Federal Bureau of Prisons, Western Regional Contracting Office, 6600 Goodfellow St., Dublin, CA 94568

V -- AIRFLIGHT OR AIR AMBULANCE TRANSFER SERVICES SOL RFQ 230-0038 DUE 070897 POC Jennifer L. Brouillard, Contracting Officer, (510) 803-2774. The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Sheridan, Oregon has a requirement for emergency airflight or air ambulance transfer services for inmates housed at FCI Sheridan. The place of performance will be from McMinnville Airport, McMinnville, Oregon; Salem Airport, Salem, Oregon; or Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, as indicated at the time of transfer to locations within the continental United States. The services will consist of approximately three air transfers per quarter for one to three inmates per transfer. Each transfer will be approximately ten hours duration. All medical supplies that the contractor may routinely need will be supplied by the Government. No food or beverage service will be furnished, but the Government will furnished all inmate meals. The Government will determine whether turbo-jet or turbo-prop aircraft is appropriate for the transfer. Turbojet aircraft will normally be specified. The Contractor must furnish an aircraft of sufficient size to accommodate theinmate patient(s), medical staff, and security escort staff, designated at the time of each transfer. The contractor must be approved and licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and shall provide a crew consisting of a pilot and co-pilot as required by the FAA. The contractor may be required to provide a Flight Nurse during a transfer, who must be licensed as a registered nurse in a state or territory of the United States and must have a minimum of three years experience as a registered nurse in a clinical or emergency room setting. An in-depth knowledge of nursing theory and practice are required to plan and provide care to patients(s) whose conditions are characterized by extremely complex heath care needs. In lieu of a registered nurse, the contractor may provide a certified paramedic to perform the duties of flight nurse. The contract will be a firm fixed-price requirements contract. The contract period will be from the date of award through twelve months from date of award, plus four one-year option periods. Services will be paid on a per air/nautical mile basis for the aircraft and on a per flight hour basis for a flight nurse/paramedic. Additionally, positioning and depositioning of aircraft from the contractor's designated home base to and from the specified airport will be on a price per trip basis. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. See Numbered Note 1. (0167)

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