2022 Light Fixed Wing National Air Attack
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 1202SA22R9100
- Agency
- Forest Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation seeks proposals for light fixed-wing aircraft and support services to assist multiple units of the U.S. Forest Service across regions 3, 5, and 6. Aircraft must meet minimum requirements for payload, fuel capacity, visibility, and environmental controls to perform aerial supervision, fire support, project monitoring, and administrative flights from 11 designated bases. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical qualifications of aircraft and personnel, past performance, and pricing. The closing date for proposals is January 18, 2022, with an initial one-year contract term and four optional one-year extensions.
The solicitation is set aside for total small business and falls under NAICS codes 488190 and 561612. Services will be provided across California, Oregon, and Arizona from April through November 2022, with mandatory availability periods ranging from 120 to 163 days at each of the 11 locations. Daily and hourly rates should be provided for aircraft, additional pilots, and standby hours. Potential incumbents were not named, but estimated flight hours range from 165 to 404 per location and daily availability is required.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 1 - 4 page swap and Q&A
Multiple award with 11 locations across R03. R05 & R06
(a) The intent of this solicitation and any resultant contract is to obtain airplanes fully operated by qualified and proficient personnel and equipped to meet specifications contained herein. Aircraft and contract personnel will be used for the administration and protection of public lands. Relief personnel will be required to provide daily coverage during the Mandatory Availability Period (MAP).
(b)The aircraft furnished may be used for fire support, project, law enforcement, and administrative flights. If the Contractor agrees to perform law enforcement flights, such agreement shall be in writing.
(c) The standard configuration for the Aerial Supervision Mission is a Pilot (PIC), one Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS) who sits in the Forward Observer (FO)/Second in Command (SIC) Station, and a Second ATGS or Instructor (aft observer) who sits in a station behind the Forward Observer (SIC) position on the right side of the aircraft, in a location that provides for minimal obstruction to the view outside the aircraft, while sitting in a position of comfort beside the largest window(s) available.
(d) The primary mission consists of engine start, taxi out and take off climb, cruise and descend to assigned target area altitude, circling a fire or incident in a right-hand pattern at 1,000’ to 3,500’ above ground level for 3-4 hours, return to designated base or alternate base, approach, land, and taxi to parking or fuel. Aircraft should have a minimally obstructed viewshed necessary for the ATGS (FO/SIC position) and the Second ATGS/Instructor (aft observer) to see the incident clearly. Aircraft design should limit flight profiles requiring steep bank-angles or increased lateral distances from the fire/target area. These undesirable flight profiles lead to increasing the distance between the aerial supervisor and the objective which causes parallax.
(e) The ATGS observation mission is accomplished using speeds ranging from 120 – 150 KTAS. Most of the ATGS flights in the Fire Traffic Area are done at speeds that are often well below the published holding speed of desirable make model mission aircraft. This means that the aircraft spend a high amount of flight time at speeds that require higher angles of attack and/or flap extension in a right hand orbit.
Update #1 ·
Multiple award with 11 locations across R03. R05 & R06
(a) The intent of this solicitation and any resultant contract is to obtain airplanes fully operated by qualified and proficient personnel and equipped to meet specifications contained herein. Aircraft and contract personnel will be used for the administration and protection of public lands. Relief personnel will be required to provide daily coverage during the Mandatory Availability Period (MAP).
(b)The aircraft furnished may be used for fire support, project, law enforcement, and administrative flights. If the Contractor agrees to perform law enforcement flights, such agreement shall be in writing.
(c) The standard configuration for the Aerial Supervision Mission is a Pilot (PIC), one Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS) who sits in the Forward Observer (FO)/Second in Command (SIC) Station, and a Second ATGS or Instructor (aft observer) who sits in a station behind the Forward Observer (SIC) position on the right side of the aircraft, in a location that provides for minimal obstruction to the view outside the aircraft, while sitting in a position of comfort beside the largest window(s) available.
(d) The primary mission consists of engine start, taxi out and take off climb, cruise and descend to assigned target area altitude, circling a fire or incident in a right-hand pattern at 1,000’ to 3,500’ above ground level for 3-4 hours, return to designated base or alternate base, approach, land, and taxi to parking or fuel. Aircraft should have a minimally obstructed viewshed necessary for the ATGS (FO/SIC position) and the Second ATGS/Instructor (aft observer) to see the incident clearly. Aircraft design should limit flight profiles requiring steep bank-angles or increased lateral distances from the fire/target area. These undesirable flight profiles lead to increasing the distance between the aerial supervisor and the objective which causes parallax.
(e) The ATGS observation mission is accomplished using speeds ranging from 120 – 150 KTAS. Most of the ATGS flights in the Fire Traffic Area are done at speeds that are often well below the published holding speed of desirable make model mission aircraft. This means that the aircraft spend a high amount of flight time at speeds that require higher angles of attack and/or flap extension in a right hand orbit.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1202SA22R9100 0001.pdf | ||
| rate worksheets.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 1202SA22R9100 word pages.docx | DOCX document | |
| rate worksheets.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 1202SA22R9100 2022 National Air Attack.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Light Fixed Wing National Air Attack | Award Notice | |
| National Light Fixed Wing Services MATOC | Special Notice | |
| 2022 Light Fixed Wing National Air Attack | Award Notice | |
| 2022 Light Fixed Wing National Air Attack | Solicitation | |
| 2022 Light Fixed Wing National Air Attack | Pre-Solicitation |
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