(8) Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.

(2) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (c), is changed to read:

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

(3) To be considered for this requirement, the offer must complete the Price Sheet. Fully complete the pricing on each of the required CLINs. The contractor shall fill out a unit price, the extended price and a total price for all CLINs will auto-populate. Please ensure that all prices, extended prices and total prices are checked and verified for accuracy. DO NOT go more than two (2) digits beyond the decimal point.

(4) In accordance with FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications, the Government has a right to retrieve past performance information through the Government’s past performance databases, Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Any active exclusions will deem the contractor nonresponsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award.

An offeror determined to have an unsatisfactory performance record will be determined nonresponsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

QUESTIONS DUE DATE. Questions are due on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 at 2:00PM PDT.

OFFER DUE DATE. Offers are due on Tuesday, 5 August 2025 at 1400 PDT.

Only electronic offers submitted via email will be considered for this requirement. Acceptable proposal formats include Adobe PDF, Excel and Microsoft Word, all other formats cannot be opened and will be considered nonresponsive. Submit questions and offers to SSgt Sencere Gilbert at sencere.gilbert@us.af.mil or MSgt Christopher Rex at christopher.rex.1@us.af.mil. Please include the requirement name, 414 CTS Jump Services, in the subject line of the email to ensure prompt receipt of your offer. (End of Provision)

DELIVERABLES: At a minimum, Offerors shall provide the following with their proposal:

a. Technical Proposal outlining how the work will be accomplished in accordance with the

PWS.

b. Proof of current DoD Intrastate Contract Aviation Paratroop Carrier and be able to show proof of inspection and compliance upon request. And all certification requirements to include Drop Zone, Aircraft/Aircrew and Facility requirements in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

c. Price List with unit price completed

52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Price

Factor 2 – Technical

Award(s) will be made to the Offeror(s) whose Acceptable Technical Proposal represents the Best Value to the Government and is in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The offeror shall have and maintain a current DoD Intrastate Contract Aviation Paratroop Carrier and be able to show proof of inspection and compliance upon request. Offeror shall provide a certified Drop Zone (DZ) and Aircraft per AFI 13-217, AFI 11-410 and AFI 103503 and related facilities for up to 15 parachutists. Best Value will be determined by two factors 1) Price and 2) Technical.

Offers will be rated by Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and then technical acceptability. The Government will begin the technical evaluations with the lowest three (3) offers and continue until three (3) acceptable offers are identified or all offers have been evaluated. Once 3 acceptable offers have been determined, evaluations will cease.

Factor 1 – Price. The Government will determine the total evaluated price for all offers by first adding the total price for the required CLINS 0001-0010 on Attachment 3 – Price List. Then the government will also separately evaluate offers that include the optional CLIN 0011. The

Government will then begin the technical evaluation with the lowest three (3) offers and continue until three (3) acceptable offers are identified or all offers have been evaluated. Once 3 acceptable offers have been determined, evaluations will cease. An offer is not complete unless unit pricing is provided for all of the required CLINS. Submitted prices shall not be submitted using more than (2) digits beyond the decimal point. The government reserves the right to make multiple awards to include all required and optional CLINS or just required CLINS.

If only one offer is received, the Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair, reasonable, and realistic price. It is expected that the competitive nature of this acquisition will drive reasonable prices and fairness.

Factor 2 – Technical. Technical acceptability will be determined on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis. To be determined technically acceptable the contractor shall provide an offer that clearly meets the requirements of the Solicitation and the Performance Work Statement.

• Subfactor 1 - Current DoD Intrastate Contract Aviation Paratroop Carrier and be able to show proof of inspection and compliance upon request. The offeror will also carry appropriate insurance as required by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct personnel parachute operations.

• Subfactor 2 - Technical Proposal outlining how the work will be accomplished

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings:

Rating Description

Acceptable The proposal clearly demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirements and describes an approach to demonstrating how the tasks will be accomplished, and the offeror possesses current DoD Intrastate Contract Aviation Paratroop Carrier and be able to show proof of inspection and compliance upon request. And all certification requirements to include Drop Zone, Aircraft/Aircrew and Facility requirements in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

Unacceptable The proposal does not demonstrate an understanding of the requirement and does not provide all Drop Zone, Aircraft/Aircrew and Facility requirements along with appropriate certifications in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award multiple contracts without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer shall result in a binding contract utilizing the offeror’s Acceptable proposal.

FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of clause) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/ (End of clause)

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024) http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/

FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025)

FAR 52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representations (Feb 2024)

DFARS 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7006 - Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Jan 2023)

AFFARS 5352.201-9101 - Ombudsman (Oct 2019)

AFFARS 5352.242-9000 - Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Oct 2019)

List of Attachments

Attachment 1 – BPA Terms and Conditions

Attachment 2 – Price List

Attachment 3 – PWS – 414 CTS Jump Services