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V -- PROVIDE NON-SCHEDULED, ON DEMAND AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. SOL DE-RP04-98AL78238 DUE 110798 POC Point of Contact: Daniel J. Saiz (505) 845-4225. Contracting Officer: Mary-Lynn C. Hartford (505) 845-4661. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks sources which can provide non-scheduled, on-demand air transportation services for both passenger and cargo aircraft. The primary mission of DOE/AL is the research, development, production/dismantlement, safety and surveillance of nuclear weapons for the United States. DOE owns, leases, or charters aircraft to support its statutory missions. The aviation services required under this contract include the air transportation of: (1) general, hazardous, classified, and time critical materials between various destinations within the DOE complex, including military destinations, and other government and civil destinations; and (2) special passenger flights between military and civil destinations for management, engineering, administrative, and technical personnel. Operations outside of the continental United States may be requested. Prospective bidders may bid on either or both items for cargo service or passenger/small freight service. DOE cargo operations are normally conducted with its DC-9 aircraft and passenger operations are conducted with either a Lear-35 or a Beech 200C. There are occasions where 20 to 70 passengers may be transported on the DC-9 aircraft. The requirement will be awarded under full and open competition. For information purposes, the assigned Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)Code for this procurement is 4522 with a corresponding size standard of 1500 employees. Based on the responses received, notice is hereby given that the Government may set the procurement aside for small businesses. Only written responses to this notice will be accepted and should be addressed to the point of contact, Daniel J. Saiz, at the address listed above or faxed to (505) 845-5181. Technical questions may be addressed to Mr. Robert Steen by calling him at (505) 845-6090. Business questions should be address to Mary-Lynn Hartford by calling her at (505) 845-4661 or by FAX (505) 845-5181. All questions will need to be followed in writing to Daniel J. Saiz at the address listed above. (0293)

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