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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NSF CONTRACT NO. OPP-030043

MEDIUM-LIFT, FIXED-WING FLIGHT SERVICES TO SUPPORT

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION POLAR RESEARCH PROGRAMS

2TABLE OF CONTENTS

4SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

4B1.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

4B2.

CONTRACTOR'S OPERATING BASE (S)/DELIVERY POINTS

4B3.

CONSIDERATION (FIXED PRICE SERVICES)

5B4.

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

5B5.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

5SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/WORK STATEMENT

5C1.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

5C2.

OPERATIONS

5C3.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

5C4.

AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS

5C5.

AVIONICS REQUIREMENTS

5C6.

MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

5C7.

FUEL AND SERVICING REQUIREMENTS

5C8.

CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS

5C9.

ANTARCTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT

5C10.

ANTARCTIC METEORITES

5C11.

USAP ANNUAL PLANNING CONFERENCE

5C12.

PHASE-IN PERIOD

5SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

5D1.

GENERAL

5D2.

McMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

5SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

5E1.

SCHEDULING INSPECTIONS

5E2.

PERSONNEL

5E3.

EQUIPMENT

5E4.

SUBSTITUTE PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT

5E5.

INSPECTION EXPENSES

5E6.

FAR CLAUSE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

5SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

5F1.

DESIGNATED BASE(S)/REPORTING AND RELEASE BASE(S)

5F2.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WITH PHASE-IN PERIOD AND AWARD TERM INCENTIVES

5F3.

EXCLUSIVE USE PERIOD

5F4.

AVAILABILITY

5F5.

UNAVAILABILITY, DAMAGES, AND DEFAULT

5F6.

MEASUREMENT, PAYMENT AND GUARANTEE

5F7.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

5F8.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED OFFICE SPACE, FURNISHINGS AND SERVICES

5F9.

AFTER-OPERATIONS REPORT

5F10.

CONTRACTOR DATA REQUIREMENTS

5F11.

FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

5SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

5G1.

CONTRACTS

5G2.

AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL

5G3.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES (ORAL OR WRITTEN)

5G4.

CONTRACTOR’S ON-SITE MANAGER

5G5.

SUBCONTRACTS

5SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

5H1.

CHOICE OF LAW

5H2.

SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION

5H3.

MISHAPS

5H4.

REPLACEMENT OF PERSONNEL - CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL CONDUCT

5H5.

PAYMENT

5H6.

HOLIDAYS AND LEAVE

5H7.

PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

5H8.

MEDICAL AND DENTAL QUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

5H9.

AWARD TERM

5H10.

INCREMENTALLY FUNDED FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT

5H11.

AIRCRAFT PUBLIC AND PASSENGER LIABILITY INSURANCE

5SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

5I1.

FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

5I2.

FAR CLAUSE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

5I3.

CLAUSE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

5SECTION J – LISTING OF ATTACHMENTS

5J1.

IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACT ATTACHMENTS

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B1.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

The Contractor (independently and not as an agent of the Government) shall furnish flight services consisting of airplanes, fully Contractor operated, including qualified pilot(s), maintenance, and additional equipment, except as otherwise identified. Services shall be for the EXCLUSIVE use of the National Science Foundation in support of its polar research programs; i.e., the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) and the National Science Foundation’s Arctic Program. Performance shall be in accordance with all provisions and specifications as stipulated herein.

B2.

CONTRACTOR'S OPERATING BASE (S)/DELIVERY POINTS

All aircraft and other items required for contract performance shall be delivered to the Government in accordance with the provisions in Section F of this contract. For work performed in Antarctica, the delivery point shall be Punta Arenas, Chile, unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer. For work performed in the Arctic, the delivery point will be specified on each order, and is generally anticipated to be the Contractor’s home base. All costs necessary to move the items to the delivery point, and prepare them for shipment are the Contractor’s responsibility.

The Contractor is responsible for redeploying all aircraft and other items required for contract performance to its home base or other location. Costs necessary to prepare the items for shipment, and return them to the Contractor’s home base are the Contractor’s responsibility. In the Antarctic, unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer, aircraft will be released from service at Punta Arenas. For work performed in the Arctic, aircraft will be released from service at the location specified on each order, generally expected to be the Contractor’s home base.

