SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Air Transportation Service from Fort Campbell KY
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 481211
— Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, United States Transportation Command, USTRANSCOM Command Acquisition, 508 Scott Drive, Bldg 1900, Scott AFB, Illinois, 62225, United States
- ZIP Code
- 62225
- Solicitation Number
- HTC711-09-R-0026
- Point of Contact
- Rachel Harris,, Phone: 6182566678, Marie T. Pendergast,, Phone: 618-256-6689
- E-Mail Address
-
rachel.harris@ustranscom.mil, marie.pendegast@ustranscom.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The contractor shall provide all aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform air transportation up to 6 OR up to 8 passengers with baggage or 1,500 lbs of cargo with baggage and or cargo not to exceed maximum gross weight of the aircraft from Ft Campbell KY (or Outlaw Field KY) and return. In addition to the Dedicated on-call service, which will be required for 12 months. The requiring activity ESTIMATES ON AVERAGE that 150 to 200 hours per year may be required for the scheduled aircraft service. The same quantities are estimated for the option years. Schedules cannot be stated in the contract but will be established by mutual agreement between the contractor and the authorized personnel at Ft Campbell. These services are scheduled to begin 1 April 2010 or date of award if subsequent thereto, and continue through 31 Mar 2011 for the base period, followed by four one-year option periods, through 31 Mar 2015, and a not-to-exceed six months extension under FAR 52.217-8. Contractor shall provide both Dedicated and Scheduled Aircraft Service as follows: Dedicated Aircraft Service: The contractor shall be on call to provide aircraft service 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The aircraft must travel from the contractor’s base of operations to pickup location and final destination without a fuel stop. Aircraft must be ready to depart with passengers within one hour and forty five minutes of telephonic notification. The one hour 45 minute response time required for dedicated aircraft will not apply to locations other than Fort Campbell or Outlaw Field. Scheduled Aircraft Service: Flights should be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Contractor shall position the aircraft for boarding 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. The aircraft shall depart within fifteen minutes after arrival at the embarkation point. The aircraft must arrive at the destination no later than four hours from receipt of telephonic notification. If the requirement changes after the mission is scheduled, the government may cancel or reschedule the mission. A notice of cancellation of any scheduled mission may be given to the Contractor by the Government at any time prior to flight departure. Cancellations shall be at no cost to the Government except as detailed. Aircraft must have quickly reconfigurable cabins. On occasion, pickup locations other than Ft Campbell KY (or Outlaw Field KY) may be requested. Individual parcels comprising the cargo load will not exceed 400 lbs each. The government shall have usage of the entire capability of the aircraft. Aircraft shall be Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) equipped, twin –engine, pressurized aircraft. Contractor shall have a current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization certificate to operate over routes and into airfields specified under both IFR and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions and rules. IFR clearance authorization is not required for operations into airfields which do not have published IFR approach procedures. Contractor must be a DoD approved air carrier prior to contract award. The contractor must satisfy Department of Defense (DoD) quality and safety requirements as described in 32 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 861. All aircraft utilized must be licensed, operated, and maintained in accordance with all applicable rules and regulation of the FAA and Department of Transportation (DoT), giving particular attention to the responsibility of the air carrier to perform air transportation with the highest degree of safety. Aircraft performing mission under this contract shall not be considered public aircraft. The solicitation response date will be on or about 15 May 09. The solicitation will only be available from the following website: http://www.fbo.gov. Offer will not be considered unless the offeror is an air taxi operator within the meaning of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (19 USC 1301) as amended. To be awarded a contract under this solicitation, prospective offerors must satisfy all DoD Commercial Air Carrier Quality and Safety Requirements as described in 32 CFR, Part 861.3, and the DoD Additional Standards for Contract Passenger Operations under FAR Part 135. These requirements exceed the FAA Part 135 standards in several areas. For additional information, contact HQ AMC/A3B at (618) 229-4801, or go to website: http://www.amc.af.mil/library/businesscustomers.asp. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered, you may request an application via 888-227-2423 or go to website http://www.ccr.gov. This is a 100 percent Set-Aside for Small Business. Small Business Size is determined by 1500 or less employees. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Ombudsman for this solicitation: Mr. Dale Huegen, USTRANSCOM Command Acquisition, 508 Scott Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5357, (618) 256-4292, fax (618) 256-4702, email: dale.huegen@ustranscom.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Campbell KY, United States
- Record
- SN01799748-W 20090424/090422222625-f6e764ff4ca25a2527b7091ea870af0e (fbodaily.com)
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