Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Type III Exclusive Use - Billings, MT and Bemidji, MN

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Type III Exclusive Use - Billing MT and Bemidji, MN Pre-Solicitation Notice: Solicitation 140D8020R0005 The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise, ID in support... Type III Exclusive Use - Billing MT and Bemidji, MN Pre-Solicitation Notice: Solicitation 140D8020R0005 The Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise, ID in support of the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), has a requirement for fully Contractor operated and maintained exclusive use helicopter flight services to transport personnel and/or cargo in support of Government natural resource missions. Contractor services include provision of a helicopter, personnel, fuel servicing vehicle, fuel, and all other associated equipment, as prescribed in this solicitation. Missions will include, but are not limited to, fire suppression, fire monitoring, initial attack, prescribed fire and aerial ignition, law enforcement limited to non-threatening surveillance and reconnaissance, and other administrative and related resource activities. The Government will direct aircraft to support its missions and objectives. During the exclusive use period and any subsequent extension, aircraft furnished shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the Government 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Government has interagency and cooperative agreements with other Federal and State agencies and private landholders and may dispatch aircraft under this contract for such cooperative use. The contractor must possess a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 135 certificate and all aircraft proposed must meet the following minimum specifications: Designated Bases: Start Base: Bemidji, MN (estimated 45 days) Release Base: Billings, MT (estimated 100 days) Exclusive Use Periods: April 10, 2020 through September 02, 2020 (145 days plus 1 travel day) Aircraft Required: One light helicopter equipped as specified in Section B of solicitation Fuel Service Vehicle (FSV): One FSV meeting the requirements identified in Section B of solicitation Crew Compliment Required: Pilot-in-Command (PIC), Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s), Relief PIC, Relief Fuel Servicing Vehicle Driver(s) Minimum Helicopter Requirements: Seating: Five (5) insured passenger seats not including pilot, but including copilot seat in an aircraft, normally single-pilot operated. Payload: Non-jettisonable payload (HOGE) of 950 pounds at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet pressure altitude using a pilot weight of 200 pounds, a 25-pound survival kit and fuel for 1.5 hours. Powerplant: Turbine engine Performance: Rotorcraft certified in accordance with 14 CFR 27.143 paragraph (c). Airspeed: 130 knots VNE at 25 degrees C at 7,000 feet The contract period of performance is a five year ordering period from 10 April 2020 through 09 April 2025 with the possibility of up to a six month extension. The exclusive use period is set from 10 April through 02 September, which includes 45 days in Bemidji, MN, then 100 days in Billings, MT (145 days total, plus one day of travel), subject to change as permitted in the solicitation. A Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice was posted on the FedBizOpps (FBO) website on 26 September 2019, in order to determine the number and types of Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) and small businesses, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Small Disadvantaged (SDB), Section 8(a), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned (EDWOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) capable of meeting the Government¿s requirement. The RFI closed on 03 October 2019. Four (4) small business responded to the RFI. The services required of this Request for Proposals (RFP) are being acquired under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5, Permanent Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This solicitation is set-aside 100 percent for participation by small business concerns under NAICS code 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, which has a small business size standard of 1,500 employees or less. The PSC Code will be V221 (Transportation, Travel, and Relocation). The Government will award a contract in accordance with the best-value determination as stated in the solicitation. AQD intends to issue the solicitation on or after 18 December 2019. Offers are anticipated to be due on 17 January 2020 with an award being issued in February 2020. AQD will consider all responsible sources that submit a timely offer that conforms to the solicitation. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be awarded a contract. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website at www.SAM.gov. Point of Contact: Brian Workman Contract Specialist brian_workman@ibc.doi.gov 300 E Mallard Drive Boise, ID 83706