District of Alaska - Aircraft Charter Services / Prisoner Air Transportation

This is a Pre-solicitation Announcement for the District of Alaska - Aircraft Charter Services / Prisoner Air Transportation
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) has a requirement for Aircraft Charter Services for the District of Alaska (D/AK). The objective of this requirement will be to award a contract that meets the District of Alaska needs by providing safe, secure, and dependable air transportation for prisoners in the custody of the USMS through the utilization of aircraft charters between the state of Alaska and state of Washington. The contractor shall provide air transportation services for a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 20 passengers from Anchorage, AK to and from Seattle, WA, on an "as needed" basis. All flights will originate and terminate in Anchorage, AK. The USMS estimates approximately 30 round trip flights per year. It is the intent of the USMS to award a commercial item contract using Simplified Acquisition Procedures with a contract ! term consisting of a base year with four one-year options for a total of five years. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. It is anticipated that Solicitation No. DJMS-10-Q-0242 will be issued on or before September 3, 2010. The estimated response date will be October 4, 2010. The solicitation will be available through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web-site: www.fbo.gov. The FedBizOpps web site provides downloading instructions. Future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through the FedBizOpps site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps web site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.