Replacement parts, materials and other consumables destined for McMurdo Station and other locations in Antarctica, not carried onboard the Contractor’s aircraft, will be transported by the Government via the USAP’s logistics system from Pt. Hueneme, CA. All costs necessary to prepare and move these items to Pt. Hueneme are the Contractor’s responsibility. The Government will transport items not carried onboard the Contractor’s aircraft that are redeployed from Antarctica to the Contractor home base via the USAP’s logistics system to Pt. Hueneme. All costs necessary to prepare and move these items from Pt. Hueneme are the Contractor’s responsibility. Transportation will be provided by either air or surface vessel.

B3.

CONSIDERATION (FIXED PRICE SERVICES)

· Multi-engine

· Turbine engine-powered

· Side facing exit aft of main landing gear

· FAA-approved for flight with door removed

· High wing

· Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capable. Aircraft shall be able to clear a 50-foot obstacle during takeoff and landing with a runway length of 2000 feet on a standard day at sea level with zero wind at maximum gross certified weight, or when loaded with the minimum payload and required fuel as described below.

· 150-knot cruise speed at 10,000 feet MSL, ISA with 80% maximum rated power with a cruising endurance of at least four hours.

· Minimum payload of 3,000 pounds less the NSF required mission equipment, with two pilots (360 pounds), and fuel (6.7 pounds per gallon) for 400 nautical miles with 30 minutes reserve.

· Seating for 10 or more passengers in a standard approved seating configuration

· Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) per 14 CFR 135.180

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for both airplanes, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

· Multi-engine

· Turbine engine-powered

· Side facing exit aft of main landing gear

· FAA-approved for flight with door removed

· Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capable. Aircraft shall be able to clear a 50-foot obstacle during takeoff and landing with a runway length of 2000 feet on a standard day at sea level with zero wind at maximum gross certified weight, or when loaded with the minimum payload and required fuel as described below.

· 150-knot cruise speed at 10,000 feet MSL, ISA with 80% maximum rated power with a cruising endurance of at least four hours.

· Minimum payload of 3,000 pounds, less the NSF required mission equipment, with two pilots (360 pounds), and fuel (6.7 pounds per gallon) for 400 nautical miles with 30 minutes reserve.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for both airplanes, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

· Multi-engine

· Turbine engine-powered

· Side facing exit aft of main landing gear

· FAA-approved for flight with door removed

· Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capable. Aircraft shall be able to clear a 50-foot obstacle during takeoff and landing with a runway length of 2000 feet on a standard day at sea level with zero wind at maximum gross certified weight, or when loaded with the minimum payload and required fuel as described below.

· 150-knot cruise speed at 10,000 feet MSL, ISA with 80% maximum rated power with a cruising endurance of at least four hours.

· Minimum payload of 3,000 pounds less the NSF required mission equipment, with two pilots (360 pounds), and fuel (6.7 pounds per gallon) for 400 nautical miles with 30 minutes reserve.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for both airplanes, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

BUREAU/LOCATION

Changes in deployment schedules occurring within seven (7) calendar days prior to departure, which will require an earlier than planned commencement, shall be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor. If extension of an order beyond its planned completion (release) date is requested by the Government less than seven (7) days prior to the previously scheduled date, the extension will be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor.

· Multi Turbine engine powered

· Must have cruise speed of 180 KTS, TAS

· Minimum payload of 4000 pounds (equipped for this contract) with 2.5 hours fuel, plus reserve

· Maintain positive single engine rate of climb gradient in accordance with Operations Specifications and the Aircraft Flight manual, when equipped for this contract (calculated at standard cruise power at optimum altitude with 45 minutes of fuel for reserve.)

· Capable of carrying 18 passengers and have a minimum of 18 quick removal passenger seats

· Equipped with winch for cargo loading and unloading

· Equipped with restraint provisions for securing cargo.

· Equipped with Automated Flight Following Unit.

· Cargo door of at least 84 x 56 inches.

· Supplemental Oxygen accessible to the pilot, copilot, and all passenger seats while seated.

