Fixed Wing Services BPA

The purpose of Solicitation AG-0116-S-12-9003 is to notify potential offerors of the need for multiple contractors to fill multiple awards of Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), otherwise known as call when needed (CWN) aircraft services agreements, throughout the Tongass and Chugach National Forests in Southeast Alaska. The USFS has historically required a pool of BPAs of various aircraft types and capabilities that are pre-approved and inspected by USFS and capable of accepting on demand aircraft orders. The types of service which the aircraft will generally be required to perform include but are not restricted to: transportation of personnel, equipment, and supplies; reconnaissance and observation; transportation of cargo; search and rescue missions; routine and tactical law enforcement missions and fire support. If the Contractor agrees to perform tactical law enforcement flights, such agreement shall be in writing. The Government has Interagency and cooperative agreements with Federal and State Agencies and private landholders. Aircraft may be dispatched under this contract for such use. Aircraft will be required to operate out of irregular areas and must be of a design and power to adequately perform over and from such areas. Strict compliance with aircraft specifications and use of experienced pilots shall be required.

Aircraft shall be maintained and operated in accordance with this agreement, the Federal Aviation regulations (FAR), and the aviation regulations of the State of Alaska, except those requirements specifically waived by the Contracting Officer for operation under this agreement. Status as a "public aircraft" does not alter this requirement for compliance with the above regulations. All aircraft and contractors shall be capable of meeting minimum technical requirements per the solicitation, possess a FAA Part 135 Certificate, and all offered aircraft must be listed on their FAA Part 135 Operations and Specifications. Individual orders/calls against the BPA will not exceed $150K. A sampling of CWN BPAs used during FY11 revealed that approximately 99% of individual CWN BPA calls were at or less than $2,500 per order. The Government does not guarantee any minimum use or orders should a BPA be awarded.

Awarded BPAs will not allow for economic pricing adjustments, though contractors will be permitted to modify their submitted pricing no more frequently than monthly. These BPAs may be cancelled at any time at the written request of the Contractor or Government. The USFS asks that you submit your offers as soon as possible after the solicitation is posted as opposed to waiting until a day or two prior to the closing date. As multiple awards will be made there is no advantage to waiting.

It is a requirement that the successful awardees be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). This procurement is set aside for small businesses. These BPAs will be procured under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures per Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.