PreSolicitationNotice.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (FS) Incident Procurement Aviation Branch

Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation Notice for Aerial Supervision Module (ASM) Aircraft

General Information

Document/Notice Type: Pre-Solicitation Notice Solicitation Type: RFP Posted Date: April 26, 2023 Response Date: June 16, 2023 (Subject to Change)

NAICS Code: 532411, Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing

Classification Code: F003, Natural Resources/Conservation - Forest Range Fire Suppression /Pre-suppression

Set-Aside Full and Open Solicitation No.: 1202SA23R9101

Contracting Office Address

USDA, FS, Property and Procurement Service (PPS), Incident Procurement Operations (IPO), National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which is located at 3833 S. Development Ave.

Boise, ID 83705

Description

Proposals are being solicited as a full and open competition by the USDA, FS for 15 multi-engine turbine aircraft with 5 optional aircraft (not to exceed 20 items) to be rented on a dry lease basis, available for the exclusive use by Government or Government Contract pilots supporting wild land fire missions and other administrative activities. The contractor shall make the aircraft available for the year-round (365 days per year), exclusive use by federal government or government contracted pilots. Other types of work to a lesser degree will be resource management, passenger and cargo transportation, law enforcement, pilot training, pilot proficiency, and administrative activities. The daily rate is to accommodate payment flexibility for inconsistent days in a month or in a year. When an optional line item is activated, that item will be required for the duration of the contract to include optional periods. the for NIFC.

The contractor is responsible to provide all insurance, maintenance, oxygen, petroleum, oils, lubricants, supervision, and transportation necessary to comply with this requirement being solicited.

All aircraft under the resultant contract shall be ready for delivery in accordance with the dates specified in the solicitation. Delivery will occur at the Contractor's base of operations or other mutually agreed upon location.

This requirement is being solicited as a Firm-Fixed Price Service Request for Proposals (RFP). The approximate start work date will be the January 1, 2024. It is anticipated that the contract, resulting from this solicitation, will be in effect on January 1, 2024, for one base year and four optional years, not to exceed five (5) years.

https://www.fscpsc.com/naics-codes/532411 https://www.fscpsc.com/naics-codes/532411

Proposals due date is currently estimated to be July 31, 2023 at 1 pm MDT; however, is subject to change due to internal review process. Therefore, please note, the actual proposal due date will be provided once the solicitation is issued. The solicitation is anticipated to be available between May 15, 2023 and June 1, 2023; however, is also subject to change depending on internal reviews. One the solicitation is issued it may be downloaded from this site at that time.

All future information about this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Vendors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a response to this announcement which will be considered by this agency.

Point of Contact

Amelia Velasco, Contracting Officer, Phone 208-569-8238, Email amelia.velasco@usda.gov https://sam.gov/ mailto:amelia.velasco@usda.gov