This is a request for quote for call when needed helicopter services in Alaska for the US Coast Guard. Services include transportation of personnel, equipment, and supplies, including sling loads and fuel. The acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Contracts will be time and materials. The period of performance is 5. 5 years (base + 4 options + 6-month extension). Offers must be submitted separately for each of the five Areas of Responsibility (AORs): Kodiak, Anchorage, Valdez, North Southeast, and South Southeast. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Technical capability includes aircraft specifications, AOR coverage, compliance with bifurcated sortie requirements, pilot qualifications (50 hours localized flight experience, IIMC/whiteout training), and required certifications (14 CFR Part 135, 14 CFR Part 133, DOD/DOI safety approval, DOTSP hazmat permits). Price will be evaluated based on total evaluated price for the base year, option years, and extension. Funds are not currently available.
The base period of performance is September 10, 2026, to September 9, 2027. The total potential period of performance is 5. 5 years, including a 6-month extension. The contractor shall provide services for a total potential period of 5. 5 years base 4 options 6month extension.
The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. for all proposals rated technically acceptable, the government will then award to the offeror with the lowest total evaluated price.
Offerors must demonstrate technical capability, including aircraft specifications, AOR coverage, compliance with bifurcated sortie requirements, pilot qualifications (50 hours localized flight experience, IIMC/whiteout training), and active certifications (14 CFR Part 135, 14 CFR Part 133, DOD/DOI safety approval, DOTSP hazmat permits).
Quotations not following directions may be determined unacceptable. Proposals found to be technically unacceptable will not be considered for award. The agency may determine those quotations not following the directions to be unacceptable, and if so, shall receive no further consideration.