Federal Bureau of Prisons, Western Regional Office -- Contracting, 6600 Goodfellow, Dublin, California 94568

V -- AIR FLIGHT TRANSFER/AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES!! SOL RFQ 279-0009!! DUE 123198 POC Patricia Jones, Regional Contract Specialist, 925/803-2780!! The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Dublin, CA has a requirement for Air Flight Transfer/Air Ambulance Services for inmates housed at FCI Dublin, CA. The place of performance will be from Livermore Airport, Livermore, CA, Oakland Airport, Oakland, CA or San Franciso International Airport, San Franciso, CA as indicated at time of transfer to locations within the continental United States. The services will consist of an estimated three to four transfers per quarter for one to four inmates per transer. Each transfer will approximately be ten hours in duration. All medical supplies that the contractor may routinely need will be supplied by the Government. No food or beverages will be furnished, but the Government will furnish all inmate meals. In cases of emergency, all ordered air charterd services shall be ready for boarding at the designated departure station within four hours of receipt of notice. When the transfer is considered an "Air Ambulance" transfer, the medical supplies and flight nurse will be provided by by the Contractor as required by Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations governing Air Ambulance that the Contractor is licensed under. The Contractor must be available to schedule routes to pick up additional patients during the transfer to specified facilities or on return flights. The Government will determine whether 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 the inmate patient(s), medical staff, and security escort staff, who shall be designated at the time of each transfer. The Contractor must be approved and licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and shall be provide a crew consisting of a pilot and a co-pilot as required by the FAA. The Contractor may be required to provide a Flight Nurse, 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 setting. An in-dept knowledge of nursing theory and practice are required to plan and provide care to the patient(s) whose conditions are characterized by extremely complex health care needs. ACLS certificaion is preferred. The contract will be a firm fixed price requirements type contract. The anticipated date of award is January 05,1999. The anticipated period of performance is base year -- date of award through twelve months from date of award, plus four one-year option periods. This requirement is 100% small business set aside. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone requests for the Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be accepted. Offerors may request a copy of the RFQ by faxing their request to 925/803-2791/2792, or writing to the address above for the Western Regional Office.***** cc: DOJ, OSDBU FCI DUBLIN Posted 11/19/98 (W-SN272983). (0323)

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