Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source (FAR 6. 302-1 Only One Responsible Source)

The Department of the Air Force, through the Acquisition and Integration Center at Air Combat Command Langley AFB, intends to award a sole source task order for helicopter maintenance support for NORTHCOM Bell 412 aircraft on the ACC AMIC Counter Narcotics and Global Threats Operations & Logistics Support IDIQ contract, with a response deadline of September 10. The sole source justification invokes FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source).

Place of performance includes George Town, The Bahamas, with primary administrative oversight at the Aviation Operations Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and field locations in Florida (Fort Lauderdale), Bahamas (Great Inagua/Hawks Nest), and foreign locations. The task order covers a base period of 92 calendar days and three consecutive one-year option periods.

The contractor must deliver comprehensive Total Aviation Support Service for the DEA Aviation Division, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, aircraft inspection and repair, avionics and specialized mission equipment support, ground handling and servicing, foreign object damage control, tool control and calibration, pilot training (initial, recurrent, and specialized), aviation life support system equipment maintenance, industrial and environmental health and safety support, and aircraft operational readiness.

Compliance requirements include FAA regulations, DEA policies, and international standards including ICAO and IS-BAO Stage 3 SMS. Aircraft mechanics must hold FAA A&P licenses and minimum three years' experience; quality control inspectors must hold FAA A&P and Inspection Authorization endorsements with five years' experience. A dedicated Program Manager is required. Personnel security access level is DEA SENSITIVE, limited to U.S. citizens. The contractor must establish and submit plans for maintenance, program management, quality and safety management systems, flight training, fatigue risk management, and personnel training within specified timeframes. Monthly reporting on aircraft operational readiness, maintenance planning, corrosion control, and non-mission capable supply rates is required.

NAICS code is 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing); PSC is J015 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components).