Request_for_Information.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

AERIAL DELIVERY SERVICES AT

GOVERNMENT INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE

CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (CONUS)

Business Name: _______________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________

Point of Contact: ______________________________________________________________

E-Mail Address: ______________________________________________________________

CAGE Code: _________________________________________________________________

Description of Services: See attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Dyess AFB, TX. The described services, in similar scope and magnitude, will also be required at two

(2) other CONUS Government installations. One contract will be awarded for all locations.

Period of Performance: Base period, plus four (4) option periods with total performance not to exceed 5 years and 6 months.

Size/Status: (Check all that apply)

_____ Small Business _____ Veteran-Owned Small Business _____ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business _____ Small Disadvantaged Business _____ Woman-Owned Small Business _____ Large Business _____ Foreign-Owned Corporation

Questions: Please detail your responses in the space provided and add additional pages as needed.

1. Does your business concern currently provide or has it, within the last three (3) years, provided Aerial Delivery Services to include the following services?

Information Control Center Yes____ No ____ Rig and Repair Aerial Delivery Platforms Yes____ No ____ Inspect, Clean, Store, Repair, and Pack Cargo/Extraction Parachutes and Extraction Line Panels Yes____ No ____ Load and Unload Aircraft Yes____ No ____ Performed Drop Zone Recovery Yes____ No ____ Participate in Airdrop Malfunction Investigation Yes____ No ____ Performed Fabrication and Repair of Aircraft Equipment Yes____ No ____

If Yes, please indicate whether these services were provided for a Government Agency, a Commercial Entity, or Both.

Government Agency Only____ Commercial Entity Only ____ Both____

Please provide the Agency/Entity’s name, location(s) of performance, date(s) of performance, and a brief description of service(s) provided (to include a workload estimate):

If no, please provide a short narrative of how your business would perform the required services.

2. If your business concern is of a large size standard, how would you incorporate small business concerns into your technical approach on meeting the described requirements?

3. Does your business concern currently employ Certified Aerial Delivery Rigger(s)?

Yes____ No ____

Please provide the number of employed personnel who are aerial Delivery Rigger Certified:

Please provide the following for each Certified Aerial Delivery Rigger: the name of the certifying entity and the date certification was conferred.

4. What types of services similar to those described in the attached PWS are provided in the commercial market place?

5. Does your business concern’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending the term of the contract (e.g., yearly options)?

4. Do your business concern’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending services at the end of the contract (e.g., option to extend services)?

5. Do your commercial contracts require the exercise of reasonable care in the use and maintenance of customer provided buildings, equipment, and vegetation?

6. Please review the attached PWS and provide any comments/questions/concerns that you may have regarding the requirements detailed therein:

7. Please provide any additional comments/questions/concerns you feel are relevant and need to be addressed regarding this proposed acquisition:

NOTE: Please add additional pages as needed.