TRANSCOM24C004 Alaska Commuter Pax RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FOR

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)

ALASKA COMMUTER PASSENGER 135 REQUIREMENT

TRANSCOM24C004

1. RFI Overview

In 2025 USTRANSCOM plans to have a contract in place for air transportation services for military and Government personnel that will travel services to/from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK (JBER, ICAO: PAED) to Eareckson Air Force Station (EAFS, ICAO: PASY) via contractor‐furnished, Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)‐equipped, turbine‐powered, multi‐ engine aircraft. A typical passenger mission flown under this task order, would be PAED-PASY- PAED, ~2,926 miles (~1,463 miles each way).

USTRANSCOM is seeking information about what solutions currently exist in the market and is interested in learning about what information industry may need to scope a logical roadmap to succeed.

This announcement constitutes an RFI for informational and planning purposes only.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a result. Industry’s response to the RFI—or lack thereof—will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent RFP or Request for Quote (RFQ) released. The information requested will be used within USTRANSCOM as market research to facilitate decision making (e.g., determining acquisition strategy, small business concerns) and will not be disclosed outside the Government.

Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked. Do not submit confidential information in your response.

**Note** USTRANSCOM will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this RFI.

1.1. RFI Contact(s)

We have designated the following individual(s) to serve as the official point(s) of contact (POCs) for this RFI. These individuals are the only authorized contact(s) permitted to communicate on behalf of USTRANSCOM about this RFI.

Contact information for RFI POC(s):

NAME TITLE OFFICE EMAIL PHONE

Ms. Barbara

Wolf Contracting

Officer TCAQ-C barbara.l.wolf11.civ@mail.mil 618-817-

Mr. Tyler Gilmore

Contract Specialist TCAQ-C tyler.r.gilmore2.civ@mail.mil 618-817-

1.2. Submission Details

Please submit your response to this RFI via email to the RFI POC(s) identified in Section 1.1. and ensure it is received prior to the due date identified in Section 1.3. If you have any questions about this RFI, please direct them to the RFI POC(s) listed in Section 1.1.

Physical (paper) copies of RFI responses will not be accepted.

1.3. RFI Timeline

The RFI timeline is outlined below. Dates may be modified by USTRANSCOM and posted as an amendment to this RFI.

RFI Released: 23-August-2024 RFI One-on-Ones N/A Deadline for Questions: 4:00 PM (CT) on 3-September-2024 Responses Due: 4:00 PM (CT) on 6-September-2024

1.4. RFI One-on-One Information (if applicable)

N/A

2. Background Information

USTRANSCOM conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives.

2.1. Scope of the Requirement

For Scope and Schedule see Section 2. Scope – General Requirements and Section 4.

Schedules of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2.2. Place of Performance

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK (JBER, ICAO: PAED) to Eareckson Air Force Station, AK (EAFS, ICAO: PASY) or other destinations along the route, which may include King Salmon, AK (AKN); Cold Bay, AK (CDB); Attu Island, AK (ATU), Adak Island, AK (ADK), Valdez, AK (VDZ) or other locations in the event an aircraft must divert to an alternate location due to weather, mechanical issue or mission shift.

2.3. Anticipated Award Timeline

The current contract expires 30 September 2025. A follow-on contract is anticipated to be awarded on or about 11 June 2025.

3. Information Requested

Parties interested in assisting USTRANSCOM with this market research are requested to submit the following information in the format outlined below. The response should be detailed (but no more than 10 pages). Title pages and cover letter will not count against the page limit. Respondents are highly encouraged to submit a tailored response rather than a generic capability statement to ensure the requested information is provided.

3.1. Company Information

• Company Name

• Unique Entity ID

• CAGE Code

• POCs, to include name, title, phone number, and email address

3.2. Business Size

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation. The Small Business Administration’s small business size standard for this NAICS is 1,500 employees.

Based on this NAICS, identify your business size as a LARGE or SMALL business. If a small business, identify any of the following socio-economic categories that apply to your business under this NAICS: Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (known as “HUBZone”), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned.

3.3. Who We’re Looking For

USTRANSCOM highly encourages responses from capable businesses of all sizes, including large and small business concerns and all socioeconomic categories. However, it should be noted that small business set-aside opportunities are being considered for the NAICS identified in Section 3.2.

3.4. What We’re Looking For

Interested Parties are invited to provide information on the following subjects of interest, specifically describing your capabilities in successfully executing the following:

• Are you a DOD approved air carrier (Commercial Airlift Review Board)?

• List your company’s type of aircraft and number of crew necessary to meet the mission requirements. Please provide aircraft’s fuel burn rate per mile, i.e., 1.16 gallons per mile, and per hour.

• Identify any challenges or extraneous cost implications expected due to having dedicated aircraft.

• Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate (Excel file preferred; Excel file does not count against page limitation) of:

o Provide an estimated per mile rate, assuming (1) ferry miles are reimbursed. Fuel and non-controllable delay passenger care reimbursables will be separately reimbursed.

o Mobilization/Demobilization price (one time cost)

• From a carrier perspective, would pricing be best broken out with Monthly

Basing Cost (per aircraft) and Flight Hour Rate (per aircraft) instead of per mile? If so, please explain why.

o Provide a separate ROM estimate (Excel file preferred; Excel file does not count against page limitation) of:

Monthly Basing Cost Flight Hour Rate Mobilization/Demobilization price (one time cost)

• Which is more advantageous? Flight hour or per mile rate? Please explain why.

Provide the following project or contract information for requirements deemed similar to this effort:

• A brief description of the project

• Contract number

• Period of performance

• Was your company a prime or subcontractor?

• Dollar value of the project

• Scope of the portion of the effort your company supported

If your company is a large business, specify whether you partnered or subcontracted with small business concerns to provide the same or similar services as this requirement.

If your company has no direct performance or experience with the above, explain how you will perform tasks utilizing experienced subcontractors through a proposed teaming arrangement or the hiring of qualified personnel.

3.5. Commercial Availability

Commercial Practices. Request responses to the following questions as they pertain to providing Alaska Commuter Passenger Services.

• Is this service available commercially? If so, what commercial solutions can address the requirement?

• What applicable industry standards, terms and conditions, regulations, trade journals, or process guides are germane to the service to be acquired?

• What types of contracts are normally used in the commercial marketplace for this type of service (e.g., single-award, multiple-award, firm-fixed price, cost reimbursement, labor hour, time-and-materials)?

• What is the recommended pricing structure?

• What are the largest cost-drivers for this type of service (e.g., labor, equipment, leases, depreciation, fuel)?

4. Other Important Information

Provide any other suggestions or considerations to improve this procurement. Are there innovative solutions to be considered?

Please feel free to provide questions and/or comments on the draft Performance Work Statement (attached), citing any information you feel may improve/innovate this requirement.

5. Conclusion

USTRANSCOM would like to thank you for taking the time to review this important RFI, and we look forward to reviewing your response.

TYLER R. GILMORE BARBARA L. WOLF

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer 618-817-9502 618-817-9382 tyler.r.gilmore2.civ@mail.mil barbara.l.wolf11.civ@mail.mil

NICOLE I. BLANSON

Contract Specialist 618-817-9600 nicole.i.blanson.civ@mail.mil

Attachment:

DRAFT Performance Work Statement mailto:barbara.l.wolf11.civ@mail.mil