SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Fairchild AFB Helicopter Maintenance - Pre-Solicitation
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 488190
— Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, Texas, 78150-4302
- ZIP Code
- 78150-4302
- Solicitation Number
- Fairchild_Helicopter_Maintenance
- Point of Contact
- B. Michelle Spencer, , Antoinette M. Davis,
- E-Mail Address
-
belinda.spencer@us.af.mil, antoinette.davis.1@us.af.mil
(belinda.spencer@us.af.mil, antoinette.davis.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Helicopter Maintenance UH-1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AT FAIRCHILD AFB WA Contracting Office Address Department of the Air Force, the Air Education and Training Command Specialized Contracting Squadron (AETC CONS), 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302 Description/Requirement AETC CONS, Randolph AFB, TX is conducting an acquisition for Fairchild Helicopter Maintenance Services re-competition and follow-on contract. This is a pre-solicitation notice to provide non-personal services for Helicopter Maintenance Services at Fairchild AFB, WA. This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. (Note: The description herein is a summary of the required services and is not intended to be all-inclusive). The overall mission is to provide helicopter maintenance support and equipment maintenance functions necessary for supporting the training mission of the United States Air Force (USAF) Survival School at Fairchild AFB, WA. The Tacoma Command Post (TCP) at Cusick, WA will deploy one aircraft for approximately five days per week. The service provider shall supply capable/certified mechanics to provide launch, recovery, and aircraft maintenance support, to include clearing Red X discrepancies, while deployed to TCP. The service provider is expected to support the following deployments: Tillamook water rescue (twice per year), Vantage, WA for desert-type rescue training, and the National Search and Rescue missions of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild AFB, WA. The service provider shall perform aircraft maintenance support on four (4) UH-1N helicopters, as well as all other functions in a professional manner and provide well-maintained aircraft and equipment for pilot and aircrew training needs. Service provider management shall establish a positive working relationship with Group and Host unit leadership and demonstrate an emphasis on quality of service. The service provider is expected to be a partner with the 36th Rescue Flight (RQF) and all other Fairchild AFB communities in continuously improving the quality of programs and services offered to customers. The aircraft maintenance workforce shall be fully trained, technically proficient, professional, courteous, and focused on customer support. Maintenance personnel shall prepare the aircraft before crew arrival, assist the aircrew during flight preparations, and be in place to recover, inspect, repair (as required), and service each aircraft before the next launch by the dash 6 Work Card inspection requirements. Training, safety, and quality control programs shall ensure all maintenance is performed and documented in accordance with (IAW) Government directives and technical data. The service provider shall maintain, service, ground handle, launch, recover, inspect, and repair all unit assigned aircraft, engines, and associated mission support equipment in order to meet 36th RQF medical evacuation, search and rescue, and aircrew/instructor qualification/currency requirements. In addition, the service provider shall also provide off-station aircraft recovery and transient support for UH-1N helicopters. Furthermore, the service provider shall provide aircraft corrosion prevention, custodial services, and perform minor facility upkeep on Government provided facilities that will be occupied by the service provider and their employees. The Government will provide off-equipment maintenance, on-equipment structural maintenance beyond service provider's capability, and support equipment maintenance/calibration support for the UH-1N via host unit. The Government expressly reserves the right to incorporate additional maintenance support, to include life support, maintenance of other MDS aircraft (i.e., Future Combat Rescue Helicopter), on-equipment maintenance, and off-equipment maintenance to support the missions of the 36th RQF. Prospective Offerors must have the financial backing to defray mobilization and operating cost for approximately sixty (60) to ninety (90) days. A single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract will result from the solicitation. The contract shall be for a one (1) year base period beginning 1 Oct 2013 (Mobilization Period: 1 - 31 Oct 2013 and Period of Performance: 1 Nov 2013 - 30 Sep 2014) and will include five (5) one-year option periods. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released on or about 13 February 2013, and proposals due on or about 15 March 2013. This will be an electronic solicitation release. A pre-proposal conference/site visit is tentatively scheduled on or about 20 Feb 2013 at Fairchild AFB, WA. The actual date and details of the conference/visit will be published in a separate notice. No hard copies will be mailed. Solicitation, amendments, and other miscellaneous documents will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to current information. This requirement will be conducted as a total small business set-aside competitive acquisition and will be evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection Process. A source selection will be conducted at HQ AETC, Randolph AFB, TX in accordance with Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5315, Contracting by Negotiation and AFFARS Mandatory Procedures 5315.3, Source Selection. Contact with Government personnel other than the POC listed below by a potential offeror or their employees regarding this acquisition is strictly prohibited. In order to be eligible for award, registration under the correct North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is required. To register, go to http://www.sam.gov. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 488190. The small business size standard is $30 million. There will be no public bid opening. Directions for proposal submission will be included in Section L, Proposal Preparation Instructions. Dates listed above are approximate and included for reference only. Actual dates will be specified in the solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to a POC that is listed below. Point(s) of contact Ms. Michelle Spencer, Contract Specialist, belinda.spencer@us.af.mil Ms. Antoinette Davis, Contract Specialist, antoinette.davis.1@us.af.mil Ms. Liz Preston, Contracting Officer, elizabeth.preston@us.af.mil
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AETC/SCS/Fairchild_Helicopter_Maintenance/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fairchild AFB, Washington, United States
- Record
- SN02967536-W 20130119/130117234402-876bcb815d4702d6ab87599187fd1acd (fbodaily.com)
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