Helicopter services, northern Utah

This solicitation seeks helicopter transportation services to support operations at the Salt Lake City Air Route Surveillance Radar facility for the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region. The contractor must provide roundtrip flights from Salt Lake City airports to the radar facility located at 9,600 feet elevation, transporting 1-5 staff and 200-700 pounds of equipment per trip under all weather conditions. Proposals are due by September 6th and must include pricing for regular service as well as emergency flights and external loads. Vendor questions were due by August 25th. The work will be evaluated based on technical qualifications, past performance, and price.

The opportunity is set aside for total small business and will be coded under NAICS code 481211 for the air transportation of passengers and PSC code V199 for other miscellaneous general transportation services. The incumbent contractor is AeroMagic Helicopters, which supports an estimated 120 flight hours annually under the current contract. The place of performance will be at the Salt Lake City radar facility. Key dates in the potential one-year, $500,000 award include a September 6th proposal deadline and October 1st period of performance start.