RFI G6 29 Palms Helicopter Support - 04_22_2024.pdf

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR REQUEST FOR

QUOTATION. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE

DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.

The Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office located in Twentynine Palms, CA (RCO-29 Palms) is seeking qualified sources for information and planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this request for information is to gain knowledge of commercially available services that may be of interest to the RCO-29 Palms. Responses are voluntary and the Government will not reimbursement respondents for any expenses associated with their participation to this request, nor any subsequent exchanges.

RCO-29 Palms is performing market research to determine available sources that can provide:

Helicopter support services for the transportation of maintenance personnel, parts, equipment and shelters to remote mountaintop relay communication sites for Marine Air Ground Task Force Training

Command (MAGTFTC) located at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine

Palms, CA.

This effort for the period of performance; 17 June 2024 to 25 July.

The Contractor(s) shall have the capability to provide the following aircraft to support this requirement.

Aircraft Type

Quantity Estimated Working

Days Description

Light Lift Rotary Wing

June 17,2024 Thru July

25, 2024

-ability to carry 5 PAX(avg. person weight of 225lbs.

-300 NM unrefueled range -maximum lift requirement of up 1,200 lbs.(PAX and/or internal or external -configurable compartmentability to add/remove seats for more PAX or cargo

NOTE: The Performance Work Statement (PWS) provided in this notice is a draft PWS only, and it is subject to change prior to the release of any formal solicitation.

Please provide the following business information for your company and for any team or joint venture partners:

• Company Name

• Address

• Telephone number

• Point of contact

• Email

• DUNS

• CAGE Code

• Web Page URL

• Additional information that will help the Government to understand the capability of your company to perform the required services such as capability statement, product catalog, or informative marketing material.

In addition to the above, please provide the following information:

1. How could the Government revise this requirement to better reflect commercial industry standards and practices?

2. Based upon the PWS attached, are there any aspects that are vague and do not allow a clear understanding of the Government’s requirements?

3. The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 481211

Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation with an associated U.S. Small Business

Administration size standard of 1,500 employees. The anticipated Product Service Code (PSC) is

V211 Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Air Passenger. Please identify if you believe a more appropriate NAICS and/or PSC exists.

4. Would your company seriously consider submitting a technically viable proposal for this requirement in any forthcoming solicitation(s)?

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.

The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

Please reply to this email with the information requested and any questions regarding this request by

COB Friday, April 26, 2024. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.