MODIFICATION
15 -- Agricultural Spray Aircraft
- Notice Date
- 2/5/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, INL RM MS, 2430 E Street, N.W., South Building SA-4 Navy Hill, Washington, DC, 20520
- ZIP Code
- 20520
- Solicitation Number
- INL-0110-0P5198
- Response Due
- 2/17/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/3/2004
- Point of Contact
- Mary Pat Hayes-Crow, Logistics Management Specialist, Phone 2027768373, Fax 2027768775,
- E-Mail Address
-
hayes-crowmp2@state.gov
- Description
- This amendment to the synopis/solicitation adds the evaluation factor for past performance as follows: Past Performance evaluation of offeror's ability to perform under the contract. In conducting the evaluation, the Government reserves the right to utilize all evaluation information available at the time of evaluation, whether provided by the offeror or obtained from other sources. Interested offerors shall supply three references for past performance evaluation with contact names and numbers. The original solicitation follows and now incorporates the above evaluation factor. All other conditions remain the same. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared per the format in Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number is INL- 0110-0P5198. The Government intends to award a firm, fixed price contract for the acquisition of two each agricultural spray aircraft as specified below. The following Provisions and Clauses are incorporated into this synopsis/solicitation by reference and are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. No addenda apply to these Provisions and Clauses. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications ? Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. No additional FAR clauses apply. The following provides the specifications: STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATION C.3 SPECIFICATION The INL/A single engine eradication aircraft performs a variety of missions. At times the aircraft operate from forward operating base locations under primitive conditions and at other times from international airports with instrument only approaches. The primary mission is to locate and eradicate illicit narcotic producing plants. This mission requires that the aircraft have (relative to standard production agricultural spray aircraft) exceptional range and endurance, as well as the capability to fly aerial application operations at altitudes up to 12,000 ft. MSL. Operations are often flown in very rugged mountainous terrain that requires optimum climb and turn performance at high-density altitudes. Illicit crops are usually grown in remote areas with few bases from which to operate aircraft. For this reason, the aircraft is required to have much greater range than standard agricultural spray aircraft. Reconnaissance missions flown by this airframe are in the same rugged environment as the aerial eradication, but generally require even greater endurance to cover large areas of remote territory. Further, the aircraft and crews are frequently targeted by hostile fire. Most hits received have been from NATO ball 7.62mm (sometimes steel core armor piercing) and smaller arms. A swath guidance system is currently installed on the fleet and is used primarily as a spray guidance system and a spray area organizational tool, but also has a secondary function as a mission recorder providing a vital database for spray analysis and mission evaluation. C.3.1. The Department of State?s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Office of Aviation (A) has a requirement for aerial herbicide application airplanes to support the USG?s counter narcotics mission. The aircraft proposed for this request must have the performance and equipment required for meeting or exceeding the current mission requirements of the INL/A spray aircraft. Consideration will be given to overall aircraft life cycle and spares inventory costs. The proposed airframe is to be a new, current production aerial application airframe with equipment specific to the INL mission and with minor aircraft modifications as may be required to meet or exceed specifications outlined in this solicitation. Offerors are invited to propose additional modifications and equipment on a priced option basis that would enhance mission and safety performance of the aircraft. The contractor shall provide to INL a basic quantity of two turboprop aerial application airplanes that are capable of meeting or exceeding the performance that is currently provided by INL/A?s spray aircraft. The two aircraft shall be ready for delivery to INL/A no later than 180 days from contract award. The aircraft shall meet the following mandatory requirements: A. Airframe 1) Dual cockpit airframe, single seat aerial application aircraft with the capability to be outfitted at a later date, if required, with a rear second seat, dual controls and rear seat instrumentation without major modifications to the airframe. 2) Critical engine instruments and caution lights are to be kept high on the instrument panel for easy viewing by the pilot. Human factors including instrument readability, ease of switch/knob access in flight and pending exceedance alert of powerplant parameters will be considered in cockpit layout and configuration. This will include Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible lighting. 3) Certified for day and night VFR, but equipped with cockpit instruments enabling the pilot to fly in IMC conditions if required. 4) There shall be no wet line engine instruments used in the cockpit unless adequate provisions are in place to stop loss of oil, oil pressure, fuel or fuel pressure due to failure of an indicator, indicator sending unit or damage to an exposed line. 5) Engine must have a barrier type air filter and provisions for an alternate air source in the event of icing conditions. 6) All exposed fuel supply lines will be protected with self-sealing sleeves for ballistic protection to the maximum extent possible. 7) The airframe storage/cargo compartment capacity (separate from the hopper capacity) must be the maximum size and capacity possible and may consist of two separate areas. This storage/cargo compartment is intended to help the aircraft self deploy to operational sites with spares and supplies. 