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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 20, 2005 FBO #1455
SOLICITATION NOTICE

V -- Antarctic Helicopter Support

Notice Date

11/18/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

481211 — Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
 

Contracting Office

National Science Foundation, Division of Contracts & Complex Agreements, DCCA, 4201 Wilson Boulevard Room 475, Arlington, VA, 22230
 

ZIP Code

22230
 

Solicitation Number

DCCA-060007
 

Response Due

1/13/2006
 

Archive Date

1/28/2006
 

Description

The National Science Foundation is soliciting proposals for helicopter services to support United States Antarctic Program (USAP) operations in Antarctica. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to operate and maintain the contractor supplied helicopter fleet. The contractor should anticipate aircraft quantity and mix to provide approximately 2,000 flight hours per season. Seasonal capability is variable and should meet light (AS350 B2, B3 or equal) to medium (BH 212, or BH 205 A ++ or equal) lift requirements (900 hrs light and 900 hrs medium lift respectively). Nominal operational period will be October through the following February, with occasional early season augment on or about 15 August. Antarctic operations will be from USAP bases and field camps. Principal operations encompass 180 miles of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The helicopters will be based operationally at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for the term of the contract, to support the USAP. Proposals are due 13 January 2006. A two year Firm Fixed Price contract with five option periods of one year each is anticipated to be awarded in June 2006. Contract performance will begin in July 2006. Facsimile and e-mail questions are acceptable and may be forwarded to Ms. Jillian Pate at (703) 292-9140, (703) 292-9141 or jpate@nsf.gov. Once published, the solicitation and its amendments may also be viewed at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Various

Country: Antarctica
 

Record

SN00934733-W 20051120/051118212427 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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