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Sources Sought, Exclusive Use Type III Helicopter Aviation Services United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) is issuing a source sought synopsis as a means of market research. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue an RFQ / RFP.

This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this contemplated effort. Furthermore, those who respond to this notice should not anticipate any feedback with regards to this submission; other than acknowledgement of receipt, if a request for an acknowledgement is requested by the submitter. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay any costs incurred as a result of a response to the notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP or RFQ. If a solicitation is released, it will be via the Government Wide Point of Entry (GPE) at (http://www.fedbizopps.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this notice. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned. The information provided may be utilized by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) in developing its acquisition strategy.

REQUIREMENT: The DOI, IBC, AQD, seeks information from companies potentially interested in providing Type III Helicopter services in support of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Contractor services include provision of the aircraft, personnel, fuel, aircraft maintenance support, and all other associated equipment as will be prescribed in the technical specifications of the solicitation.

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 period is120-days starting around February 1 with the designated base split between McBee, South Carolina (60-days) and Tallahassee Florida (60-days). The period of performance will be base year with four one-year option years.

The contractor must hold and keep current all of their required certificates and must ensure that contract aircraft are operated and maintained in compliance with those certificates at all times:

1. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Carrier or Operating Certificate which authorizes the Contractor to operate in the category and class of aircraft and under flight conditions required by this contract (e.g., rotorcraft, visual flight rules (VFR), instrument flight rules (IFR), day/night, qualified non-crewmembers, and cargo) in the conterminous United States.

2. A Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 (14 CFR 135) Air Carrier Certificate.

These aircraft must be carried on the list required by 14 CFR 135.63 or Operations Specifications Part D, "Aircraft Listing," as appropriate.

3. A 14 CFR 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations Certificate, which authorizes Class B loads, as a minimum.

4. A 14 CFR 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operations Certificate.

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The minimum helicopters 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 710 pounds at 30 degrees C at 2,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.9 hours of flight.

4. Helicopter Airspeed Requirement is 100 knots.

5. A fuel service vehicle, driver, and Relief Crew will be required.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide, operate and maintain the required aircraft and perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1. Company name, mailing address, and point of contact information,

2. Email and website address,

3. Telephone Number,

4. Company’s applicable small business socioeconomic status using NAICS 481211, 1500 employees,

5. Capabilities Statement that clearly aligns the capabilities of the company to the requirements contained above.

a. Include the aircraft type

b. list of recent experience (3 years) on similar service projects (comparable in type of services, size of program, and complexity);

i. including project owner,

ii. name/title/phone number of a client point of contact,

iii. brief description,

iv. period of performance.

c. Operational plan (narrative) for maintaining aircraft and crew away from company’s home base of operations.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested responders are asked to provide a brief response to this Request for Information of not more than ten (10) pages, excluding cover page, with the information detailed above not later than June 18, 2020, 14:00 MST. All responses under this Request for Information must be emailed to James_A_Marvin@ibc.doi.gov