Request for Information: Air Transportation Services – Anchorage, Tyonek, Beluga, Alexander Creek, Alaska
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFI_AirTransportation_ANC-25
- Agency
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United States Postal Service
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 481 Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Alaska, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is seeking potential suppliers for air transportation and related services connecting Anchorage, Tyonek, Beluga, and Alexander Creek, Alaska. This Request for Information (RFI) is designed to gather data about suppliers' capabilities to provide daily air transportation and ground/terminal handling operations, excluding Sundays and holidays. Suppliers must possess FAR 121 or 135 certification and demonstrate the ability to handle hazardous and perishable products with personnel who have been appropriately screened. The USPS will evaluate potential contractors based on their capacity to meet minimum transportation requirements of 700 pounds or 70 cubic feet per trip, as well as their ability to execute specific route schedules with varying frequencies. Interested suppliers must submit comprehensive company information, capabilities, and certifications via email to designated USPS contacts by 5:00pm ET on March 14, 2025.
The solicitation does not indicate any specific set-aside designations and explicitly states that no contract will be awarded through this information-gathering process. The USPS anticipates awarding an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed unit pricing, with a potential contract duration of 4-8 years and an anticipated service start date in summer 2025. The service will involve multiple routes with different schedules for winter (October-April) and summer (May-September) seasons, including Monday/Wednesday/Friday, Tuesday/Thursday, and Tuesday-only routes. While specific award values are not disclosed, the contract will cover air transportation services across these Alaskan locations. The procurement falls under the Air Transportation NAICS category (481) and the Transportation: Air Freight PSC category (V111), indicating a specialized logistics service requirement.
Notice text
In accordance with the Supplying Principles and Practices (SPs and Ps), the USPS issues this Request for Information (RFI) as an invitation for potential suppliers to register interest in providing the required services. Note that for this RFI, the required services include air transportation (line-haul) and associated ground/terminal handling in support of mail delivery to and from the following areas:
- Anchorage, AK (MRI)
- Tyonek, AK (TYE)
- Beluga, AK (BLG)
- Alexander Creek, AK (ACR)
The anticipated start date for this service is Summer 2025.
See attached RFI for additional information.
The Postal Service does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to pay for the information solicited. This solicitation is issued for the purposes of gathering information around potential suppliers’ ability to provide air transportation and related services between Anchorage, Tyonek, Beluga and Alexander Creek, Alaska.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI_AirTransportation_ANC-25.pdf |
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