8) To be compatible with the INL/A single engine aircraft fleet, a Pratt and Whitney PT6A ?67AG engine shall be installed and certified to use all available horsepower. 9) The windshield must be NVG compatible and should have a suitable windshield wiper with washer system installed. 8) Aircraft shall be equipped with a manual Tail-Wheel locking mechanism independent of flight controls. B. Operational Performance 1) Minimum fuel requirement of 380 gallon fuel tank. 2) Aircraft certified to land at least 95% of its maximum authorized weight. C. Avionics and aircraft systems requirements Offerors shall propose avionics package using the requirements below. 1) Important flight instruments, caution / warning lights and gauges will be placed high on the instrument panel so they will be visible to the pilot during spray operations. At award, INL will coordinate with the contractor on desired placement of such instruments. Consideration should be given for the use of systems instruments that have both an analog indicating needle and digital display. 2) Avionics will be contained in a weatherproof enclosure as required to provide protection from the elements during flight and on the ground. 3) Swath guidance system with light bar, moving map display, flow meter, flow valve, and data recording capability. 4) GPS with an Americas database 5) DME 6) ADF 7) Remote DME indicator 8) Stormscope 9) Transponder with Encoder 10) HSI with remote compass 11) RMI 12) Radar Altimeter 13) Marker beacon (in audio panel) 14) Artificial Horizon 15) Stand-by gyro and turn coordinator 16) VHF communication radio 17) Navigation System Radios to include VOR/LOC/GS, 18) HF communication radio 19) Intercom control System with volume controls for pilot position including a military style head phone connector. 20) Night landing, position, and strobe lighting (day, night unaided, and NVG friendly). 21) SARSAT ELT with frequencies 243.0, 121.5 and 406.025 MHz. 22) Wulfsberg Electronics RT 5000 transceiver and C-5000 control with a frequency range of 29.7 ?960 MHz. 23) Air Conditioner and heater for crew compartment 24) Audio tone or voice alert through the pilot?s audio system for stall warning, over torque, over temp, and chip detector indications. A caution light alert on the instrument panel for over-torque or over-temp of engine limits. 25) Engine Trend Monitoring System with such features as fuel computer / totalizer capable of tracking and recording engine trend, starts/cycles, and fuel. Indicator should be positioned on instrument panel to allow pilot ease of access and in view. D. Spray System 1) For compatibility with current configuration aircraft, the aircraft will be equipped with a spray system consisting of a 4? inlet to a 3? pump, 3? outlet, valve and plumbing to the booms. Tthree-way valves will be used. 2) Stainless steel is to be used for metal components such as booms, gatebox and tubing plumbing. 3) The spray system will be capable of spraying a minimum of 300 gallons per minute at level cruise speed of 160 knots. 4) The aircraft hopper must hold a payload of 800 gallons of liquid without overflow. Hopper must have a digital liquid quantity readout in the cockpit. The cockpit gauge will read out in gallons and the instrument panel will have a hopper low and hopper empty advisory light. All indicators shall be readily visible to the Pilot. The dry material level must be visible from the cockpit and have a light for night viewing 5) The boom should be of airfoil design with decreasing graduations from center to boom tip. The booms will span ? of the aircraft total wingspan. 6) The aircraft will have the capability and be adaptable for dispensing both liquid and dry materials. 7) An aircraft certified hydraulic spray system (spray pump and spray valve) is required for the liquid dispensing operations. The system must be capable of continuous operation. Spray system will have pump and boom pressure readouts for the pilot. Pressure readouts will be mounted high on the instrument panel so as to be in the pilot?s line of sight while looking forward during the spray sequence. The boom pressure gauge will be a fast reacting type and both readouts may be combined into one gauge. 8) The spray system should be equipped with two sets of nozzles, 100 each, the ACCU FLO-.063 16 tube nozzle, and 100 each of the ACCU FLO .085 16-tube nozzle per aircraft. 9) Smoke generator. 10) Swath guidance system (see paragraph C.3 avionics) 11) The spray system should be equipped with 3 inch bottom load plumbing, capable of loading from either side of the fuselage, and equipped with a dry break-loading valve. 12) The spray valve and a suitable spray pump meeting the specifications in items C.3, D.1 and D.7 above should be used for this spray system 13) The spray system must have the capability for the pilot to jettison the entire load of herbicide within ten (10) seconds in the event of an emergency. E. Aircraft Defensive Armor Protection Using the desired characteristics listed below, the offeror will determine the best method of incorporating them into a defensive package that affords crew and system protection. More than one option may be presented to allow the offeror to achieve the same end result through different means. Crew and critical exposed component protection should be maximized while minimizing weight. The most important consideration is for the protection of the flight crew. 1) The cockpit defensive armor will maximize the coverage area to give the pilot the most protection possible from small arms fire. 2) Defensive armor will also be provided to protect vital components such as engine and non-redundant fuel system equipment, including the fuel header tanks in order to provide 1.5 hours of flight if the fuel system is hit by ground fire. It is desirable to attach or incorporate engine compartment armor to the cowlings, rather than to the engine, to facilitate engine maintenance. 3) The most advantageous (weight, cost, effectiveness considered) defensive armor panels for cockpit, engine, and airframe defensive armor are preferred. 