Pre-Solicitation Notice_1.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice: Solicitation 140D8020R0018

The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise, ID in support of the Department of the Interior's (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), has a requirement for fully contractor operated and maintained, helicopter to support fire management and natural resources mission in the Everglades National Park. Missions may include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance and reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities. The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives.

The anticipated exclusive use (EU) period is 120-days starting around February 1. The EU period is subject to change as permitted in the solicitation with a possible extension of 30 days as request by the bureau. The designated base is Homestead Florida.

The minimum helicopter requirements are as follows:

1. Five (5) insured passenger seats not including pilot, but including copilot seat in an aircraft, normally single pilot operated aircraft.

2. Turbine engine power plant.

3. Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 950 pounds at 30 degrees C at 1,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 2.4 hours.

4. Helicopter Airspeed Requirement is 120 knots VNE at 30 degrees C at 1,000 feet

5. 14 CFR 27.

The services of this Request for Proposals (RFP) are being acquired under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5, Permanent Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The solicitation is set-aside 100 percent for participation by small business concerns under NAICS code 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, which has a small business size standard of 1,500 employees or less. The Government will award a contract in accordance with the best-value determination as stated in the solicitation.

AQD intends to issue the solicitation around September 09, 2020 Offers are anticipated to be due on October 09, 2020 with an award being issued in November 2020.

AQD will consider all responsible sources that submit a timely offer that conforms to the solicitation. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be awarded a contract.