Region 8 CWN Helicopter Services Type III

The USDA Forest Service is issuing solicitation 12024B19Q9811 to obtain Type III Helicopter services for the administration and protection of public lands throughout the Southern Region 8. These services require aircraft fully operated by qualified personnel and equipped for fire support, law enforcement, project-related tasks, and administrative flights. Aircraft may also be dispatched for interagency use under cooperative agreements with various federal, state, and private entities.

The government intends to establish multiple Firm Fixed Price Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) to define terms and pricing for future orders. While a BOA is a written instrument of understanding rather than a contract, individual orders issued against these agreements become binding contracts upon acceptance by the contractor. Competition is limited to contractors established within the states comprising USFS Southern Region 8. The Forest Service intends to resolicit every 24 months to update pricing and provide additional vendors the opportunity to be awarded agreements.

This requirement is classified under NAICS 481212 for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation and PSC F999 for Other Environmental Services. Responses for this combined synopsis/solicitation are due by December 3, 2019, and Todd R. Novinger is the designated point of contact. The notice includes five attachments consisting of two solicitation documents, two amendments, and a synopsis.