4) Defensive armor in the form of cockpit glass must be NVG compatible or have a transmissivity of greater than 80%. 5) All defensive armor used must be approved by INL. 6) Ballistic protection should be considered for prop dome assembly. F. Special Equipment 1) The aircraft must be equipped with standard emergency equipment such as fire bottles, and first aid kit. 2) Integrated oxygen system for both pilot positions with the capability to provide one pilot oxygen at 15,000 feet MSL for a period of ten (10) hours. Oxygen bottles used for this requirement must be protected or safe from small arms fire (i.e. Kevlar). Oxygen system must be compatible with the AN 6002-18 fittings. 3) The aircraft must have effective provisions for emergency egress with a secondary release system for the cockpit doors. 4) Pilot seat restraints should be the 5-point style harness or better. 5) It is desirable to have an in-flight egress capability (non-ejection type). In-flight egress capability must allow for unimpeded jettison of cockpit crew access door. 6) An engine compartment fire warning capability is required with an engine compartment fire warning audio/voice and a warning light mounted on the instrument panel. G. Paint 1) Paint aircraft exterior in accordance with a military standard gray paint with subdued black markings to be specified by INL/A prior to production. Interior paint will be flat black and compatible to NVG flight. H. FAA Flight Certification 1) Each aircraft will be manufactured and certified in the restricted category prior to final modifications and delivery. C.3.2. Technical Manuals 1) The contractor shall provide a minimum of two (2) complete sets per aircraft of technical manuals and manual supplements for special equipment, devices, and material identified herein as added to the basic production aircraft and engine. These manuals/supplements must contain sufficient scope of text written to the depth necessary to operate, test, and maintain the equipment presented in this contract. The contractor shall make automatic distribution to INL for all updates and changes to manuals. The manuals shall include, as a minimum: a. Pilot?s Operating Handbook (POH) b. Pilot?s Aircraft Checklist (CL) c. Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM) d. A complete Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) for both the aircraft, NAV/COM, and other aircraft systems. e. A factory Structural Repair Manual 2) The contractor shall provide the Government with acceptance test flight procedures. The procedures shall be in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations Part 23. 3) The contractor shall incorporate all current Service Bulletins/Airworthiness Directives into the production aircraft and provide updated Service Bulletins as required. 4) All required manuals and handbooks shall be submitted to INL for review and approval as soon as they are available but prior to delivery of the aircraft. The contractor is responsible for maintaining currency of the Technical Manuals and providing INL with the appropriate revisions. C.3.3 Spare and Repair Parts 1) A recommended spares and repair parts list will be provided to INL/A 60 days prior to aircraft delivery. C.3.4 Aircraft Ground Support Equipment 1) Aircraft shall include the following loose equipment: Ground steering/tow bar (for main gear), all protective covers (to include but not limited to canopy covers)/ inlet plugs/prop harness. C.3.5 Additional Items 1) Reserved. 2) Armor protection of the inboard main fuel tanks sufficient to provide at least 1.5 hours of flight after the fuel system sustains bullet impacts causing fuel leaks. 3) Technical Support ? Provide aircraft and systems technical engineering support for a period two years beginning at the contract signing. 4) Training ? Provide pilot ground familiarization training for two qualified instructor pilots. Provide classroom familiarization maintenance training for four Airframe and Powerplant mechanics. DELIVERY: All items shall be priced FOB contractor's facility. 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial Items (Jan 1999)- (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The evaluation factors used in this solicitation will be rated acceptable/unacceptable. An unacceptable rating on any factor will be cause to remove the offeror from further consideration. All technically acceptable, responsible offerors will be placed in the competitive range and total price will be the deciding factor. The following is a breakout of the evaluation factors: (i) Ability to meet Statement of Work/Specification requirements. Provide a technical description of the aircraft being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation. Each offeror shall provide sufficient data to substantiate the offerors ability to meet all requirements of the Statement of Work/Specification. The offer shall provide evidence of clear title to each aircraft and the ability to obtain a release of any secured title. (ii) Documentation verifying that each aircraft is new. (iii) Ability to meet the delivery schedule. (b) Aircraft Inspection. The Government reserves the right to inspect the aircraft and records if deemed necessary by the Government. The aircraft and its records shall therefore be made available for inspection in the continental United States at the contractor?s facility so that the Government may perform inspection(s) and then have the ability to accept. The offeror and the Government shall agree upon the site and time. All travel expenses for Government personnel shall be at the expense of the Government. All travel by the offeror shall be at the offer?s expense. As required by the Statement of Work/Specification, the aircraft shall be fully operational and airworthy, and certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer?s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors shall state their standard warranty they offer in their proposal. INL will take delivery at contractor facility. Point of Contact is Mary Pat Hayes-Crow, Contracting Officer, 202-776-8373; email: Hayes-CrowMP2@state.gov or Timothy E. Henderson, email: HendersonTE@state.gov. The closing date is 1600 hours ET, 17 February 2004.
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