Pre-Solicitation Notice 140D8021R0001_2.docx

Pre-Solicitation Notice: 140D8021R0001

The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise, ID in support of the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), has a requirement for fully Contractor operated and maintained exclusive use helicopter flight services to transport personnel and/or cargo in support of Government natural resource missions. Contractor services include provision of a helicopter, personnel, fuel servicing vehicle, fuel, and all other associated equipment, as will be prescribed in the solicitation. Missions will 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. During the exclusive use period and any subsequent extension, aircraft furnished shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the Government 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Government has interagency and cooperative agreements with other Federal and State agencies and private landholders and may dispatch aircraft under this contract for such cooperative use. The contractor must possess Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 133, 135, and 137 certificates and all aircraft proposed must meet the following minimum specifications:

Whiteriver, AZ

Designated Bases: Whiteriver, AZ

Exclusive Use Periods: 100 Calendar days

Aircraft Required: One (1) light helicopter equipped as specified in Section B

Fuel Service Vehicle (FSV): One (1) Fuel Servicing Vehicle (FSV) meeting the requirements identified in Section B

Crew Compliment Required: Pilot-in-Command (PIC), Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s), Relief PIC, Relief Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s)

Minimum Helicopter Requirements:

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

Payload: Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 1,000 pounds at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.5 hours.

Powerplant: Turbine engine

Certification: 14 CFR 27

Airspeed: 130 knots VNE at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet

Window Rock, AZ

Designated Bases: Window Rock, AZ

Exclusive Use Periods: 110 Calendar days

Aircraft Required: One (1) light helicopter equipped as specified in Section B

Fuel Service Vehicle (FSV): One (1) Fuel Servicing Vehicle (FSV) meeting the requirements identified in Section B

Crew Compliment Required: Pilot-in-Command (PIC), Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s), Relief PIC, Relief Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s)

Minimum Helicopter Requirements:

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

Payload: Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 1,000 pounds at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.5 hours.

Powerplant: Turbine engine

Certification: 14 CFR 27

Airspeed: 130 knots VNE at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet

The contract period of performance is a five-year ordering period from April 01, 2021 through March 31, 2026 with the possibility of up to a six-month extension. The exclusive use period is 100 days for Whiteriver, AZ from May 15 to August 22 and 110 days for Window Rock, AZ from May 01 to August 18, subject to change as permitted in the solicitation.

A Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice was posted on beta.sam.gov October 01, 2020, in order to determine the number and types of Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) and small businesses, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Small Disadvantaged (SDB), Section 8(a), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned (EDWOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) capable of meeting the Government’s requirement. The RFI closed on October 08, 2020. No responses were received.

The services required 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 15, Contracting by Negotiation. This 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 PSC Code will be V221 (Transportation, Travel, and Relocation). The Government will award contract(s) in accordance with the best-value determination as stated in the solicitation.

AQD intends to issue the solicitation on or after December 9, 2020. Offers are anticipated to be due on January 8, 2021 with an award being issued in February 2021.

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. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website at www.SAM.gov.

Point of Contact:

Maile Nichols Contract Specialist maile_nichols@ibc.doi.gov 300 E Mallard Drive Boise, ID 83706