SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- Potential Aircraft Purchase
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Forest Service, Contracting, Owyhee Building - MS 1100, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, 83705-5354, United States
- ZIP Code
- 83705-5354
- Solicitation Number
- SN-2015-05
- Point of Contact
- Frank A Gomez, Phone: 208-387-5347
- E-Mail Address
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fgomez@fs.fed.us
(fgomez@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information and Sources Sought USDA Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management February 26, 2015 NAICS Code: 336 -Transportation Equipment Manufacturing/ 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing Synopsis: The Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management is conducting market research, for planning purposes only, regarding interested vendors/contractors who are capable of providing one (1) new manufactured, multi-engine, turboprop aircraft with a payload of at least 34,000 pounds for purchase. This aircraft will be used as a multi-mission firefighting aircraft; missions include firefighting airtanker, cargo, and personnel transport. The Federal Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 stated that funding shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. The Forest Service intends to purchase an aircraft to fulfill this congressional appropriation. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. Response to this RFI will not be returned. The information provided may be utilized by the Forest Service in developing an Aviation Business Case, Acquisition Strategy and Statement of Work. The information resulting from this RFI may be included/combined with other submissions in one or more options considered in the analysis of alternatives. Any proprietary information that is submitted may be used in establishing requirements but specific information labeled as Confidential will be safeguarded as proprietary. Primary Point of Contact: Frank Gomez, Contracting Officer fgomez@fs.fed.us 208-387-5347 Technical Point of Contact: Paul Linse plinse@fs.fed.us 202-205-0974 Generic Requirements: • One (1) new manufactured aircraft. • Type Certificated in 14 CFR Part 25 Transport Category by the FAA. • 14 CFR 25.571 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation at Amendment 45 or higher, or equivalent for the mission usages it is certificated for. • Equipped with multiple turbo-prop engines. • Meeting 14 CFR Part 36 Stage IV noise standards. • Have an either Class A or B cargo compartment as defined by Part 25.857. • Service Ceiling - 28,000 ft. minimum based on optimum aircraft performance. • Minimum Crew - Two crew members (pilot/copilot). • Maximum Gross Take-Off Weight - Not to exceed 170,000 lbs. • Capable of operating from a 5,000 foot unimproved landing strips. • Have a minimum of capacity of 40 passenger seats (this can be authorized by an STC'ed modification.) • Payload of at least 34,000 pounds with 3 hours and 30 minutes (3.5 hours) of fuel per manufacturer's direction while considering fuel management. • Cruise airspeed of at least 300 knots true airspeed at 20,000 MSL. • Capable of being modified to accommodate a 3000 U.S. gallon or greater gravity retardant tank system with retardant weighing 9.0 lbs. per gallon. • Designed and manufactured for missions similar to the maneuver load impacts of the wildland fire airtanker mission. Vendor Package Submittal: Vendors responding to this Request for Information (RFI), are requested to provide all of the following information as follows: • One copy of the written RFI (one 3-ring binder) response and one electronic copy on a USB flash drive to include: technical information and specifications. Please organize your response as per the guidance below: 1. Company name. 2. Company mailing address. 3. A Company Point of Contact (One person's name, telephone number and e-mail address). 4. Company's size standard (ie. Large, Small, Veteran Owned, etc.) based on NAICS code 336411. Small business concerns are defined as 1500 employees or less; see SBA Size standards on the NAICS website. 5. Are you a manufacturer, broker or other? Please specify and provide an explanation. 6. Make and model of the aircraft 7. Photos of the aircraft 8. Offered price of the aircraft 9. Aircraft availability (number of aircraft available, and time frames for aircraft delivery) 10. Fixed Operating costs, including any and all costs that contribute to fixed costs. 11. Variable Operating costs, including any and all costs that contribute to variable costs. 12. OEM support costs for the aircraft modified for the wildland firefighting airtanker mission. 13. Aircraft specifications, size, payload, weights, performance, etc. Note: You may provide any other pertinent information that may contribute to efficiencies related to this RFI that will assist the Government in developing a current specification for potential follow-on solicitation. Submittal of Information: The U.S. Forest Service intends to utilize the RFI responses/information to assist with the development of an Aviation Business Case and development of a solicitation for purchase. At the present time, the U.S. Forest Service anticipates posting a solicitation on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov) by August 2015 for the potential purchase of one (1) aircraft. If you believe that you have an aircraft that has these capabilities as specified herein, please submit a proposal no later than 3:00 PM Mountain Time-- March 20, 2015. Submit to: Frank Gomez National Interagency Fire Center U.S. Forest Service - Contracting 106 Owyhee, Suite 1100 3833 S. Development Ave. Boise, Idaho 83705
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