Personnel Recovery (PR) / Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) / Search and Rescue (SAR

The Contracting Department, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC), Norfolk, VA intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price contract under FAR Part 12 “Acquisition of Commercial Items†in conjunction with FAR Part 15 “Contracting by Negotiationâ€.



FLC Norfolk has been tasked to procure a firm fixed price type contract for PR/CASEVAC/SAR operations utilizing Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) fixed wing and rotary wing airlift for transport, insertions, and extractions for USAFRICOM. Additionally, the contractor shall provide National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (NREMT-B) certified medical care as PR resource over a 500 nautical miles radius from a fixed location in Niamey, Niger.

The period of performance for this anticipated contract includes a six (6) month base period with two (2) twelve (12) month option periods.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation with a Size Standard of 1,500 employees. This prospective Request for Proposal (RFP) will be processed utilizing “Full and Open Competitionâ€.



The resulting contract will be for the period of a six (6) month base period, inclusive of two (2) months of mobilization and four (4) months of full operational support, and two (2) twelve (12) month option periods. FAR 52.217-8 “Option to Extend Services†will be included in the solicitation and contract.

All options will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 17.206(a). A complete RFP package will be available by downloading the documents at the NECO Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil or FEDBIZOPPS at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or around 10 June 2014. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency.

Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.