Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

REQUEST FOR QUOTE FOR HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICES LOCATED AT MOHAWK MOUNTAIN, AZ _____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE 10/01/2020: Release of Q&A. Offerors ... REQUEST FOR QUOTE FOR HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICES LOCATED AT MOHAWK MOUNTAIN, AZ _____________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE 10/01/2020: Release of Q&A. Offerors are advised that Q&A has been released for this announcement and is attached in the documents below. Along with the Q&A, see "Q&A Attachment 1_Equipment and Site Drawings". A revised SOW has also replaced the orignal SOW. The revisions made to the SOW is limited to the explanation provided in questions #4 of the Q&A sheet. No other changes were made to the SOW. The proposal due date remains unchanged and proposals are due no later than 0800 (Central) on October 12, 2020. (end of update) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE The FAA is requesting quotes from interested and capable vendors for helicopter lift services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Any vendors who reviewed the previous sources sought announcement for this requirement are encouraged to re-read the SOW as changes have been made as a result of questions, comments, and concerns received during this announcement. The SOW attached to this announcement fully replaces any previous version. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The award of a single FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract is anticipated to be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote received on or before the aforementioned due date that can be determined eligible for award in accordance with the Request for Quote (RFQ) and this announcement. The anticipated award date for this requirement is on or around October 14, 2020. The anticipated start date of performance is October 28, 2020; however, this may be subject to change due to Government or weather delays. Questions about this announcement or this requirement must be submitted on or before 1600 (central) on 1 October, 2020. This is a competitive solicitation for a FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) contract. As such, any proposals received that takes exception to the terms and conditions in this solicitation, proposes a different pricing structure, or indicates within their proposal that their proposed pricing is not all inclusive of the FFP proposed, cannot be evaluated at face value in a competitive environment and will, therefore, be determined ineligible for a contract award. Any activities or costs associated with offerors proposal development and submission thereof is at the risk of the offeror and will not be reimbursed by the FAA. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) To be determined fully responsive to this RFQ and be evaluated for award consideration, offers received must contain the following: 1. COVER LETTER: Offerors must provide a cover letter containing the following A brief description of aircraft, equipment, and personnel that will be used by your company if awarded a contract to perform this requirement. Offerors shall provide a high-level description of how they intend to execute this requirement if awarded a contract. 2. RFQ FORM (6973GH-20-F-00149) Offerors must provide a fully completed RFQ form containing the following: Page 1 Block 12 and all sub-blocks thereto. Page 1 Block 13 Page 1 Block 14 Page 1 Block 16 Page 2, Contract Line Item (CLIN) 00001A pricing fill-ins. Page 3, CLIN 00001B pricing fill-ins. Page 14, Clause 3.13-4 fill-In. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** Pages 16 and 17, Clause 3.6.2-22 fill-ins. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** Page 21, Clause 2.6.4-24 fill-ins. ***DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS*** NOTE: This is a competitive requirement and discussions with offerors after receipt of proposals are not anticipated to occur. Communications with offerors for clarification purposes only may occur after receipt of proposals; however, offerors will not be given an opportunity to adjust their price. Offerors are encouraged to submit their lowest and best pricing in their initial offer. 3. PROOF OF INSURANCE: Offerors must provide proof of insurance which meets or exceeds the requirements specified in 3.4.1-12 on page 8 of the RFQ. RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO THE POINTS OF CONTACT (POC) IDENTIFIED AS THE POC FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOT LATER THAN THE RESPONSE DUE DATE SPECIFIED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. OFFERS RECEIVED AFTER THE RESPONSE DUE DATE WILL BE DETERMINED “LATE”, WILL NOT BE EVALUATED, AND WILL IMMEDIATELY BE DETERMINED INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. HOW OFFERS WILL BE EVALUATED FIRST: An evaluation will occur to determine if each offer recieved was timely submitted and whether the respective offeror is currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM). Offers submitted after the proposal due date as specified in this announcement, do not have a current registration in SAM, or have active exclusions in their SAM registrations will be determined ineligible for award and not further evaluated. SECOND: Offers that proceed to further evaluation will then be evaluated for responsiveness to the submittal instructions contained herein. Offers found to be non-responsive to the INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS contained in this announcement, may be determined ineligible for award and not further evaluated. ***NOTE TO OFFERORS: DO NOT FORGET THE CLAUSE FILL-INS IN THE RFQ DOCUMENT*** In addition to being determined responsive, offers will also be evaluated for the following: COVER LETTER: To be eligible for an award, offerors must demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement and