Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020, Ice Camp Air Charter Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HTC711-20-R-CC01
- Agency
- United States Transportation Command Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 99734, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Transportation Command seeks to procure air charter services to support Ice Exercise 2020 operations conducted by the Undersea Warfighting Development Center Detachment Arctic Submarine Laboratory. Services include fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to transport personnel, cargo, and equipment between Deadhorse, Alaska and an ice camp located 150 to 225 nautical miles offshore from February 21 through March 21, 2020. Proposals will be evaluated using best value tradeoff considerations weighing technical factors including experience, pilot qualifications, and aircraft capabilities against price. Questions are due by November 21, 2019 and proposals are due by December 3, 2019.
The requirement is set aside as total small business and has a NAICS code of 481211. There is no incumbent as this is a new contract. The period of performance will take place in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and surrounding offshore ice areas from February 21 to March 21, 2020. Aircraft services include ski-equipped, general purpose, cargo, and rotary-wing options under contract line items with minimum flight hour guarantees. Evaluation will prioritize technical factors over price under a best value continuum model.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT 0001--CLOSING DATE AND TIME ARE CORRECTED TO READ: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 2019, AT 12 NOON CST. RFP HTC711-20-R-CC01 Information Sheet_Amendment 0001 is provided with the revised date.
USTRANSCOM Directorate of Acquisition, Contract Airlift Division, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) HTC711-20-R-CC01 for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020, Ice Camp Air Charter Services to the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) Detachment Arctic Submarine Laboratory. All aircraft will conduct operations from Deadhorse, Alaska Airport (ICAO: PASC, IATA: SCC), and support an ice camp approximately 150 to 225 nautical miles from the airport. All aircraft must be equipped with GPS, navigation, and communication equipment. The ice camp will have VHF and Iridium communications, heated shelters, electrical power, real-time weather observations and forecasts, berthing, and food as required. Air Operators are expected to procure fuel for their aircraft. Resulting contracts for Air Charter Services will be contingent upon air operators’ approval from the DoD Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB). Air Operators do not need to be DoD approved to submit proposals for chartered air services, but they will need to go through the DoD approval process and get DoD approval in order to receive a contract and conduct the work.
The projected period of performance will be 21 February through 21 March 2020. The projected dates, service periods, service durations, and flight hours are notional and subject to change pending planning during the duration of the contract. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 481211-Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation.
Interested contractors are not required to provide all services in the PWS. Air operators may propose to meet any of the aircraft requirement in the PWS. No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to receive a contract award (https://www.sam.gov). All comments should be addressed in writing to MSgt Ryan P. Garrison, Contracting Officer, via email: ryan.p.garrison.mil@mail.mil, and Mr. Matt Bowen, Contracting Officer, via email: matthew.r.bowen4.civ@mail.mil. Please provide comments by 12:00pm CST, November 21, 2019.
Responses (R1 through R9) to Questions (Q1 through Q9) received on the Draft PWS are provided as follows:
Q1: Can the General purpose Aircraft (Personnel and Cargo)(CLIN 0002) be flown with a single engine turbine aircraft like a Cessna Caravan, or are the fixed wing aircraft required to be twin engine aircraft? We believe requirements limit it to twin engine aircraft.
R1: The DOD Commercial Airlift Review Board has the authority to waive the twin-engine aircraft requirement. Single Engine aircraft submissions are welcome but justification is recommended (i.e. provide considerations and a case for why single engine is safer for this scenario).
Q2: Does the air carrier have to be a DoD approved air carrier prior to performance of the task and or contract issuance?
R2: Yes, they must be DoD approved prior to flight operations (task) and contract issuance. Air Carriers that are not DoD approved at the time of solicitation response must go through the DoD approval process if they are tentatively selected.
Q3: Does the air carrier have to have experience landing on moving ice floes, or can the experience be held by each individual pilot that will be operating the flights for the air carrier? As an example, previous pilots who have the experience flying and landing / take off on moving ice floes with other air operators, but now may fly for a new air carrier who may wish to fly ICEX (new carrier hires pilots who have flown on this work in past years).
R3: The Air Carrier does not need experience landing on drifting ice floes. Experience held by pilots is sufficient.
Q4: Please confirm that it is USTRANSCOM’s intent that one company fulfill all Air Charter Services (3.1.1-4 / CLINS 0001-0004), thus requiring the company to be CARB approved to support with both FW and RW aircraft capable of meeting all PWS requirements.
R4: USTRANSCOM Acquisition (TCAQ) will allow offerors to propose on any number of CLINs, i.e. one or more. An offeror will not be required to offer on all CLINs.
Q5: Is there an incumbent contractor for this requirement, or is this a new requirement?
R5: This is a new requirement. There is not an incumbent.
Q6: Will there be a mobilization/demobilization CLIN?
R6: All costs incidental to the requirement, including costs to mobilize and demobilize, will be included in the per hourly fixed price rate offered by the carrier. Each CLIN will provide a minimum number of hours guarantee for the offeror.
Q7: Will USTRANSCOM provide historical pricing from recent years’ operations, in order to help contractors understand USTRANSCOM’s budget for this operation?
R7: We will not provide historical pricing. We are looking for contractors to provide their best solution and price.
Q8: Will this requirement be solicited as a standalone solicitation, or will it be competed under an existing USTRANSCOM IDIQ?
