Aviation Support for the Gulf of Mexico Region

This Special Notice from the Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center seeks aviation support services for the Gulf of Mexico region to support the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and United States Coast Guard. Services required include exclusive use aircraft as well as search and rescue aircraft to conduct offshore inspection and monitoring activities within 200 nautical miles of the coastline.

The Notice provides a Q&A document addressing contractor questions on a draft solicitation for these services. Key requirements addressed include pilot qualifications, navigation equipment, and capabilities for 24/7 search and rescue operations with sufficient fuel reserves for VFR and IFR conditions. The opportunity has a base period of five years with five one-year options and does not specify any set-asides. Eligible contractors must demonstrate ability to meet aircraft standards for extended overwater flights in support of federal agencies' offshore regulatory and emergency response missions.