SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- R6 Exclusive Use Fixed Wing Aircraft, Aerial Insect & Disease Detection Survey
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 481211
— Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-6 Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW 1st Ave. P.O. Box 3623, Regional Office, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3623
- ZIP Code
- 97208-3623
- Solicitation Number
- AG-04H1-S-11-9201
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Ben R. McGrane, Phone: (541) 504-7273
- E-Mail Address
-
bmcgrane@fs.fed.us
(bmcgrane@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The intent of this solicitation and any resultant contract is to obtain services for one light, high-fixed-wing multi engine aircraft fully operated by qualified pilot and equipped to meet specifications for special use missions for support of the Region 6 Forest Health Program on Public and State Lands. During the Mandatory Availability Period (45 days) and any extensions thereof, the aircraft will be made available for the exclusive use of the Government. It is anticipated that there will be between 100 and 140 flight hours. The light fixed wing multi engine aircraft will be used as a platform for the government to complete insect and disease detection surveys in the states of Oregon and Washington and may also be used for other project, and administrative flights. Work will be accomplished Monday through Friday. It is anticipated that work will begin approximately the week of July 11 2011. OVERVIEW OF FOREST INSECTS AND DISEASES AERIAL SURVEY MISSION (1) Systematic aerial detection surveys have been conducted in the Pacific Northwest annually since 1947. Approximately 45 million forested acres are surveyed each year throughout Oregon and Washington. The Washington survey is conducted using a contract aircraft and pilot and covers approximately 20 million forested acres over all ownerships. (2) Two observers (government employees) on opposite sides of the aircraft look for and map "tree damage" to a distance of two miles out. Observers are looking for signs or symptoms (colors, patterns, timing, etc.) of current year mortality, defoliation, disease, and or weather damage. Observations are recorded on a 1:100,000 USGS map or digitally on Government Furnished computers. The majority of flights are conducted on a grid pattern. The grid pattern employed in Washington involves flying parallel flight lines spaced four miles apart. In this system of flying it is very important for the pilot to hold a precise heading (along section lines, lines of latitude or longitude) as determined by the lead observer. Typically, the aircraft is flown at 100-120 mph, and 1,000 feet above ground level, but often ranges from between 500 and 2,000 feet AGL. Mountain contouring and ridge flying are other techniques used in more deeply dissected terrain such as the Olympic and North Cascade Mountains.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/04H1/AG-04H1-S-11-9201/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Troutdale Airport, Troutdale, Oregon, 97060, United States
- Zip Code: 97060
- Zip Code: 97060
- Record
- SN02373454-W 20110206/110204234223-c1bca7a67c2a4497f1d1873fd1638b5d (fbodaily.com)
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