R8: This requirement will be stand-alone.
Q9: Will evaluation under this solicitation be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) or Best Value? How will past performance be weighted?
R9: It will be Best Value Continuum. The evaluation criteria will be provided in the solicitation.
Request for Proposal (RFP) HTC711-20-R-CC01 Information Sheet, the Final PWS, and the PWS Appendix A are added, and replace all DRAFT documents.
Update #1 ·
USTRANSCOM Directorate of Acquisition, Contract Airlift Division, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) HTC711-20-R-CC01 for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020, Ice Camp Air Charter Services to the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) Detachment Arctic Submarine Laboratory. All aircraft will conduct operations from Deadhorse, Alaska Airport (ICAO: PASC, IATA: SCC), and support an ice camp approximately 150 to 225 nautical miles from the airport. All aircraft must be equipped with GPS, navigation, and communication equipment. The ice camp will have VHF and Iridium communications, heated shelters, electrical power, real-time weather observations and forecasts, berthing, and food as required. Air Operators are expected to procure fuel for their aircraft. Resulting contracts for Air Charter Services will be contingent upon air operators’ approval from the DoD Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB). Air Operators do not need to be DoD approved to submit proposals for chartered air services, but they will need to go through the DoD approval process and get DoD approval in order to receive a contract and conduct the work.
The projected period of performance will be 21 February through 21 March 2020. The projected dates, service periods, service durations, and flight hours are notional and subject to change pending planning during the duration of the contract. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 481211-Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation.
Interested contractors are not required to provide all services in the PWS. Air operators may propose to meet any of the aircraft requirement in the PWS. No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to receive a contract award (https://www.sam.gov). All comments should be addressed in writing to MSgt Ryan P. Garrison, Contracting Officer, via email: ryan.p.garrison.mil@mail.mil, and Mr. Matt Bowen, Contracting Officer, via email: matthew.r.bowen4.civ@mail.mil. Please provide comments by 12:00pm CST, November 21, 2019.
Responses (R1 through R9) to Questions (Q1 through Q9) received on the Draft PWS are provided as follows:
Q1: Can the General purpose Aircraft (Personnel and Cargo)(CLIN 0002) be flown with a single engine turbine aircraft like a Cessna Caravan, or are the fixed wing aircraft required to be twin engine aircraft? We believe requirements limit it to twin engine aircraft.
R1: The DOD Commercial Airlift Review Board has the authority to waive the twin-engine aircraft requirement. Single Engine aircraft submissions are welcome but justification is recommended (i.e. provide considerations and a case for why single engine is safer for this scenario).
Q2: Does the air carrier have to be a DoD approved air carrier prior to performance of the task and or contract issuance?
R2: Yes, they must be DoD approved prior to flight operations (task) and contract issuance. Air Carriers that are not DoD approved at the time of solicitation response must go through the DoD approval process if they are tentatively selected.
Q3: Does the air carrier have to have experience landing on moving ice floes, or can the experience be held by each individual pilot that will be operating the flights for the air carrier? As an example, previous pilots who have the experience flying and landing / take off on moving ice floes with other air operators, but now may fly for a new air carrier who may wish to fly ICEX (new carrier hires pilots who have flown on this work in past years).
R3: The Air Carrier does not need experience landing on drifting ice floes. Experience held by pilots is sufficient.
Q4: Please confirm that it is USTRANSCOM’s intent that one company fulfill all Air Charter Services (3.1.1-4 / CLINS 0001-0004), thus requiring the company to be CARB approved to support with both FW and RW aircraft capable of meeting all PWS requirements.
R4: USTRANSCOM Acquisition (TCAQ) will allow offerors to propose on any number of CLINs, i.e. one or more. An offeror will not be required to offer on all CLINs.
Q5: Is there an incumbent contractor for this requirement, or is this a new requirement?
R5: This is a new requirement. There is not an incumbent.
Q6: Will there be a mobilization/demobilization CLIN?
R6: All costs incidental to the requirement, including costs to mobilize and demobilize, will be included in the per hourly fixed price rate offered by the carrier. Each CLIN will provide a minimum number of hours guarantee for the offeror.
Q7: Will USTRANSCOM provide historical pricing from recent years’ operations, in order to help contractors understand USTRANSCOM’s budget for this operation?
R7: We will not provide historical pricing. We are looking for contractors to provide their best solution and price.
Q8: Will this requirement be solicited as a standalone solicitation, or will it be competed under an existing USTRANSCOM IDIQ?
R8: This requirement will be stand-alone.
Q9: Will evaluation under this solicitation be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) or Best Value? How will past performance be weighted?
R9: It will be Best Value Continuum. The evaluation criteria will be provided in the solicitation.
Request for Proposal (RFP) HTC711-20-R-CC01 Information Sheet, the Final PWS, and the PWS Appendix A are added, and replace all DRAFT documents.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFP_HTC711-20-R-CC01_Information_Sheet_Amendment_0001.pdf | ||
| RFP_HTC711-20-R-CC01_Information_Sheet.pdf | ||
| Appendix A-Past Performance Reference Information Sheet.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1-ICEX 2020 Air Charter Services PWS.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020, Ice Camp Air Charter Services | Solicitation | |
| Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020, Ice Camp Air Charter Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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