The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, has a requirement for one contractor operated and
maintained airplane for exclusive use utility flight services in
support of fire and natural resource management activities and other
government work, to include, but not limited to, aerial observation
and passenger and cargo transport. All operations will be based at
Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska.
The aircraft shall be a single engine
or multi-engine, turbine powered fixed wing aircraft. Additionally,
aircraft must have Instrument File Rules/Visual Flight Rules
capabilities, capacity to seat a minimum of five passengers with
removable seats, have a payload of at least 1,000 pounds with 375
nautical-mile range and endurance of four hours, and have an airspeed
of 160 knots true airspeed at 10 degrees Celsius at 5,000 feet, which
are all minimum aircraft standards stated in the solicitation.
Environmental conditions during the
exclusive use period will vary with snow packed, gravel and other
prepared and unprepared runways.
The government anticipates awarding one
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity firm fixed unit price
contract. The contract will have an estimated five-year ordering
period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. Once evaluations
are complete, the exclusive use period for each year is estimated to
occur on or around April 19th for 120 calendar days. The anticipated
issue date of the solicitation is Sept. 4 with a projected closing
date of Oct. 6.
Suburban Air Express, Inc., is
currently providing services under contract D17PC00290. The existing
contract is valued at $3 million.
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