National Infrared Operations (NIROPS)

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Solicitation number
12024B20Q9005
Agency
Forest Service Department of Agriculture
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
PSC
V111 Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Air Freight
Place of performance
USA

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This solicitation requests offers for exclusive use light fixed-wing aircraft services to support the National Infrared Operations program hosted by the U.S. Forest Service. The primary scope of work is for the contractor to acquire, process, and rapidly deliver within 30 minutes multi-band infrared imagery of designated states to fire managers. Aircraft must have infrared sensors in midwave, longwave, and color electro-optical bands to differentiate wildfire heat and map perimeters. Offers are due by May 13, 2020 and the contract period is one base year with two option years.

The contract will be set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 481 for non-scheduled chartered passenger air transportation. The designated base location must be approved if located in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, or Northern California. Interested parties should respond by the May 13, 2020 deadline. The point of contact is David Hershey of the USDA Forest Service for this notice seeking light aircraft services to support wildland fire infrared mapping across the continental U.S. and Alaska.

Notice text

National IR Mapping

The intent of this solicitation and the resulting contract is to obtain services of a light, turbine powered or jet aircraft fully contractor operated and maintained to meet specifications to support the National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) program hosted by the USFS.  The primary mission of NIROPS is to use Infrared (IR) imagery to map the heat perimeters of assigned wildland fires throughout the United States.  The primary scope of work under this contract is for the acquisition, processing and delivery of multi-band IR imagery for processing into geospatial data products.  Rapid data delivery schedules are required to provide fire managers with up-to-date situational awareness and tactical operations support.

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12024B20Q9005 NIROPS Final.pdf PDF
121024B20Q9005 NIROPS Synopsis.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) Award Award Notice
National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) Latest solicitation Solicitation
National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) This notice · Original Pre-Solicitation

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