USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Attn: Contracting, Building 24, Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804

V -- CALL-WHEN-NEEDED(CWN)HELICOPTER SERVICES SOL R1-16-00-023 DUE 031600 POC Contact Point, Audrey Boller, 406/329-3764, Contracting Officer, Susan Beron, 406/329-3769 WEB: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, http://www.fs.fed.us/r1_lolo. E-MAIL: USDA, Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Contracting, aboller/r1_lolo@fs.fed.us. The USDA, Lolo National Forest, Missoula, Montana intends to acquire contractor-owned, contractor-operated, Call-When-Needed (CWN), Type III, Helicopter Services for wildland fire suppression and administrative flights. Helicopter shall be certified in normal and transport category. Helicopter shall carry fully rated capacity of passengers and/or cargo as determined by the Standard Interagency Load Calculation. Contractor shall be certified under Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Parts 133, 135, & 137. Helicopter shall be based within one (1) hour flight time from Missoula International Airport. Firm, fixed price contract(s). Multiple awards possible. Contract time is one year. The Government has the option to renew the contract(s) for 2 additional one year periods. Work is estimated to start on June 1, 2000. Proposals are due March 16, 2000. This is a formally negotiated procurement requiring submission of a technical and business proposal Posted 01/13/00 (W-SN415765). (0013)

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