US Marshals Air Operations, 5900 Air Cargo Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 73159-1198

W -- LEASE OF TURBO-PROP AIRCRAFT SOL MS-98-R-0013 POC Tim Young, Contracting Officer, (405) 680-3408 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, timothy.young@usdoj.gov. This synopsis provides notification of an amendment to solicitation MS-98-R-0013, which was last posted on April 28, 1998. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has established an additional requirement for the lease of turbo-prop aircraft with a capacity of 12 to 20 passengers. All aircraft shall be U.S. registered transport category turbo-prop powered. No specific aircraft model is specified for this requirement. The cost associated with the lease of this aircraft shall be paid in the form of a flight hour rate. Such rate, to be proposed by the provider, shall be considered payment in full for the aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance, and aircraft cleaning. The aircraft will need to be made available to the USMS with approximately 12 hours notice prior to the time for commencing the mission. The aircraft will generally make round trips in the Caribbean area with service between the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas and/or St. Croix), Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti; however, the USMS may requireservice to other locations. It is estimated that the aircraft will be flown approximately 10 hours per week. A multiple award Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with one base year plus four option years will be awarded to any or all acceptable offerors. The Government will continue to solicit qualified sources on an annual basis through issuance of commerce business daily notices. Only concerns holding BOAs will be solicited to participate in the competition(s) for individual orders. This synopsis serves to inform potential offerors of this additional requirement, as specified above, which will result in orders during the first year of the BOAs. This notice shall be considered to have fulfilled the synopsis requirements set forth in FAR 5.201 for all orders issued for this additional requirement. Requests for this amendment to solicitation MS-98-R-0013 for this additional requirement must be submitted in writing by facsimile (405) 680-3466 or by mail to the following address: Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), U.S. Marshals Service, Attn: Tim Young, Contracting Officer, 5900 Air Cargo Road, Oklahoma City OK 73159-1198. Since the solicitation will not be solicited electronically, please be sure to include your company name, point of contact, mailing address, phone and fax number in your request for solicitation. Telephonic requests will not be honored. Posted 12/07/98 (W-SN277706). (0341)

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