Pre-Solicitation_Notice_Exclusive_Use_Helicopter_1.pdf

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 to obtain 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 prescribed in this solicitation. Missions will include, but are not limited to, short-haul, search and rescue, STEP (single-skid, toe-in, hover entry/exit procedures) landings, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, law enforcement limited to nonthreatening surveillance and reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities. Missions may require flight operations to be conducted above 10,000 feet PA but less than 18,000 feet PA for periods of time of up to two-hour duration. Contractors must ensure compliance with applicable FAA regulatory requirements concerning the use of oxygen. The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives.

This requirement is for one light (Type III) helicopter meeting the following minimum aircraft requirements.

Crew Compliment Required: Pilot-in-Command (PIC) with relief pilot, fuel service vehicle driver with relief driver, and mechanic with relief mechanic.

The Contractor may provide a mechanic that is also the fuel service vehicle driver.

Fuel Servicing Vehicle Requirement: One vehicle equipped as specified in Section B8.

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 900 pounds at 25 degrees

Celsius at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and for 40 minutes of flight plus 20 minutes reserve.

Powerplant: Turbine engine Certification Basis: 14 CFR 27 Airspeed: 130 Knots at 7000 feet and 25 degrees Celsius Landing gear: Skid Type Aft Cabin Doors Equipped with one sliding door installed on side opposite pilot station

Target Helicopter Requirements:

Performance Arriel 2D Engine Enhancements: BLR FastFin® or equivalent system

Dual Hydraulics

Payload: Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 1000 pounds at 25 degrees

Celsius at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and for 40 minutes of flight plus 20 minutes reserve.

PIC position Left Seat PIC Aft Cabin Doors Equipped with right and left side sliding doors pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and for 40 minutes of flight plus 20 minutes reserve.

PIC position Left Seat PIC Aft Cabin Doors Equipped with right and left side sliding doors

The exclusive use period, subject to change as permitted in the solicitation, is May 15, 2022 through September 19, 2022 (120 days). The contract includes government bilateral options of renewal for an additional four years. The Contractor shall possess a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate issued under 14 CFR Part 135, 133, and 137. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is August 16, 2021 with a projected closing date of September 30, 2021. It is a requirement that the successful awardee be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). This solicitation is set aside 100% for small business concerns and is under NAICS code 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, which has a small business size standard of 1,500 employees or less. Please contact Janice Haener at Janice_haener@ibc.doi.gov or 208-433-5043 for questions.

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