Air Terminal and Ground Handling Service at Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv and Ovda Air Base Israel

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-R anticipates issuing an RFP on or about 15 Apr 13 for Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services (ATGHS) at Ben Gurion International Airport and Ovda Air Base Israel. The contractor shall provide ATGHS on behalf of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) in support of the Department of Defense Airlift System to include but not limited to all US Government owned or operated aircraft, US sponsored foreign government or civil aircraft, commercial contract aircraft, and commercial tendered aircraft. The contractor shall sustain a working Maximum on Ground (MOG) capability of one aircraft. This solicitation will be full and open competition, however; companies submitting offers must be authorized to perform ATGHS at Ben Gurion IAP and Ovda Air Base for offers to be considered for award. Period of performance: Base period - 1-30 Sep 13 (Familiarization training); four one-year options (1 Oct 13 - 30 Sep 17); and one eleven month option (1 Oct 17 - 31 Aug 18), taking the total performance period to five years. Best Value Source Selection Procedures will be used to evaluate offers. Evaluation criteria will include past performance, technical (pass/fail), and price. For offerors passing the technical factor, past performance history will be evaluated on a basis approximately equal to price. A preproposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 30 Apr 13 in Ramstein Germany. More information will be provided as it becomes available. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.