SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- Request for Information for Commercially Available Helicopter Services
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481211
— Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), C4IT (C3CEN), Coast Guard Blvd, Portsmouth, Virginia, 23703, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23703
- Solicitation Number
- 70Z04418RFI000013
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2018
- Point of Contact
- Katherine Marie Kearney, Phone: 7572952280
- E-Mail Address
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katherine.m.kearney@uscg.mil
(katherine.m.kearney@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information for Commercially Available Helicopter Services In Alaska 70Z04418RFI000013 Disclaimer and Important Notes: This posting is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested vendors and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. This posting is not a Request for Proposals or a Request for Quotations, and it is not considered a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor is the Government responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing information provided under this RFI. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of any information provided. Further, the Coast Guard is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Requirement: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Command, Control, and Communications Engineering Center (USCG C3CEN) requests information on the availability of aircraft services capable of providing unscheduled transits to and from remote, unmanned sites in Alaska. Aircraft services must meet or exceed the following requirements: PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS a. Minimum weight: 4 persons or 1000 pounds b. External sling load: Yes c. Capable of daytime Visual Flight Rules. d. Capable of Vertical Take Off and Landing up to 4000'MSL e. Capable of overwater transit required to reach sites listed in Table 1. Sites: Although not limited to, flights will typically originate at Juneau airport (JNU), Valdez airport (VDZ), Homer airport (HOM), Anchorage airport (ANC), Ketchikan airport (KTN), or Kodiak airport (ADQ). Table 1, below, depicts a sample of R21 remote sites and associated location information. Table 1 Site Information *positions are approximate Latitude Longitude RFF ALTHORP PEAK N 58.09323056 W 136.4146056 RFF CAPE FANSHAW N 57.20462778 W 133.4653611 RFF DUKE ISLAND N 54.883475 W 131.3662833 RFF GRAVINA ISLAND N 55.36029772 W 131.7962167 RFF MANLEY N 57.11466667 W 134.8122222 RFF MT MCARTHUR N 56.06837222 W 134.1953611 RFF MT ROBERT BARRON N 58.22648889 W 134.8402333 RFF MUD BAY N 57.1525 W 135.6458333 RFF RIPINSKI N 59.250781 W 135.462219 RFF SUKKWAN ISLAND N 55.097336 W 132.766503 RFF YAKUTAT VHF N 59.553639 W 139.726917 RFF ZAREMBO ISLAND N 56.345083 W 132.862156 RFF LINK CAPE SPENCER N 58.11943 W 136.38416 RFF LINK GUNNUK N 56.58873 W 133.48350 RFF LINK HYDABURG N 56.12271 W 132.49281 RFF LINK KASHEVAROF N 56.14170 W 132.58860 RFF LINK KETCHIKAN N 55.21301 W 131.41054 RFF LENA POINT N 58.23458 W 134.46096 RFF LINK METLAKATLA N 55.05132 W 131.35392 RFF LINK PORT ALEXANDER N 55.14800 W 134.38829 RFF JUNEAU FED BLDG N 58.30181944 W 134.42025 RFF DUFFIELD PENNISULA N 57.522883 W 135.462319 RFF DECEPTION HILL N 59.090633 W 138.215244 RFF BEDE MOUNTAIN N 59.31022222 W 151.9468333 RFF CAPE GULL N 58.19970556 W 154.2048417 RFF CAPE HINCHINBROOK N 60.23751111 W 146.6470556 RFF CAPE YAKATAGA N 60-03-49.68 W 142-25-52.01 RFF COLD BAY N 55.25056389 W 162.7632639 RFF TRIPOD HILL N 60.553 W 145.733333 RFF GLEN ALPS N 61.10628889 W 149.7168667 RFF MARMOT ISLAND N 58.23674444 W 151.8235694 RFF NAKED ISLAND N 60.6469444 W 147.3438889 RFF PIGOT POINT N 60.81794167 W 148.3795222 RFF PILLAR MOUNTAIN N 57.78813889 W 152.4388611 RFF POTATO POINT N 61.056472 W 146.697194 RFF RASPBERRY ISLAND N 58.066694 W 153.380478 RFF REEF ISLAND N 60.504667 W 146.50245 RFF RUGGED ISLAND N 59.860722 W 149.38945 RFF SITKINAK DOME N 56.559331 W 154.183969 RFF ST PAUL N 57.120556 W 170.281389 RFF TUKLUNG MOUNTAIN N 58.856867 W 159.465978 RFF VALDEZ SPIT N 61.072622 W 14621839 RFF LINK AKHIOK N 56.5643 W 154.1008 RFF LINK DIAMOND RIDGE N 59.40824 W 151.37463 RFF LINK DILLINGHAM N 59.02541 W 158.27322 RFF LINK SEWARD N 60.0505 W 149.21161 RFF LINK SHARATIN MTN N 57.47592 W 152.40288 RFF CORDOVA AVSUPFAC N 60-32-54.30 W 145-45-0.41 RFF LINK TWIN PEAKS N 56-54-50.8 W 154-14-14.29 RFF MIDDLE CAPE N 57.3872856 W 154.62645 LOGISTICS SUPPORT Based on historical data, the majority of our flights will be between May and October. During this time, all attempts are made to visit the sites listed in (Table 1) a minimum of one time. Although far less frequent, transportation to these sites will be required during the winter months. Many of these flight requests will require the helicopter to standby while the technician completes their work. Standby time will be required on a case-by-case decision made by an authorized government representative. CAPABILITIES BRIEF If your company is interested in this RFI, please provide a capabilities brief including: company name, address, phone, Point of Contact (POC), email, and phone, DUNS #, NAICS code, size of business, and any other pertinent information. The NAICS Codes for this solicitation is 481211 - Non-Scheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation. Contractors doing business with the Government are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before they can be awarded a contract. A template containing the information for registration can be found at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION Interested parties are encouraged to submit a response which supports the company's claim that it presently has the capabilities required to satisfy the requirements or submit a response which identifies areas in the system requirements that are technically unachievable. The Coast Guard's requirement may be refined based on knowledge gained from RFI submissions. Specifically, any interested parties are requested to provide the following information: 1. Positive statement of your interest in this procurement. 2. Description of service that will fulfill this requirement. What type of services do you offer that might fill this requirement? (Describe capabilities & performance, environmental specifications, physical dimensions, power requirements, and remote communications capabilities.) 3. Do you offer a commercial product that meets the requirement as stated? (Is this item under a current GSA Schedule or do you currently have a contract for this product/service with any other Federal Agency?) 4. Do you offer a commercial product that could be modified to meet this requirement? 5. Do you offer quantity or other discounts to your customers? 6. Provide information for any additional charges for aircraft relocation, locations with unique costs associated, or any other pertinent information. 7. Are the items/services available on a commercial price list? If so, please provide the applicable price list(s). 8. What is your average delivery lead-time for this type of service? 9. Do you provide operation and maintenance manuals? 10. Provide information on prior Government and commercial purchases of the same type (pricing, performance, and customer satisfaction data). Comments/questions/concerns are encouraged and should be sent in writing to the Contract Specialist, Katherine Kearney at Katherine.M.Kearney@uscg.mil. Upon receiving feedback, the Coast Guard will assess all input and its impact on the development of the final specifications. Responses must be no longer, than fifteen pages in length. Technical documentation and brochures, if included, do not count in the fifteen-page maximum. Submit your response by 2:00 PM EST on April 23, 2018 to the Contract Specialist, Katherine.M.Kearney@uscg.mil.
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