· Dual GPS systems meeting the requirements of C5.3.1

· Cockpit voice recorder meeting the requirements of 14CFR Part 135.151

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for the airplane, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

AWARD TERM PERIODS

Changes in deployment schedules occurring within seven (7) calendar days prior to departure, which will require an earlier than planned commencement, shall be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor. If extension of an order beyond its planned completion (release) date is requested by the Government less than seven (7) days prior to the previously scheduled date, the extension will be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor.

· Multi-engine

· Turbine engine-powered

· Side facing exit aft of main landing gear

· FAA-approved for flight with door removed

· Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capable. Aircraft shall be able to clear a 50-foot obstacle during takeoff and landing with a runway length of 2000 feet on a standard day at sea level with zero wind at maximum gross certified weight, or when loaded with the minimum payload and required fuel as described below.

· 150-knot cruise speed at 10,000 feet MSL, ISA with 80% maximum rated power with a cruising endurance of at least four hours.

· Minimum payload of 3,000 pounds, less the NSF required mission equipment, with two pilots (360 pounds), and fuel (6.7 pounds per gallon) for 400 nautical miles with 30 minutes reserve.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for both airplanes, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

Changes in deployment schedules occurring within seven (7) calendar days prior to departure, which will require an earlier than planned commencement, shall be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor. If extension of an order beyond its planned completion (release) date is requested by the Government less than seven (7) days prior to the previously scheduled date, the extension will be subject to the concurrence of the Contractor.

· Multi-engine

· Turbine engine-powered

· Side facing exit aft of main landing gear

· FAA-approved for flight with door removed

· Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capable. Aircraft shall be able to clear a 50-foot obstacle during takeoff and landing with a runway length of 2000 feet on a standard day at sea level with zero wind at maximum gross certified weight, or when loaded with the minimum payload and required fuel as described below.

· 150-knot cruise speed at 10,000 feet MSL, ISA with 80% maximum rated power with a cruising endurance of at least four hours.

· Minimum payload of 3,000 pounds, less the NSF required mission equipment, with two pilots (360 pounds), and fuel (6.7 pounds per gallon) for 400 nautical miles with 30 minutes reserve.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum order quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

The quantity identified herein is an estimate only for both airplanes, and does not represent any minimum guarantee or maximum quantity on the Government’s part.

AWARD TERM PERIODS

B4.

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

All items called for within the Schedule, or related specifications, or elsewhere identified in the contract as requiring any product described by its "brand name" may be substituted by an "equal" product provided such "equal" product is determined by the Government to be equal in all material respects to the "brand name" referenced within this contract. Prior to substituting an "equal" product for a "brand name" product, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer (or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, if designated) sufficient information such as cuts, illustrations, drawings or other information to aid in evaluating the proposed product. No substitutions may be made without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

B5.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

The Government reserves the right to negotiate and subsequently modify this contract to provide for additional flight services, including additional aircraft to provide those services.

Additional Clauses Applicable to Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 4 [balance of page intentionally left blank]

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/WORK STATEMENT

C1.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

C1.1 Scope of Contract C1.1.1 Intent

The intent of this contract is to obtain flight services utilizing fully functional aircraft equipped to meet specifications, operated and maintained by qualified personnel, for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of the research activities of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), and NSF’s Arctic Program. The primary role for the aircraft in both theaters of operation will be for utility transportation services, ferrying personnel and materials to remote, often unprepared, field locations. However, at least one of the aircraft will be configured with a downward-looking port, wing hard-points and in-wing cable raceways to allow the aircraft to be used for remote sensing activities to include: aerogeophysical surveys, aerial photography, LIDAR and remote digital mapping, and the operation of ice-penetrating radar systems.

C1.1.1.1 United States Antarctic Program

NSF is the executive agency for the United States Antarctic Program. The USAP is this nation’s national program of scientific research in Antarctica, and includes the activities of NSF and other US Government agencies. As the executive agent for USAP, NSF also has cooperative agreements with other foreign nations and will dispatch aircraft under this contract for cooperative use. The type of services required to be performed include, but are not limited to, transportation of personnel and cargo in support of the scientific projects, related administrative and infrastructural activities, and search and rescue (SAR), as directed by the NSF.

