Attachment 4 Questions and Answers.pdf
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- 414 CTS Jump Services
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- FA486125R0034
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This document is a Questions and Answers file for the 414 CTS Jump Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) solicitation, focusing on clarifications for specific Contract Line Items (CLINs) in the pricing worksheet. Key questions and responses include:
CLIN-0001 addresses the critical need for a wind tunnel, with the government indicating that having access to a tunnel is non-negotiable. CLIN-0003 and CLIN-0007 discuss military aircraft hours, with the contractor noting that the proposed 26 total hours for 35 days of training seems insufficient, typically requiring 2-3 TAC hours per week. The contractor suggests they would ideally like 4-6 training weeks annually. CLIN-0006 clarifies parts and equipment as general maintenance items for parachutes and related gear, while CLIN-0009 specifies potential civilian aircraft as Caravan or Twin-Otter. The document reveals detailed operational considerations for jump services, including aircraft limitations, training day structures, and potential weather-related constraints.
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| Amended Combo Synopsis_CAO 04 Aug 2025.pdf | ||
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| Attachment 2 Performance Work Statement.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 BPA Terms and Conditions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Combo Synopsis.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 Pricing Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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414 CTS Jump Serivces BPA - Solicitation Questions and Answers
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Attachment 3 - Pricing Wksht
CLIN-0001 While we DO have the coaches available, we no longer have wind tunnel in Las Vegas, how critical is the wind tunnel for this bid?
Having access to a tunnel is non-negotiable / critical.
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CLIN-0003 Military MFF TAC Aircraft – Hours / Year. 6 TAC hours per year for aircraft seems very low!
It also seems to repeat with CLIN 0007. Can you clarify CLIN 0003? Is this aircraft ferry hours or work hours? Can we combine CLIN 0003 with 0007?
I would like to see the verbiage in the respective CLINs, but some TAC hours are for the caravan (Which we use less of) and the other TAC hours are for the Skyvan (Which we use more of). Typically, they are billed at different rates.
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CLIN-0006 Parts / Equipment – 1 – year. What parts and equipment is required? Can you clarify please?
General parts and equipment for the maintenance of parachutes, parachute containers.
And other parachuting related gear.
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CLIN-0009 Lift Tickets for Civilian Aircraft – 16 – Year. What type of civilian aircraft would you need?
Caravan or Twin-Otter
Attachment 3 - Pricing Wksht
CLIN-0007 SL / MFF Ramp Capable Aircraft – 20 – Hours / Year – We can provide Skyvan and Shirppa, however, even if we combine CLIN 0003 & 0007 the total hours requested are only 26 for 35 days of training per year listed in CLIN 0010. This basically means that you will get .74 of an hour per day of training, which translates into 1 load of jumping per day to 13,000ft with a Skyvan. That is nowhere near enough.
I am not sure how the previous contract calculated the TAC hours, but we would use 2-3 TAC hours per week of training, sometimes more and sometimes less, depending on weather / winds / airspace deconfliction, etc. 35 days is 7 work weeks. We typically arrive day one and store parachutes, jump days 2-4 and have a tunnel day, which equals 5 days of storage. We built some extra just in case. Example: we arrive and are unable to get jumps off all week due to winds. We have used 5 storage days, but no TAC time.
Attachment 3 - Pricing Wksht
CLIN-0010 Military Training – 35 Days/Year. How many trainings are scheduled per year? How many consecutive days will each training be? You have requested 26 hours for the 35 days per year, Can you clarify the aircraft hours?
Ideally we would like to have 4-6 training weeks annually. We typically arrive day one and store parachutes, jump days 2-4 and have a tunnel day, which equals 5 days of storage.
We built some extra just in case. Example: we arrive and are unable to get jumps off all week due to winds. We have used 5 storage days, but no TAC time.
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