OKBK_Market_Research_Questionnaire.docx

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS), Kuwait

HTC711-20-R-C002

Company Name: ______________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________________________

Point of Contact: ______________________________________________________

Email Address: _______________________________________________________

Cage Code & DUNS Number_______________________________________________

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

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The contractor shall provide Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS) on behalf of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) in support of the Defense Transportation System (DTS) to include but not limited to all US Government owned or operated aircraft, US sponsored foreign Government aircraft, Coalition Forces aircraft, commercial contract aircraft, and tendered aircraft, at Kuwait International Airport/ Abdullah Al Mubarak (KWI), Kuwait. The contractor shall facilitate on-time aircraft departures and maintain the ability to provide sustained ATGHS for a working Maximum on Ground (MOG) capability of two (2) wide-body aircraft or the equivalent thereof.

NAICS Code: 488119 – Other Airport Operations

Period of Performance: Three (3) month base period, 1 Jul 20 through 30 Sep 20 (training at Charleston AFB, SC), plus three (3) one-year options taking performance through 30 Sep 23.

Hours of Operation: The contractor shall perform the services required under this single award contract to meet all mission requirements to include weekends and holidays, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The contractor shall provide the CO, COR, 618 TACC, and Airlift Control Centers with the means/information needed to contact the Station Manager or Alternate Station Manager(s) twenty four hours a day.

Security: The contractor shall ensure contractor personnel employed to perform contract requirements meet the following criteria: (a) be a U.S. citizen who possesses a valid U.S. passport and appropriate Kuwait Visa, (b) have a successfully completed National Agency Check with Written Inquiries Investigation (NACI) or a Secret Clearance on file.

General Information: All contractor personnel shall receive mandatory Government Furnished Smallpox and Anthrax vaccinations. Vaccinations will be administered at a military treatment facility or other DoD designated immunization location(s).

Government-provided training: Government personnel will provide initial familiarization training for up to twenty (20) contractor personnel at any one time, at the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, SC, between 1 Jul 20 through 30 Sep 20.

Government-furnished materials/equipment: Please see attached draft Performance Work Statement (Appendix C-1 and C-2).

1. If you were awarded a contract for the above services on 1 Jun 20, could you transition employees and required equipment and be fully operational by 1 Oct 20? If not, what would preclude this from happening and how many days would you require to transition from contract award date?

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2. Do your foreign commercial contracts require you to comply with local laws, regulations, and labor union agreements governing work hours; and labor regulations including collective bargaining agreements, workers’ compensation, working conditions, fringe benefits, and labor standards or labor contract matters? Please identify any issues you anticipate in complying with local labor laws, regulations, and/or labor agreements.

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3. Do your foreign commercial contracts contain provisions to pay employees detention benefits if they are taken prisoner, hostage, or otherwise detained due to the action of the force of any power not allied with the United States?

4. Do your company’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending the term of the contract (e.g., yearly options)?

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

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6. A draft copy of the Government's Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. Following your review of this document, please identify any commercial best practices, not already mentioned, that your company recommends the Government incorporate into the PWS and the associated benefit or rational for doing so. Along with each recommendation, please indicate the specific practice and the corresponding PWS paragraph.

7. Please provide any questions, comments or concerns you feel relevant concerning this proposed acquisition that would assist you in submitting a proposal.