C1.1.1.2 National Science Foundation’s Arctic Program

NSF is one of many US Government agencies conducting scientific research in the Arctic regions. NSF sponsored researchers have conducted research activities in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, and within Scandinavia, often in cooperation with institutions and researchers located in the aforementioned countries and regions. The types of services required include, but are not limited to, transportation of personnel and cargo in support of the scientific projects, related administrative and infrastructural activities, and search and rescue (SAR), as directed by the NSF. The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, which NSF chairs, coordinates US Government Arctic research activities. To fulfill agency obligations to provide logistic and operational support to projects sponsored by the US Government, foreign governments, and other parties, NSF may dispatch aircraft under this contract for cooperative use.

C1.1.2 Antarctic Aircraft Deployment

Deployment to and from Antarctica is conducted on an annual basis. Aircraft are flown from the Contractor’s home base or other locations through South America, delivered to Punta Arenas, Chile (the U.S. Antarctic Program point of debarkation for the Antarctic Peninsula), and subsequently transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Aircraft redeploy from Punta Arenas after transiting from McMurdo Station during the first week of February at the end of the austral summer season. All coordination (including country clearances and fuel) for deployment to and redeployment from Punta Arenas is the responsibility of the contractor.

After delivery to Punta Arenas the aircraft fly to Rothera Research Station, a permanent station operated by the United Kingdom located at Rothera Point on Adelaide Island (67°34' S, 68°08' W).

Rothera Station is the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) logistics center for the Antarctic Peninsula. The station is situated on a rock and raised beach promontory at the southern extremity of Wormald Ice Piedmont, southeastern Adelaide Island. The station has a 900 m crushed rock runway, with an associated hangar and bulk fuel storage facility, and a wharf for the discharge of cargo from supply ships. There is a transitory summer population of scientists and support staff who reach Rothera either by ship or through use of an intercontinental Dash-7 aircraft flying from the Falkland Islands. Fuel, lodging, flight following and other in-transit support is provided by BAS through an agreement with NSF at no cost to the Contractor.

From Rothera Station, the aircraft will fly directly to McMurdo Station at Ross Island, Antarctica. A refueling stop is provided in West Antarctica from which the aircraft can refuel either from bulk storage containers or drums. There are no manned sites between Rothera and McMurdo Station. The NSF provides fuel for deployment and redeployment at this site.

Aircraft redeployment is accomplished in reverse order.

C1.1.3 Support Sites

C1.1.3.1 Antarctic Sites

Typically the research project personnel will camp at or close to their work sites. The required aircraft support for these projects will involve establishment of the campsite from McMurdo, several camp‑moves over a period of weeks or months, full or half days of close support, moving rapidly between ground sampling sites, re‑supply from McMurdo and the de‑establishment of the campsite. Some large projects will split their activities between the field locations and McMurdo, where there is a fully capable scientific laboratory. These projects will require frequent, dependable shuttles of personnel and samples between the field and the laboratory or inland stations.

As most of the work in the field is in the Trans‑Antarctic Mountains, Western Ice Sheet, and Eastern Plateau, it is anticipated that frequently the aircraft and crew will stay overnight at locations other than McMurdo to minimize travel‑time to and from the work sites. Accommodation at these sites will vary between small tents to semi‑permanent structures. Cook and galley facilities may be available. Once at field locations, the Contractor may have to be self‑sufficient.

The terrain will vary from Ross Island where McMurdo Station is located, and which is dominated by the active 13,000 foot volcano, Mount Erebus, to fast sea‑ice in McMurdo Sound, to the mountainous terrain of the mostly‑glaciated Trans‑Antarctic Mountains, the relatively featureless Ross Ice Shelf to the southeast, and the Polar Ice Cap.

C1.1.3.2 Arctic Sites

Each year the Office of Polar Programs supports approximately 150 projects throughout the Arctic. About half the projects are in Alaska, but the remained are spread evenly throughout the Arctic including the Arctic Ocean. Twin Otters are used occasionally in Alaska, but more often in Nunavut, Canada, springtime operations in the Arctic Ocean and in Greenland. The most concentrated effort, normally support by Twin Otters, is support of ocean sampling sites in a broad region between the Canadian Forces Station Alert and the North Pole. This work occurs for several weeks duration between March and May of each year and involves transport of science teams and their equipment between sea ice field sites. Similar work supporting sea-ice based research may occur in the future.