HTC71125RC001 Q_A Round 1.pdf

Question # Par. Ref Quick Reference Question Date Government Answer

RFP - 52.212-2

Evaluation-- Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.212-2(c)(A)(iii)

Would the government allow a prospective carrier to bid as long as they have submitted their AMC Form 207 to the Commercial Airlift Division and given preliminary approval pending their on-site audit? 3/14/2025

No. Carriers must be CARB approved at proposal submission.

See 52.212-2 (c)(A)(iii) on RFP.

General Question N/A

Can you provide the name of the company who is the incumbent for this solicitation? 3/17/2025

Mountain Aviation/ Wheels Up

General Question N/A

Concerning the Alaska Commuter Passenger Services solicitation, I did not see any reference to questions or a deadline for submission. Would it be possible to submit a few questions to help our proposal drafting and pricing?

3/20/2025

Yes. Cutoff to submit questions is 10 days prior to proposal submission deadline.

Document: RFP and

PPQ

Section:

Instructions (b) (iv) Vol II Past Performance Page: 32

The PPQ (Atch_A) states:

“Questionnaires must be returned no later than 31 March 2025 …” The RFP (Instructions page 32 under

(C) PPQ) states “Completed PPQs shall be received by the proposal due date referenced in the solicitation in order to be considered part of the past performance information.”

Recognizing that the offeror does not control our contract references’ schedule, will PPQs received between 31 March and the proposal due date be considered? 3/21/2025

The response date for the PPQ Questionnaires has been updated on Atch 4 of the RFP to match the proposal due date of 12 APR 2025.

Document: PWS Section:9.4 Page:15-16 PWS 9.4

Please confirm that the government will pay for all fuel and that the Contractor will use the government fuel card for PAED and PASY. Also confirm that the fuel costs are not included in the total awarded contract price. 3/21/2025

Fuel costs will be reimbursed via CLIN X002 IAW PWS para 7 and 9.4.

Document: RFP Section:

Instructions (b) (ii) Vol I Business Proposal (H) Page: 31

“DFARS 252.204-7019

requires the Offeror to verify that summary level scores of a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment (i.e., no more than three years old) have been posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module

If the offeror’s self-assessment (performed in 2024) has been posted in the SPRS module, does this meet all of the solicitation requirements for award?

If the offeror’s self-assessment has a plan for addressing a few controls prior to the anticipated start date, is this acceptable for award of this contract?

3/21/2025

A self-assessment, no more than three years old, meets the solicitation requirements.

Document: PWS Section: 4 Page: 10 PWS Section 4

Tables 1 and 2 in this section show the minimum passenger load for each flight window. Is it possible to provide offerors with the average or maximum passenger load for these same flight windows for planning purposes? 3/21/2025

Offerors should leverage their expertise to demonstrate how they will meet the minimum requirements.

Technical proposals will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptab le basis.

Document: RFP Section: CLIN pricing Page: Page 3 of 55

The estimated number of hours in CLIN 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 are all listed as 1,090 flight hours.

However, according to our research, it appears that the current provider is flying less than 50% of that number annually. Can you provide the historical paid hours by month for the last five years? This information is beneficial to assist the Contractors at accurately spreading their fixed costs across the actual paid hours realized. 3/21/2025

Historically, costs were calculated based on mileage. Therefore, historical hours are not available.

Document:

Attachment 3 Section: CLIN 0001 Page: Spreadsheet

Can you please provide a definition for a “flight hour”?

Does this include wheels up to wheels down and or taxi time? 3/21/2025

Reference amended PWS Section 3.5.

Accepted Flight Hours and Section 12.

Invoicing

Document: PWS Section: 2.7.1 Page: 4

The PWS requires 12 passenger minimum requirement. Will the government provide evaluation credit for more seating capacity, i.e. 17 seats? 3/21/2025

Proposals will be assessed as either acceptable or unacceptable in terms of technical capability, following the guidelines in RFP 52.212-2, Section (c) B.

Document: PWS Section: Nine Page: Not found

For the other than fuel reimbursables, will the government reimburse for deice charges as incurred?

We understand that hangar is unavailable at JBER and uncertain if other facilities have heated hangar. 3/21/2025

The government will provide de-icing at government locations.

In cases of emergency diverts to other locations, government shall reimburse contractors for de-icing costs in accordance with PWS 5.1(a)(xii)

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