Intent to negotiate a sole source contract - OEM

USDA Forest Service Procurement & Property Services, Incident Procurement Operations, Aviation Branch intends to procure, by means of other than full and open competition Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Support for SD3-60 Sherpa aircraft. The intent is to negotiate an IDIQ contract with Viking Air Limited, doing business as Viking Air, to procure OEM support of the Short Brothers SD3-60Sherpa aircraft. This support includes the following:

•Technical Publication Subscriptions: This includes maintenance manuals, maintenanceprograms, structural repair manuals, illustrated parts catalog, information letters andservice bulletins (including mandatory manufacturing bulletins), illustrated tool andequipment manuals, crew manuals (65/67 Engines), wiring diagram manuals, aircraftrecovery manuals, drawings, aircraft flight manuals, and specimen flight manuals whichare available only from the OEM.
•Maintenance Technical Support (To Include Development of Alternate MaintenancePrograms)
•Engineering Data (To Include Aircraft Modifications)
•Engineering Technical Support (To Include Aircraft Modifications)
•Field Representative and Maintenance Support
•Special tool purchase
•Technical Training

The contract will be a five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for the services provided above and will guarantee $2,500.00 over the life of the contract. The anticipated award date is September 01, 2021.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which will be considered by the agency. Submission in response to the above shall be emailed to Vicki Keen at vicki.keen@usda.gov prior to June 21, 2015 at 12:00 local time Boise, ID and questions shall be submitted in writing to vicki.keen@usda.gov.

This requirement is not set aside for small business.