SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- INL Counter-Narcotic Aviation Support Services
- Notice Date
- 12/8/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, INL Support, 1038 South Patrick Drive, Patrick AFB, FL, 32925
- ZIP Code
- 32925
- Solicitation Number
- S-LMAQM-08-R-0008
- Response Due
- 2/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Patrick Murphy, Contract Specialist, Phone 3214731917x203, Fax 3214731918,
- E-Mail Address
-
patrick.murphy@inl-a.state.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Aviation (INL/A) is soliciting offerors to provide aviation support services. INL/A is primarily responsible for supporting the U.S. Embassy Country Teams, generally through the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) of each embassy, in their effort to assist host nation governments in the eradication and interdiction of illicit crops such as marijuana, coca and opium poppy as mandated in the Foreign Assistance Act. Secondary missions include pipeline security, border patrol, and other related activities. The missions are accomplished via the use of fixed wing and rotary aircraft, and are performed in overseas nations in an environment that at times may be extremely hostile and somewhat austere. These operations are currently performed in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Pakistan, and are anticipated in Mexico and Afghanistan in the near future. The contract will provide all necessary operations and support of this INL/A mission for an initial transition period of up to six months, and a performance period that could extend to 10 years provided the contractor meets performance incentives provided in the associated award term provision. The anticipated annual contract value is approximately $170M, but could vary greatly depending upon how the mission evolves over the performance period. Specific program objectives include: 1. Illicit crop eradication: The contractor will be responsible for both aerial eradication and support for host nation manual eradication of illicit drug crops in designated countries, as well as the interdiction of illicit drug production and trafficking. The contractor will be wholly responsible for aerial eradication, while providing aviation services in support of host nation personnel for the manual eradication and interdiction missions. 2. Aircraft availability: The contractor will provide all necessary logistics and maintenance services to ensure that aircraft are available to perform the many varied tasks as required by local U. S. Embassy Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) officials. The goal is to provide a lean logistics support system that uses state-of-the-art business practices and streamlined processes that minimize infrastructure requirements in all fields of operation. 3. Training: While host nation personnel should be qualified to perform the required missions, the contractor is responsible for identifying deficiencies and working with the US Government and host nation representatives to develop training programs to rectify any shortfalls. The ultimate goal is to transition all specified mission requirements to host nation personnel at the earliest date possible. 4. Flexibility: Due to the evolving nature of the mission, the contractor must be able to react to changing conditions quickly, with minimal impact to steady state operations. Contract Objectives: All requirements of the Technical Requirements Document must be met. The government is interested in a best value approach that can provide all necessary services efficiently and safely. While there are inherent dangers in counter narcotics activities, every effort should be made to ensure that operations are conducted in accordance with proven industry and/or government standards.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM-WWD-INL/S-LMAQM-08-R-0008/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Worldwide Locations
- Record
- SN00483798-F 20031210/031208213451 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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