propose a solution that poses little to no apparent risks to the FAA. Offerors who do not provide adequate information, are found to lack understanding of this requirement, and/or pose a significant risk to cost, performance, or schedule as a result of their proposed solution may be determined ineligible for award and will not be further evaluated. RFQ FORM: Pricing for CLINs 00001A and 00001B may be evaluated for price realism and reasonableness if they appear to be unreasonable or unrealistic. The FAA reserves the right to determine an offer ineligible for award if any pricing proposed poses a significant risk to the cost, schedule, or performance of this requirement. PROOF OF INSURANCE: To be eligible for award, the proof of insurance submitted with offers will be evaluated to determine if they meet or exceed the requirements for insurance in accordance with 3.4.1-12 on page 8 of the RFQ. If an offer’s proof of insurance fails to meet the minimum requirements set forth by this RFQ, the offer will be determined ineligible for award. AWARD DECISION: The FAA intends to award a contract to the lowest price offeror determined eligible for award per the procedure defined in this announcement. Lowest price will be determined by the “TOTAL FFP OF CLIN 00001A” contained in CLIN 00001A on page 2 of the RFQ. The FAA reserves the right to determine a vendor’s quote ineligible for award if any part of the quote is determined to pose too great of a risk to the FAA. This contract award is subject to availability of funds. The FAA reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time and at no cost to the FAA. The anticipated date of award of a contract against this announcement is on or around 10/14/2020. No phone calls please. All inquiries should be in writing for documentation purposes. All submittals should be submitted via email to: Joshua.d.huckeby@faa.gov and Tamara.m.maxwell@faa.gov. Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to FAA in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law. Thank you for your interest and participation in this competition.

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR HEAVY AND LIGHT HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICES AT MOHAWK MOUNTAIN NEAR YUMA ARIZONA FOR SOLAR POWER SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) No phone calls pleas... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR HEAVY AND LIGHT HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICES AT MOHAWK MOUNTAIN NEAR YUMA ARIZONA FOR SOLAR POWER SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) No phone calls please. All questions must be in writing and emailed to the Contracting Officer identified in this announcement. This is a sources sought announcement notice to inform capable and interested vendors of an upcoming solicitation for the requirement described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Release of this solicitation will likely occur within days of the close of this announcement. The FAA anticipates a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the entirety of this requirement awarded on a Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Actual services are anticipated to consist of 8 full days of lift services utilizing both heavy and light helicopters, and are anticipated at this time to begin on or oaround 21 October, 2020. Please review the SOW for full details. The responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor’s expense. At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. The FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The FAA intends to primarily use the responses to this announcement to determine if such a set-aside is appropriate in accordance with the FAA Small Business Program. Vendors are requested to please clearly identify in your response if your company possess any of these statuses. The purpose of this market survey is to solicit statements of interest, capabilities, and rough orders of magnitude (cost estimates) for budgetary purposes from businesses interested in and capable of providing the services as shown on the attached draft SOW. Respondents to this Market Survey are encouraged to provide comments regarding industry approaches to this requirement. The FAA requires interested vendors to address the requirements in the attached draft SOW. This document is provided for feedback and comments. Each vendor should include the following information along with their submission: 1. Capability Statement - This document should identify: - Provision of the same or similar services as listed in the Requirements List that have been provided by your firm - Previous contracts and awards for these services (elaborate: quantities, dollar amounts and provide detailed information and past performance) - Number of years in business - Type of aircraft intended to be used to perform this requirement 2. Clearly state whether or not you can provide all of the services as listed in the draft SOW. Please send a brief outline or synopsis of how you would anticipate performing this requirement (i.e.: what type of aircraft would be used, rigging, number of personnel, etc.). 3. Expected programmatic approach (in-house, teaming, subcontracting, etc.) - Respondents must provide their strategy for accomplishing this work, including the percentage of work that will be done by eligible small, service-disabled veteran-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. 4. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) or budgetary estimate for the items described in the Requirements List. The FAA prefers that all submittals, including attachments, be submitted electronically to the following: Email: Joshua.d.Huckeby@faa.gov Email is the preferred method of response, please include "MARKET SURVEY RESPONSE: Mohawk Mountain Helo Services” in the subject line of your email. Information provided will not be released but please mark PROPRIETARY on all documents submitted as necessary.