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V – AFRICOM PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

The Government intends to solicit written proposals for furnishing air transportation services throughout Europe and Africa. Aircraft services will be required for one or two missions per month; dedicated aircraft is not required. Air carrier must provide all necessary expertise and personnel to accomplish the loading, unloading, load planning and manifesting of passengers and cargo. The aircraft must be capable of flying from Stuttgart, Germany a range of 3200 nautical miles without refueling. Aircraft must be capable of carrying 10 passengers and baggage, or up to 6,800 lbs of cargo or a combination thereof based on customer needs. Aircraft must be fully self-supporting with internal passenger stairs, pressurized cabin, auxiliary power unit (APU) for self-starting, and an industry standard lavatory equipped with running water and flushing toilet system. Aircraft must be capable of taking-off and landing on prepared surfaced runways as short as 7,000 ft and able to operate into airfields as high as 8,000 ft MSL. Aircraft must be multi-engine; turbine powered and must be able to fly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (Equipped for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight). The period of performance shall be 1-year after date of award, with two 1-year option periods. The successful offeror must satisfy all DOD Commercial Air Carrier Quality and Safety requirements as described in 32 CFR, Part 861.3 and DOD additional standards for contract passenger operations under Part 135. Offeror must be certified under Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulation (14 CFR 135) or CAA equivalent.

The NAICS code is 481211. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on Federal Business Opportunities on or about 21 January 2011. No hardcopies of this solicitation will be issued. The solicitation will be available only at the FedBizOps website, http://www.fbo.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All comments should be addressed to Brita Dorsey, Contract Specialist (618) 220-7049, email: brita.dorsey@ustranscom.mil, Shanda Lyman, Contract Specialist (Intern) (618) 220-7092, email: shanda.lyman@ustranscom.mil, or Pamela Hall, Contracting Officer (618) 220-7066, email: pamela.hall@ustranscom.mil.