National Call When Needed Airtanker Services

Amendment #6: Extend the proposal due date from Aug 17, 2017 to Aug 31, 2017 (2:00PM Mountain)

Amendment #5: Extend the proposal due date from Aug 3, 2017 to Aug 17, 2017 (2:00PM Mountain). Received notification of a GAO protest on July 27, 2017.

  

Amendment #4: Extend the proposal due date from July 20, 2017 to Aug 3, 2017 (2:00PM Mountain).

Please see amendmnet #3 xtending the proposal due date to July 20, 2017 (2PM MST)

The USFS anticipates posting the answers to submitted questions within the next few days. Further delays in posting the answers may result in another proposal due date extension.

The proposal due date has been extended to July 6, 2017 (2PM Mountain).

The Forest Service anticipates posting the answer to submitted questions no later than June 21st. If the answers are delayed beyond June 21st another proposal due date extension will be considered.

Amendment #1 - Chnaging the name of the Contracting Officer listed in Section L.4(a) to Matthew Olson.

Please see the attached RFP with a proposal due date of June 20, 2017 at 2PM MST. Questions are due no later than May 31, 2017.

The Forest Service intends to release the RFP for these services within the next 30-35 days. 

Synopsis: The intent of this solicitation and any resultant Call When Needed (CWN) Basic Ordering Agreement(s) (BOAs) is to obtain Next Generation (NG) Large Airtanker (LAT) services for wildland firefighting on a nationwide basis. The Government intends to have BOAs with multiple vendors for CWN NG LAT services. The placement of any orders is not guaranteed. The effective period of the resultant agreement(s) will be from date of award to December 31, 2019. This procurement will be 100% set aside for small business concerns. The Government will award agreements resulting from this solicitation to all Offerors who are determined to be responsible, technically acceptable, and submit fair and reasonable pricing.

Offered Aircraft Requirements are as follows: The aircraft shall be turbine powered. The payload weight is based on an average of 9 pounds of mixed retardant per gallon. The minimum acceptable volume for this solicitation is 3,000 gallons (dispensable) and 27,000 pound payload capability of mixed retardant at Sea Level and ISA plus 15 degrees Fahrenheit. The airtanker will be expected to carry its maximum mixed retardant payload from all Assigned Work Locations (AWLs). "Dispensable payload" for purposes of meeting the minimum acceptable capacity is measured at sea level with zero wind and ISA plus 15C conditions and a ground roll of 6,000 feet or less (see Interagency Airtanker Board [IAB] Procedures 2013; the procedures are found at http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/airtankers/iab.htm).